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Tutorial (EBSCOhost version): Library Database Searching for Evidence Based Nursing Practice at IUPUI

This tutorial has been designed for upper level Nursing students at the Indiana University School of Nursing (IUPUI campus). Caution:  To view any of the tutorial modules, your computer must have the Adobe Flash Player (version 7 or higher) installed.

Part 1 - Library Database Searching for Evidence Based Practice (23 slides) provides some context and introductory material for the subsequent IUPUI database demos.

Part 2 - Connecting to CINAHL

Part 2a - Connecting to IUPUI Library Resources from Off Campus (6 slides) - Authenticating (Proving you are a valid IUPUI user); Why use IUPUI SSL VPN; Getting VPN help -- [Revised July 2009]

Part 2b - CINAHL Tutorial A - Launching IUPUI SSL VPN and Opening the database (~2.5 min.)  - Activating a VPN connection; Opening EBSCOhost CINAHL Plus interface for Evidence Based Practice searching -- [Revised July 2009]

    Part 3 - CINAHL Tutorial B - EBSCOhost searching basics (~5 min.) - Using Suggest subject terms (Map term to subject), Major concept (Focus), Subheadings, Quick limits, & Combine searches

    Part 4 - CINAHL Tutorial C - Using Advanced Limits & Explode in EBSCOhost CINAHL (~5 min.) - Using Explode, Using Advanced Limits such as Clinical Queries.

    Part 5 - CINAHL Tutorial D - Viewing Articles 

    Part 6 - CINAHL Tutorial E - Ordering Articles - Using Interlibrary Loan/ILLiad to order articles that are not available online at IUPUI

    Part 7 - CINAHL Tutorial F - Sorting, Printing, & Saving - Sorting, Printing, E-mailing Results, & Saving Search Strategies in the Ovid CINAHL database

    Part 8 - Searching Other Databases - Exporting a search strategy to another Ovid Database, Searching Medline, & Searching Cochrane Systematic Reviews


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    Last updated by rstocker on 07/14/2009