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Database Searching

This LibGuide is meant to illustrate database structure and how to search databases according to their design. This LibGuide is meant to be directed toward searching Medical and Life Sciences databases.

TMC Library Video Tutorials

The TMC Library's four-part video series on conducting a literature search using PubMed

PubMed Literature Search Part 1 PubMed Literature Search Part 2
PubMed Literature Search Part 3 PubMed Literature Search Part 4

 

Additional Resources:

More Tutorials

 

The TMC Library's two-part video series on conducting a literature search using Medline Ovid

MedLine Literature Search Part 1 MedLine Literature Search Part 2

Literature Searching tips: how to easily edit your search in OVID (Medline, Embase, etc.) from LSHTM TV on Vimeo.

  

More Tutorials

It should be noted that the Embase database does not use the Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) to classify the articles in its database according to subject. Instead Embase utilizes Emtree, and you can check out Embase's resources to learn the differences between MeSH and Emtree. 

Additional links and resources:

Web of Science Resources