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Advanced Literature searching for Health and Medical Sciences [in person at St George's]

This is an introductory workshop on using EBSCOhost and Ovid.

It is suitable for academic staff and researchers, and students in year 2 or above who are looking to further their understanding of literature searching in order to conduct in-depth research into a topic.

Participants will learn how to effectively use subject databases, such as CINAHL, Medline and Embase. The resources used for research can be discussed with the librarian during the session in order to select the most appropriate one(s).

Learning Objectives:

Identify an appropriate subject database for your search
Plan, phrase and record a sophisticated search strategy
Apply advanced search techniques, such as alternative keywords, truncation and phrase searching to a relevant database.
Broaden or focus your results using BOOLEAN operators.
Review results and edit your search terms to improve relevancy of results.
Save your search and results for future reference.

Date:: Monday 20 October 2025
Time:: 13:00 - 14:30
Location:: Library Training Room Tooting
Site:: St George's Library
Event organiser:: James Calvert
Audience:: All Levels
Categories:: Health & Medical Sciences (Tooting)

Accessibility adjustments

We endeavour to make our workshops inclusive by design. If you require a specific adjustment for this workshop, email subjectlibrarians@citystgeorges.ac.uk. Include the name, date and time of the workshop you wish to attend to discuss support options. Some adjustments may take longer to organise, so contact us in good time before the start of the workshop.

Registrations open at 13:00 Monday 6 October 2025

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