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Understanding OneSearch – What Are the Different Search Options Available for Our Users?

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The new OneSearch launching at the end of January (or sooner) will feature five search options (also called scopes).

The first option in the menu below is the default search option which will search all resources owned or subscribed to by the MSK Library including articles, books, databases (PubMed, CINAHL, Scopus, Web of Science etc.) and vetted free open access resources.

Why would you use this option?

  • This single search option allows you to search across all of MSK Library’s resources, including journal articles, books, databases, newspaper articles, conference proceedings, dissertations, multimedia and more.
  • You can quickly narrow down search results by content type, discipline, publication date, language, author, or title.
  • You can also expand the results to include resources that are not immediately available from the Library but may be obtained through our Document Delivery services.

Searching the Grey Literature

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Grey literature is defined as materials produced in a variety of industry both in print and electronic formats outside the traditional commercial publishing channels.  Credible resources providing access to grey/gray literature include:

  • Open Grey – this resource provides open access to over 700,000 references produced in Europe which include research reports, dissertations and conference papers
  • OAIster – the database grants access to over 50 million digital resources that include digitized books, articles, newspapers  and manuscripts as well as audio files, video files, photographic images, data sets, theses and research papers
  • Open Access Theses and Dissertations (OATD) – a repository of over 4 million open access theses and dissertations from over 1100 academic institutions

To learn more about grey literature, consult the MSK Library for further assistance.

Seeking Evidence-Based Clinical Guidelines?

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Start your search with the National Guideline Clearinghouse (NGC).  As an initiative of the  Agency for Healthcare Research Quality, NGC’s aim is to provide healthcare professionals objective and detailed information on clinical practice guidelines.

Key features of the site include:

  • Accessible via mobile devices
  • Browsing by clinical specialty or professional organizations
  • Creating custom email alerts on your preferred guideline summaries or topics

To learn more about this resource, view this tutorial (2:25 min) or you can Ask Us.