Training

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Training

• DataStarWeb Beginners
• A Remote Learning Course

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Who are Thomson Dialog?

• Worlds largest on-line information company
• Operating for 31 Years
• 20,000 customer in 120 countries

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Todays Objectives

• Effective, confident searching
• Selecting databases
• Searching and Displaying Documents
• Saving, Printing and Sending documents
• Easy and Advanced Search features

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Session Formats

• Presentation
• Online demonstrations
• Questions and answers

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Agenda

• NHS DataStarWeb home page
• Selecting a database
• Searching in DataStarWeb Easy Search
• Searching in DataStarWeb Advanced Search
• Conclusion

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NHS Core Content Site

• nhs.dialog.com
• Also available through the NELH site under
  clinical databases
• You need an ATHENS password to access the site
• Choose the Search Databases option to begin
  searching

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NHS Portal

• nhs.dialog.com
• - portal site gives you access to all Databases
• - Help resources available
• - Dialog Expert page for trainers / librarians
  only
• - useful links
• - contact information

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Agenda

• NHS DataStarWeb home page
• Selecting a database
• Searching in DataStarWeb Easy Search
• Searching in DataStarWeb Advanced Search
• Conclusion

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Selecting a Database

• Databases can be selected from the list there
  are two search options EasySearch and Advanced
  Search
• Each database has a name and a four letter label
  e.g.
• Embase (EMZZ)
• Medline (MEZZ)

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Selecting a Database

• Datasheets
• Each database has a Datasheet containing
  information on
• Content
• Sources
• Display formats
• Available by clicking the icon

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Searching

• 2 Search Modes
• Easy Search
• searches in single or multiple databases for
  quick and simple searches
• Advanced Search
• for in-depth searching in a single database
  making use of all search functions
• It is possible to move between search modes

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Agenda

• NHS DataStarWeb home page
• Selecting a database
• Searching in DataStarWeb Easy Search
• Searching in DataStarWeb Advanced Search
• Conclusion

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Easy Search

• Getting There
• Select the database or databases you wish to
  search in from the Databases page and click

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EasySearch

• Allows you to run multi-file searches
• Can use boolean searching
• Can use limited search fields
• Can use limited look up lists
• Cannot build on a search no sets created
• The more databases selected, the more general the
  search
• Records can be de-duplicated
• If you want to use the indexing specific to each
  file, search them individually in Advanced Search
• (Tip Use EasySearch for quick simple searches)

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Search Example

• Looking for documents in Medline and Embase about
  the MMR Vaccine and Autism in children
• Concept 1 MMR Vaccine
• Concept 2 Autism
• Concept 3 children

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Viewing Documents

• Full complete citation and abstract
• Short brief citation
• Medium abstract and citation
• Custom - create your own format
• Check the Datasheet to see what content you will
  receive in each format

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Viewing Documents

• Display Options
• HTML
• Tagged with field labels shown (Reference Manager
  compatible)
• WebCharts data displayed in a table

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Saving Documents

• Documents can be Saved in
• a PDF document
• a HTML document
• a RTF document
• a TXT document
• Select the format and click

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Printing and Sending Documents

• Print
• Titles and Documents can be printed by clicking
  the
• icon
• Email
• The results of a search can be delivered by email
  
• Click and fill in the appropriate details

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Options

• Display options can be changed by clicking on the
  Options button in the toolbar
• Select the number of Titles that can be displayed
  
• Select the number of Next/Previous documents that
  can be displayed

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Searching

• Boolean Logic
• and asthma and inhaler
• or litigation or appeal
• not cloning not sheep
• xor acne xor eczema

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Searching

• Proximity Connectors
• next department next health
• near minister near health
• with hiv with rehabilitation
• same nhs same pfi
• () nhs and (pfi or private finance
  initiative)

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Boolean Logic and Proximity Connectors

• And all terms must be present
• Or either of the terms must be present
• Not term excluded from search
• Xor either term present but not both
• Same terms in same paragraph
• With terms in same sentence
• Near terms within 5 words (either order)
• Next terms within five words (exact order)

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Searching

• High Precision
• next
• near
• with
• same
• and
• xor
• or
• Low Precision

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Truncation

• Truncation
• ethic
• ethic
• ethics
• ethical
• Limited Truncation
• x ethic1
• ethic
• ethics

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Indexing

• Indexing allows searching for terms within a
  specific part of the document
• Indexing makes searches more relevant and precise
  allowing searching in e.g.
• journal, author, abstract, descriptor
• The indexing available depends on the database
• For the most comprehensive Indexing, use the
  Advanced Search mode

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Agenda

• NHS DataStarWeb home page
• Selecting a database
• Searching in DataStarWeb Easy Search
• Searching in DataStarWeb Advanced Search
• Conclusion

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Advanced Search

• Getting There
• Click on the icon on the Databases page
• Move from Easy Search by clicking the
  icon

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Advanced Searching

• All database search fields available
• Create sets to build and refine searches
• Detailed look up lists or thesauri to help with
  specific search terms
• Limit options
• Repeat options
• De-duplication
• (Tip use Advanced Search for in-depth searching)

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Advanced Searching

• Each search creates a numbered set in the search
  history box
• Sets can be combined using Boolean Logic and
  proximity connectors to refine the search
• Search history can be displayed or deleted

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Controlled Indexing

• Most of the Core Content databases have look-up
  lists of Index terms that can be used in a search
• Medline, Embase, CINAHL contain an online
  Thesaurus and Thesaurus Mapping features
• Click on the look up lists to browse the indexing
  and add it to your search

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Search Example

• Using Medline, find clinical trial articles on
  the treatment of Spondylitis in children aged 2-5
• Concept 1 spondylitis
• Concept 2 clinical trial data
• Concept 3 children 2-5

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Limiting

• Limiting a Search
• In some databases, check boxes under the search
  box can be used for limiting
• Tick these boxes to apply the limits
• Publication dates can also be limited using the
  information added since option on the search
  page

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Sorting

• Sorting a Search
• Sort your search by a chosen field e.g. author
  name, publication date, journal name, title
• From the titles page, select the field you wish
  to sort by, choose the sort order, and click
• Each database has different sort options and it
  is only possible to Sort in one database at a time

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Agenda

• NHS DataStarWeb home page
• Selecting a database
• Searching in DataStarWeb Advanced Search
• Searching in DataStarWeb Easysearch
• Conclusion
• Questions and Answers

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Conclusion

• This Introductory course has covered the basic
  skills needed to search the Core Content site
• Selecting databases
• Searching and Displaying Documents
• Saving, Printing and Sending documents
• Easy and Advanced Search features
• The courses that follow will focus on more
  specific areas

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Agenda

• NHS DataStarWeb home page
• Selecting a database
• Searching in DataStarWeb Advanced Search
• Searching in DataStarWeb Easysearch
• Conclusion
• Questions and Answers

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Finally

• Use the NHS Core Content web site
• nhs.dialog.com
• Use the Knowledge Centre
• 0800 69 00 00
• emea-knowledge-centre_at_dialog.com

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