NSG 252: Finding Articles
Important Note
Please be sure to review the information on the Before You Search! tab on the left menu before you begin searching in the tools listed on this tab. The Before You Search! tab explains what a "peer reviewed" article is and how to tell when you have found one. It also gives tips for building more effective searches. There are brief videos and tutorials that explain how to choose the best keywords, refine your searches, and evaluate the information you find.
CINAHL, Health Source Nursing, and MEDLINE
You’ll need to enter your Miami Unique ID and password to access these resources from off-campus.
CINAHL Plus
Health Source Nursing
MEDLINE
You can search all of these databases together by clicking the title of one of them and then following the instructions below.
Above the search boxes, click the link for the database you are currently using. A new screen will appear with a list of all the Ebsco databases available at MU. Place a check in the box next to each of the databases you want to add from the list. Click the "Select" button at the bottom of the list.
After you click on a blue article title in your results list, you will be taken to a new page with more detailed information about that specific article. This often includes an abstract, or summary, of the article viewable by scrolling down the page. Reading the abstract is a quick way to determine whether the article answers your research question or not. If it does, you should scroll back to the top of the page and look for buttons that say "PDF Full Text" or "Download" to read the entire article.
For each article, there is a toolbar of icons at the top right of the screen. Clicking these will allow you to:
Temporarily save the article during your current session. If you close your browser, these items will be lost.
Cite the article in a variety of citation formats.
Permanently save the article in a project folder in Ebsco. To use this feature, you will need to first register for a free Ebsco account.
Share the article to your Google Drive, OneDrive, or with anyone using the "Create link" option
There is also a second way to download the article via this toolbar
Cochrane Library
You’ll need to enter your Miami Unique ID and password to access this resource from off-campus.
On the search screen, click the "+" button to add more boxes for keywords. Add as many as you need, and enter your keywords into the boxes.
The results list will be broken down into categories based on the article type. Click on the tab to see that type of article. The numbers on the tabs show you how many articles fall within that category.
On the left-hand side of the results list in each category, you can narrow down by publication date. Enter a "Custom Range" to get articles published within a specific date range.
Click on the title of an article to view the full text. On the right hand side of the article, there is a box with options to:
- Download a PDF of the article
- Use the share icon to email the article or get a printer friendly version
- Get the citation information for the article
Note: the citation information is not in APA format. Rearrange the information and add formatting (italics, hanging indent, etc.) as needed. See the "Citing Your Sources" tab in the left-hand column of this guide for information about APA style and to see examples of citations that are formatted correctly in APA style.