African Healthline Academic Information Service

What you need to start On campus: – Library registration (at library counter) – Network registration (at library counter) – Ask for training sessions if you still feel uncomfortable searching African Healthline Off campus: – Library registration & African Healthline passwords

Background The premier collection of bibliographic databases on African health issues Unique collection of sources including many from Africa and covering all aspects of African health issues. Covering years since 1966 Quarterly updates More than records

Down to search basics Boolean operators Truncation symbols Searching words next to each other

BOOELIAN LOGIC AND / OR / NOT OR AIDS Education Programmes

BOOELIAN LOGIC AND AIDS Education Programmes AND

BOOELIAN LOGIC NOT AIDS Not Eductation Programmes

Truncation symbols Use the * after the ROOT of the word to pick up different forms of the word Eg: Program* To include: Programmer Programming Programs

Searching words next to each other Adjacent (adj) – Eg: AIDS adj education adj programs

Select database

Display search level Click on “Change Search Display Level”

Change search and display level Select “split screen” and “advanced search mode”

Searching words in title Example demo search: (AIDS or Acquired adj Immunodeficiency adj Syndrome) and (Education* adj Program*) Click on “search” Type in search terms using Boolean logic and truncation

Search results Use blue bar to adjust frame size up and down to view results

Select output for , save or print Mark records individually or click button before e- mail or printing Use dropdown menu to select output

Display format for browsing references Use dropdown menu to select format

Formulate and submit a search strategy – Key words search/phrases fields scans the most commonly queried fields – To browse index of key words/phrases search field, click on “index” located in the command menu. – Insert index entries or type them directly into the search field

Search an index Type in search term and click on “index”

View index Mark relevant terms and click on search

View results Will appear instantaneously in the results screen below Adjust blue bar to view results below

Select display/output format Use dropdown menu to select and display

Mark your preferences for display and output format Mark records before printing or or click on mark all at bottom of page

FEEL WELCOME TO ASK FOR HELP Created by Myleen Oosthuizen and Anneline Viljoen February 2004