{"id":201963,"date":"2024-01-22T13:17:56","date_gmt":"2024-01-22T13:17:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oxfordhealth.nhs.uk\/library\/?page_id=201963"},"modified":"2025-12-09T10:07:02","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T10:07:02","slug":"literature-search-tutorials","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/oxfordhealth.nhs.uk\/library\/resources\/online-tutorials\/literature-search-tutorials\/","title":{"rendered":"Searching the literature: tutorials and guides"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>We&#8217;ve compiled a list of useful tools below which can help you improve your literature searching skills.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"nhsuk-grid-row nhsuk-card-group\">\n<li class=\"nhsuk-grid-column-one-half nhsuk-card-group__item\">\n<div class=\"nhsuk-card nhsuk-card--clickable\">\n                \n                <div class=\"nhsuk-card__content\">\n                    <h3 class=\"nhsuk-card__heading\"><a class=\"nhsuk-card__link\" href=\"https:\/\/learninghub.nhs.uk\/catalogue\/literaturesearching\/\">NHS Learning Hub literature searching e-learning modules<\/a><\/h3>\n                    <div class=\"nhsuk-card__description\"><\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"nhsuk-grid-column-one-half nhsuk-card-group__item\">\n<div class=\"nhsuk-card nhsuk-card--clickable\">\n                \n                <div class=\"nhsuk-card__content\">\n                    <h3 class=\"nhsuk-card__heading\"><a class=\"nhsuk-card__link\" href=\"https:\/\/oxfordhealth.nhs.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/03\/OHFT-Search-Strategy-Sheet-4.pdf\">Planning your search strategy (PDF)<\/a><\/h3>\n                    <div class=\"nhsuk-card__description\"><\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width: 100%;height: 657px\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 56px\">\n<td style=\"width: 578.667px;height: 56px\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=N258crAefSo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Boolean operators AND \/OR<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 578.667px;height: 56px\">A YouTube video on how to combine search terms using boolean operators.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 72px\">\n<td style=\"width: 578.667px;height: 53px\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wiley.com\/en-us\/customer-success\/cochrane-library-training-hub\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cochrane library, searching<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 578.667px;height: 53px\">Webinars, user guides and short training videos to make the most out the Cochrane Library.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 96px\">\n<td style=\"width: 578.667px;height: 59px\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/about.proquest.com\/en\/dissertations\/\">Dissertations and Thesis database (Proquest)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 578.667px;height: 59px\">ProQuest Dissertations &amp; Theses Global (PQDT Global), a repository of millions of graduate works.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 64px\">\n<td style=\"width: 578.667px;height: 64px\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/site\/healthliteraturesearchers\/the-national-searching-guidance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LKSS\u00a0 Searching Guide<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0 Version 1.2 November 2023<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 578.667px;height: 64px\">Searching guidance, London Kent Surrey and Sussex regional<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 72px\">\n<td style=\"width: 578.667px;height: 72px\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/pq-edu.com\/Platforms\/ProQuest%20Platform\/PQP_HPRC_HAM_Advanced%20Search%20Strategies\/index.html\">Health &amp; Medical Collection: Advanced Search Strategies (ProQuest)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 578.667px;height: 72px\">This short module explores advanced search strategies within the Health &amp; Medical Collection, providing examples of using multiple filters, MeSH, and cited publications. It is intended for medical professionals, researchers, and librarians.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 72px\">\n<td style=\"width: 578.667px;height: 72px\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/learninghub.nhs.uk\/catalogue\/literaturesearching\/\">Literature searching e-learning modules, NHS Learning Hub<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 578.667px;height: 72px\">These modules are designed to help the healthcare workforce (clinical and non-clinical) build confidence to search published literature for articles and evidence relevant to their work, study and research.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 56px\">\n<td style=\"width: 578.667px;height: 56px\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/oxfordhealth.nhs.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/09\/Ad-Lit-Search-theory-video.mp4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Literature search video tutorial, OHFT library services<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 578.667px;height: 56px\">A short video created by OHFT library service team on how to conduct literature searches.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 578.667px\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/oxfordhealth.nhs.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/09\/OHFT-Search-Strategy-Sheet.docx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Planning your search strategy sheet<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 578.667px\">Template to help you organise your search strategy <strong>(MSWord)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 57px\">\n<td style=\"width: 578.667px;height: 57px\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/learn.nlm.nih.gov\/documentation\/training-packets\/T0042010P\/\">PubMed<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 578.667px;height: 57px\">A comprehensive list of tutorial on how to perform simple and very advanced searches in PubMed.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 56px\">\n<td style=\"width: 578.667px;height: 56px\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/oxfordhealth.nhs.uk\/library\/searching-grey-literature\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Searching Grey Literature<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 578.667px;height: 56px\">In this page you will find guides and tutorials on how to find and record your searches of grey literature.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;ve compiled a list of useful tools below which can help you improve your literature searching skills. 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