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Searching CINAHL

Why an online session?
It will guide you through the basic steps of a CINAHL search. CINAHL stands for Cumulated Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, and helps you find journal articles on specific subjects. The principles of database searching are explained in the search and retrieve section. This session will give you some practice! 

Aims of this course
You will learn how to:

  • log on to the EBSCO server and carry out a basic search
  • enter and refine your keywords to get more accurate results
  • process the search results to obtain them in the format best suited to your needs.

By the end you should feel confident about searching by yourself. The course should take less than an hour to complete.