Subject Guides: Literature Searching: Search Tools & Guides

Database Specific Learning Online

Ebsco's Learning Pathways
Recommended for NH Users: CINAHL, Medline and eBooks Courses
OVID Tutorial Videos
Check out EBMR, Journals@Ovid, and Medline under Resource Specific tutorials. Check out the MyWorkspaces Tutorials for managing searches and alerts!

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Developing Searchable Questions

PICO Resource Centre (OVID)
Videos and downloadable resources to support your work, including working with librarians.
PICO Template (McMaster Health Evidence)
OVID Medline Structure Searching Template
Finding the Evidence: CADTH Search Tools
Grey literature searching tool, Search peer review, search filters database, COVID search strings and more.

Search Filters

Ovid Expert Searches - Health Science
Developed for use with Ovid databases like Medline, you can simply click a pre-developed search to get started or combine your search concept with an existing search of Ovid's. Searches on their site include Sepsis, Measles, Childhood Obesity and more.
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Tip: NH's Librarian has developed some Expert Searches located within Medline. Create a MyWorkSpace Account and then open "My Searches and Alerts" to view Expert searches.
University of Alberta Search Filters Project
Strings Attached: CADTH's Database Search Filters
PubMed Clinical Queries

Tools for Tracking Your Search

Searching the Literature: A Guide to Comprehensive Searching in the Health Sciences (U of T Library)
Developed by the University of Toronto Gerstein Science Information Centre Library, comprehensive step by step tips and access to a printable cheat sheet.
Grey Literature for Health Sciences (UBC Library)
Developed by UBC Library, this guide can help you get started with understanding the locations and definitions of grey literature.
Evidence Based Nursing & Searching (UNBC Library)
A summary of the 5-steps of evidence based practice developed by UNBC Library.

CASP Tools
A set of 8 critical appraisal tools (downloadable) designed for use when reading studies.
JBI Critical Appraisal Tools
Joanna Briggs Institute - 13 Downloadable checklists including specific ones for Qualitative Research and Text & Opinion.
CEBM: Critical Appraisal tools
Centre for Evidence Based Medicine - Critical Appraisal Worksheets for 5 study types.