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Searching Many Terms at Once in PsycINFO®
November 2016
Examples on APA PsycNET®, EBSCOhost, Ovid, and ProQuest
Searching Many Terms in PsycINFO®
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Searching Many Terms at Once on PsycINFO
• When you begin a review of the literature, it’s important to construct a
successful search query that harnesses all the research on the topic.
• One way to do this is to search for synonyms and related concepts at
the same time.
• Here is a step by step guide to searching many terms at once on
PsycINFO.
Searching Many Terms in PsycINFO®
• List the concepts you are researching.
• Brainstorm alternate terms for each of your concepts.
• Synonyms and interchangeable terms will be joined using OR. After we run each
OR search, we’ll join the concepts using AND.
Searching Many Terms in PsycINFO®
APA PsycNET® Search
Before you begin the search, log in to (or create) your personal account on APA
PsycNET®. This allows you to edit your search, and to save the search to run again
later.
Log in to your personal account
APA PsycNET®
Customize the search by adding more rows for search terms, and changing the
conjunction from AND to OR.
You can search using the default Any Field.
PsycINFO® Advanced Search
APA PsycNET®
Save Your Search
APA PsycNET®
Give your search a name, and view it in Saved Searches.
Repeat previous steps to search and save all your concepts.
Run the rest of the OR searches
APA PsycNET®
Within the Recent Searches tab on the
Search page, you can select your saved
searches.
At the bottom of the page, you can
Combine Checked Searches with AND.
Combine searches with AND
APA PsycNET®
Once the combined search is saved to
My PsycNET, you can edit or run it at
any time.
You can also set up an RSS feed or an
email alert to be notified whenever
PsycINFO® adds a new record on your
topic.
Save and refine your combined Search
APA PsycNET®
• Add, remove or change terms
• Search as Keywords, Title or
Abstract instead of Any Field
• Limit year of publication
Ways to edit your combined search
APA PsycNET®
• Limit to a Document Type,
Methodology, or Population
Group
• Limit to recently added
materials
Ways to edit your combined Search
APA PsycNET®
EBSCOhost Search
Before you begin the search, log in to (or create) your personal account on
EBSCOhost. This allows you to edit your search, and to save the search to run
again later.
Log in to your personal account
EBSCOhost
Customize the search by adding more rows for search terms, and changing the
conjunction from AND to OR.
Select your field to search: All Text.
PsycINFO® Advanced Search
EBSCOhost
Save Your Search
EBSCOhost
Give your search a name, and view it in
My Folder: Saved Searches.
Repeat previous steps to search and save all your concepts.
Run the rest of the OR searches
EBSCOhost
Within the Search History link on the Search page, you can select your saved
searches.
Select and Search with AND.
Combine searches with AND
EBSCOhost
Once the combined search is saved to My EBSCOhost, you can edit or run it at
any time.
You can also set up an RSS feed or to be notified whenever PsycINFO® adds a
new record on your topic.
Save and refine your combined Search
EBSCOhost
• Limit year of publication
• Limit to a Document Type, or
Population Group
Ways to edit your combined search
EBSCOhost
Ovid Search
Before you begin the search, log in to (or create) your personal account on Ovid.
This allows you to edit your search, and to save the search to run again later.
Log in to your personal account
Ovid
Customize the search by adding more rows for search terms, and changing the
conjunction from AND to OR.
You can search using the default All Fields.
PsycINFO® Multi-Field Search
Ovid
Save Your Search
Ovid
Give your search a name, and select Permanent. View it in
My Workspace: Permanent Searches.
Repeat previous steps to search and save all your concepts.
Run the rest of the OR searches
Ovid
Within the Search History feature on the Search page, you can select your saved
searches.
Select and Combine with AND.
Combine searches with AND
Ovid
Once the combined search is saved to My Workspace, you can edit or run it at
any time.
You can also email a permalink of your saved search to “jumpstart” your next
research session.
Save and refine your combined Search
Ovid
• Limit year of publication
• Limit to a Publication Type
Ways to edit your combined search
Ovid
ProQuest Search
Before you begin the search, log in to (or create) your personal account on
ProQuest. This allows you to edit your search, and to save the search to run again
later.
Log in to your personal account
ProQuest
Customize the search by adding more rows for search terms, and changing the
conjunction from AND to OR.
You can search using the default Anywhere.
PsycINFO® Advanced Search
ProQuest
Save Your Search
ProQuest
Give your search a name, and view in Saved Searches.
Run the rest of the OR searches.
Repeat previous steps to search and save all
your concepts.
Select all searches and combine with AND.
ProQuest
Once the combined search is saved to
My Research, you can modify or run it at
any time.
You can also set up an RSS feed or an
email alert to be notified whenever
PsycINFO® adds a new record on your
topic.
Save and refine your combined Search
ProQuest
• Add, remove or change terms
• Search as Abstract,
Document title or Keyword
instead of Anywhere.
• Limit year of publication
Ways to edit your combined search
ProQuest
• Limit to Record Type, or
Methodology
Ways to edit your combined Search
ProQuest
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