Watch a brief video on how to use the Advanced Search option when searching the PsycINFO database via the Ovid platform.  This database contains the records from Psychological Abstracts.

Included is a description of the use  and value of subject headings to build a precise search.  Term hierarchy is demonstrated showing Broader Terms, Narrower Terms and Related Terms.  There also is an explanation of the “Focus” option to retrieve articles where the term is a major concept.  The video is under four minutes long.

Update 10/2013: This video is no longer available. Please contact the Reference Team via asklibrarian@mskcc.org or 212.639.7439 for help with this resource.

Here is a brief video on how to search the CINAHL (Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature) database via the EBSCOhost platform, using subject headings.  Included are explanations of how to utilize the “major concept” option and how to view the scope note (usually a definition of the term), as well as the hierarchical display of the subject terms.  Selecting subheadings to refine the search strategy is demonstrated and the ability to search by keywords in addition to subject headings is explained.  The video is under 6 minutes long.

Update 10/2013: This video is no longer available. Please contact the Reference Team via asklibrarian@mskcc.org or 212.639.7439 for help with this resource.

Within the My NCBI component of PubMed, you can save a search strategy and establish an e-mail alert.  This means that you can collect future references on your topic as they are added to PubMed.  Watch the short video which demonstrates the easy steps to accomplish this.