1. Using OARE Search Engines

2. Environmental Index (EBSCO) Advanced Search

3. From the journals page in OARE choose the Environmental Index (EBSCO).

4. The EBSCO search page

5. Click on the Advanced Search Tab to get to the Advanced search page

6. The EBSCO Advanced search page

7. Keyword search fields Refine Search by using Boolean Logic Various search fields

8. Various search fields to specify where you want to search

9. Sign in to your personal account, create a folder, select preferences, see new features, get help or leave the site.

10. Refine Search, get Search History or alerts and Results

11. Get more keywords from the Thesaurus

12. List of terms in the Thesaurus which you can add to your search

13. Get cited references

14. Find specific cited references

15. Browse Indexes

17. Remember you need to specify the field you want to search in

18. Example

20. Using Limiters

21. You can limit your search to Linked Full Texts, Available References, Peer Reviewed Journals, Dates, Publication…

22. You can limit your search to Publication Type –(Academic Journal, Conference Paper, Periodical), Document Type- (Abstract, Article, Bibliography) and Number of Pages.

24. Using Expanders

25. Choose between Limiters and Expanders and use the Reset button to restart the search refinement

26. If you are not sure you can “Apply additional terms to your query” to broaden your search If you are searching for two or more keywords remember to choose “Automatically ‘AND’ search terms” for the engine to combine the search terms

27. You can Refine your Search, view Search History or Alerts and Results

28. See your Search History…

29. …print them, retrieve them, view results, revise search, save your history or clear the search history

30. And remember you can always go to the EBSCO Support Site for more information. Read the Privacy Policy, Terms of Use and Copyright

31. Thank You. Questions and Comments.