Using Search Everything
SEARCH EVERYTHING searches through the majority of the Library's databases, e-book/book collection, newspapers and more. You can view a video demonstrating the various features of Search Everything embedded in the screen capture below.
1. If you are trying to locate a specific study, type in the title of the article, if known.
2. If I am looking for articles related to an already identified topic, you can identify your keywords and click the Go button. Your keywords should reflect the broad concepts of what you are looking for, and what terms you would like to see reflected in your results. There is an implicit AND between concepts; Search Everything assumes you want results with all concepts included.
It also searches for related terms, e.g. synonyms. "Phrase searching" will look for results with the exact phrase included. Truncation, using the *, looks for root variants, e.g. canad* will find canada, canadian, canadien
My keywords are Neurotransmitters in Mood Disorders. I retrieve many articles on this topic.
2. Apply relevant filters on the left, for example peer reviewed articles only. You can also apply a date range for publication, if appropriate - your article should be published within the last 5 years. You can also apply some of the Discipline or Subject filters, if they are relevant to your search. For example, one of the Subject term options is Neurosciences, which will filter my results to only include articles with this subject term. These results are more likely to be published in Neuroscience journals.
3. Review the Abstract under Quick Look, or the Table of Contents, where available. The abstract is a summary of the full article, while the table of contents gives you the list of chapters that are included in a book.
Check to see that the resource is appropriate for the assignment, and reflects the course content. You will want to ensure that the article is reporting on original research, and can be considered a primary source. Click on the “Full Text” link to read the item.
4. To save your records, mark and email them to yourself - use the option to email them in the citation style of your choice to save time with references! This article piques my interest:
Doho, H., Nobukawa, S., Nishimura, H., Wagatsuma, N., & Takahashi, T. (2020). Transition of Neural Activity From the Chaotic Bipolar-Disorder State to the Periodic Healthy State Using External Feedback Signals. Frontiers in Computational Neuroscience, 14, 76–76.
"...In this study, we propose an intervention based on a feedback method called the “reduced region of orbit” (RRO) method to facilitate the transition of the disturbed frontal cortical neural activity underlying BD to healthy periodic activity."