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1. 2 45 3 11 Ending a Search Session 0 eee eee eee eee 3 12 Chapter 4 Searching with WinSPIRS lesse 4 1 Using the Search Screen cect eee 4 2 Performing a Simple Search 000 eee eee eee 4 2 Valid Search Statements e eee eee 4 3 Using Truncation and Wildcards a 4 4 Searching for Hyphenated Phrases a 4 4 Including Hyphens for a Focused Search 4 5 Omitting Hyphens for a Broad Search 4 5 Using Parentheses cece eae 4 5 Combining Terms with Operators anaana 4 6 Searching in Specific Fields a 4 9 Searching in Limit Fields 0 000 4 10 Using the Suggest Feature 0 cee ee 4 11 Using the Index 0 eee eee 4 12 Looking Up an Index Term llle 4 13 Searching for Index Terms 00 eee eee 4 14 Changing Indexes 0 c eee nae 4 15 Using the Thesaurus 0 0c eee ee 4 15 Looking Up a Thesaurus Term eee eee 4 16 Getting Information about a Thesaurus Term 4 17 Displaying Trees 1 0 eee eee 4 18 Searching for Thesaurus Terms 00 eee eae 4 19 If You Have Built a List of Searches 4 19 Selecting Subheadings ee eee eee ee 4 20 Using the Thesaurus History 00000 e eee eee 4 21 iii Resetting the Thesaurus lille
2. agd CO COMPLICATIONS b Description Click on a subheading in the Choose from these Subheadings list If desired click Description to view a short description of the subheading Click gt gt Add gt gt to add the subheading to the Use these Subheadings list Repeat steps 2 through 4 to apply additional subheadings to your term Click OK WinSPIRS searches for the term and any subheadings or adds the search to the Selected Term List WinSPIRS keeps track of the thesaurus terms you view in the Thesaurus History To view the Thesaurus History Select Show Thesaurus History from the Options menu WinSPIRS displays the Thesaurus History dialog box It displays 4 22 Searching with WinSPIRS Resetting the Thesaurus thesaurus terms you have viewed and indicates the screen in which each was viewed Thesaurus History x Ventral Permuted List Kidney Permuted List Kidney Transplantation Term Information Kidney Transplantation Permuted List FIGURE 4 19 Thesaurus History To return to the display of a term 1 Click on a term in the Thesaurus History 2 Click OK WinSPIRS returns to the screen in which you had viewed the term At any point you can clear the Selected Term List and Thesaurus History and return to a blank Permuted Index screen To reset the Thesaurus Choose Reset Thesaurus from the Options menu at the Permuted Index Term Information or Full Tree View
3. Cancel Help FIGURE 5 2 Sorting records chronologically by publication date 2 Choose Ascending or Descending as the method of sorting 3 Click on the field to sort by 4 Click OK WinSPIRS displays a progress message as it sorts the records 5 4 Using Retrieved Records Searching from Retrieved Records You may see a word or phrase in a retrieved record that suggests an alternative search strategy You can select the terms for searching and WinSPIRS automatically places them in the Search text entry box This process is often referred to as lateral searching Lateral Searching To make a lateral search 1 Browse through the retrieved records When you identify a term in one of the records that suggests another search highlight the term by double clicking or dragging across the term Note Some words and symbols that might occur within records have a special meaning in WinSPIRS for example operators such as AND and OR stop words such as the and hyphens or and Do not include such items in the text you highlight for lateral search ing 2 Click Add to Search If there is text already in the Search box WinSPIRS adds a semi co lon Search Separator before adding the new text so creating dif ferent search strings that can be run in sequence Jal xl p Contents IG Thesaurus Search Approved in TI Semen OES s Index Ei FIGURE 5 3 A term selecte
4. FIGURE 4 17 Selected Term List with subheadings To delete searches from the list 1 Click on a search in the Selected Term List 2 Click Clear WinSPIRS deletes the term and any subheadings selected for that term To perform the searches e Click Search List in the Selected Term List dialog box You can also click Search List in the Permuted Index Term Information and Full Tree View screens WinSPIRS performs all of the searches and discards the list Selecting Subheadings Subheadings are qualifiers used in some thesauri to describe specific aspects of terms If the database uses subheadings you need to apply one or more to your term before searching for the term To select subheadings 1 When youclick Search Now or Add to List in the Permuted Index Using the Thesaurus History Using the Thesaurus 4 21 Term Information or Full Tree View screen WinSPIRS displays the Subheadings Selection dialog box Subheadings Selection X Selected Term Hernia Choose from these Subheadings Use these Subheadings ALL Apply All Subheadings a Add NONE Term without subheadinc a NONE Term without subheadinc BL BLOOD BL BLOOD Remove CF CEREBROSPINAL FLUID CF CEREBROSPINAL FLUID CI CHEMICALLY INDUCED ofl Cl CHEMICALLY INDUCED CL CLASSIFICATION Cancel Help CL CLASSIFICATION Remove Alk EN CONGENITAL CN CONGENITAL FIGURE 4 18 Subheadings Selection dialog box
5. e All Displayed Records downloads all records displayed from the current search e Current Record downloads the current retrieved record e Records lets you specify individual records to download Separate record numbers with commas and use a hyphen to indicate a range such as 1 4 6 10 Check the fields you want to download e As Shown downloads the currently displayed fields e Default downloads the default fields for the database s you are Downloading Records 5 15 searching User Selected downloads the fields selected in the Download Records Options click Options to view or change the selected fields e Marked and Default downloads the default set of fields and any additional text you have marked 6 Click Download to begin downloading Changing Download You can determine how records are downloaded by changing the Options Download Records Options These options include which fields are downloaded how field labels are downloaded and whether the Search History is downloaded To change download options 1 Choose Download Options from the Options menu or click Options in the Download Records dialog box WinSPIRS displays the Download Records Options dialog box Download Records Options E xj Choose from these Fields Fieldsets Download these Fields ALL TI TITLE HITS Fields with search terms ALI AUTHOR S Default TL AU SO ISSN LA AN LHN SO SOURCE BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITA TI TITLE ISSN
6. Each request can be up to 1024 characters long Description of Search Example A term dog A term with truncation comput A term with wildcards colo r A number 1994 Letters and numbers combined 3m A phrase new york city A hyphenated phrase drug abuse A phrase with operators in quotes near death experience 4 4 Searching with WinSPIRS Using Truncation and Wildcards Searching for Hyphenated Phrases Description of Search Example A term or phrase limited to a field smith in au A previous search request 3 number Any of the above combined with 3m and 2 operators Any of the above separated by drug abuse 4 smith in au semi colons Any of the above grouped canine or 1 near puppy with parentheses for clarity You can retrieve variations of a search term by using truncation and wildcards This is a useful way of broadening a search that has retrieved too few records The truncation symbol serves as a substitute for any string of zero or more characters For example type cardio to retrieve cardiology cardiogram etc The wildcard symbol serves as a substitute for one character or none For example type m cdonald to retrieve McDonald or MacDonald The truncation and wildcard symbols can be used anywhere in your search term except as the first character Often when a database is set up the individual words of a phrase are bound with hyphens so that the complete phrase can be
7. Field Labels Other Options Short Field Names IV Print Search History F Print Graphic f Long Field Names Iv Indent Text No Field Names One Record Per Page Cancel Font Fired Font Default Settings Help FIGURE 5 8 The Print Records Options dialog box 2 Add the fields you want to print to the Print these Fields list Downloading Records 5 13 Note If the Make Default Fields button is available you can make the selected set of fields the print default for the current database You will be asked to restart WinSPIRS the new default will be ef fective every time you search the current database 3 Indicate how you want fields to print in the Field Labels area e Short Field Names prints field abbreviations such as TT e Long Field Names prints full field names such as Title e No Field Names omits field names from printed records 4 Choose from the Other Options e Check Print Search History to include your search history with printed records e Check Indent Text to indent the text of retrieved records under the field labels e Check One Record Per Page to start each printed record on a new page e Check Print Graphics to print any graphics in the retrieved records Each graphic is printed with its title caption and associated record number if available 5 Click OK to close the dialog box The next time you print retrieved records the new options will be in effect Note
8. INTERNATIONAL STANDARD TO ORIGINAL TITLE LA LANGUAGE OF ARTICLE CM COMMENTS dne es AN MEDLINE ACCESSION NUMBER AU AUTHOR S LHM LIBRARY HOLDINGS MESSAC AD ADDRESS OF AUTHOR SOURCE BIBLIOGRAPHIC CIT z b Description Field Labels r Other Options Short Field Names Iv Download Search History Long Field Names I Download Record Numbers No Field Names Formatted ASCII Text Cancel Default Settings Help FIGURE 5 10 Download Records Options dialog box 2 Add the fields you want to download to the Download these Fields list 5 16 Using Retrieved Records Note If the Make Default Fields button is available you can make the selected set of fields the download default for the current data base You will be asked to restart WinSPIRS the new default will be effective every time you search the current database 3 Indicate how you want fields to download in the Field Labels area Short Field Names downloads field abbreviations such as STI e Long Field Names downloads full field names such as Title No Field Names omits field names from downloaded records 4 Choose from the Other Options e Check Download Search History to include your search history with downloaded records e Check Download Record Numbers to include record numbers such as of 7 with the downloaded records e Check Formatted A
9. 1 6 8 OR operator 4 7 P parentheses 4 4 4 5 pasting text 6 6 Permuted Index 4 16 preferences see options Previous Hit 6 6 Previous Record 6 6 printing graphics 5 8 5 13 6 6 Make Default Fields 5 13 6 5 marked records 5 11 options 2 5 5 12 6 6 Print Setup 6 7 records 5 11 5 13 6 6 search history 5 13 proximity operators see operators Q quitting WinSPIRS 3 12 6 4 quotes 4 3 R reconfiguring WinSPIRS 2 4 records downloading 5 13 5 16 6 4 hotlinked records 5 4 6 4 marking 5 9 6 5 6 6 navigating End of Record 6 4 Next Hit 6 6 Previous Hit 6 6 Previous Record 6 6 Start of Record 6 9 Undo Last Move 6 9 printing 5 11 5 13 6 6 selecting terms from 5 4 showing 5 1 6 8 All Fields 6 1 Automatic Records Display 4 3 5 1 6 1 sorting 5 3 6 9 unmarking 5 9 6 9 6 10 see also downloading printing searching showing related terms see Thesaurus requirements 2 2 Reset Thesaurus 6 7 restarting WinSPIRS 3 12 6 7 Retype button 6 7 reusing search requests 4 4 4 24 running saved searches 4 26 S saving search histories 4 26 6 7 see also downloading search history clearing searches from 4 25 6 2 downloading 5 16 printing 5 13 reusing searches 4 24 saving 4 26 6 7 Load and Run Searches 4 26 6 5 Search History Full Screen 6 7 Show Hits Per Database 6 8 Show Intermediate Results 6 8 searching combining terms 4 6 4 8 examples 4 2 4 3 fields 4 4 4 0 4 11 finding word
10. 4 13 Note Words that appear too frequently to be used in searching are omitted from the Index these are called stopwords and are listed in the database Guide in the Help menu To look up an index term 1 Click Index on the button bar WinSPIRS displays the Index screen 2 Type a term in the Index text entry area x File ark Options Views Help m Database Print EH Download P4 Searches Bic Index EJ Content Thesaurus Index F Free Text Index Look Up coronary Change FIGURE 4 8 Looking up coronary in the Index WinSPIRS displays the Index Terms with your term or its closest match highlighted Index Terms Records Oces Show Search COR 3 3 CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY ADVERSE EFFECTS 1 CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY ADVERSE EFFECTS IN OLD AGE 1 CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY ECONOMICS 1 CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY EDUCATION md ofl FIGURE 4 9 Index Terms 3 Scroll through the Index Terms For each term WinSPIRS displays the number of records that contain the term and the total number of occurrences of the term 4 Click on any term of interest WinSPIRS highlights the term 5 Click Show to preview the records that contain the term Show is 4 14 Searching with WinSPIRS Searching for Index Terms grayed out if you have more than one term selected The CINAHL R Database 1 of 12639 matching STATUS Kalbe J Wells A Ram F SF The Cochrane Library Oxford 2000 issue 2 6 p 2
11. Index on the button bar choose Index from the Views menu or press F5 y WinSPIRS 5 00 The CINAHL R Database Menu bar ei Edt utiities Records Mark Options Views Help Button bar J 4 Database E3 Print Download Sw Searches E index EJ Content Thesaurus Index F Free Text Index Look Up Index text entry area betas 0000000000000 Change Index Terms area Retrieved Records area__ Records ccs Entry Index Terms rm id Show STATUS ABILITIES STATUS ANTEPARTUM Search STATUS ASSOCIATION 4 STATUS ASTHMATICUS COMPLICATIONS STATUS ASTHMATICUS DIAGNOSIS a Nos Moo TI Inhaled steroids for bronchiectasis 4 AU Kolbe J Wells A Ram FSF SO The Cochrane Library Oxford 2000 issue 2 6 p 2 ref Update Software online or CD ROM updated quarterly AN 2000036282 Wr Exercise therapy for low back pain Exercise therapy for low back pain AU van Tulder MVW Malmivaara A Esmail R Koes BW SO The Cochrane Library Oxford 2000 issue 2 pp 18 46 ref 16 bib Update Software online or CD ROM updated quarterly xl AN 2000036277 xl NegtHit Previous Hit AllFields 4 BAE FIGURE 3 4 Index Screen To look up a term type it in the Index text entry area The Index Terms area scrolls to find the closest match to your term 3 8 WinSPIRS Overview When you find a term you can show the records in which the term is found in the Retriev
12. Searching in Limit Fields e Using the Suggest Feature The second part of the chapter addresses some of the more advanced WinSPIRS functions e Using the Index e Using the Thesaurus e Using the Table of Contents e Using the Search History 4 2 Searching with WinSPIRS e Searching Multiple Databases e Narrowing and Broadening Your Search Using the Search Screen The first step in a search is to decide what you are searching for Identify terms or concepts that describe your search objective Once you have your topic think of the search terms that represent the search topic Next evaluate your search terms in relation to the database do they adequately describe the topic Will they be too specific or too general The answers to these questions depend on many factors including the scope of the database you choose to search Once you identify the objective of your search you can determine how to search the database The simplest way to search is described below Performing a Simple To search for a term or phrase Search 1 Type a term in the Search text entry area WinSPIRS 5 00 Cad gt N File Edt Utiliti rds Mark Options Help PTT FU Ef Download E Searches Bec Index E Contents Thesauru Search dog Search Sugge Ael xl FIGURE 4 1 Searching 2 Click Search WinSPIRS lists the results of your search in the Search History No Records Search Search History 4 Show Lini Retype x ex FI
13. To print a graphic by itself you must first display the graphic in the Graphic window Refer to Displaying Graphics on page 5 7 for more information Downloading Records With WinSPIRS you can download to a floppy or hard disk the records retrieved by any of your searches You can also determine which fields are downloaded and whether graphics and the search history are included To download records 1 Click Download on the button bar or select Download Records from the File menu in the Search Index Table of Contents or 5 14 Using Retrieved Records Hotlink screen WinSPIRS displays the Download Records dialog box 21 xi Save in GJ WinSPIRS 5 0 ee ck FE DBASE download txt readme txt File name download txt Save Save as type T xt Only txt z Cancel Help Download Range r Download Fields Marked Records As Shown All Displayed Records f Default Current Record 14 UserSelected Marked and Default Records Enter record numbers and or record ranges Options separated by commas For example 1 4 6 10 pang FIGURE 5 9 Download Records dialog box Type a name for the download file in the File Name box If necessary choose a different drive and directory in which to save the file Check the type of records you want to download in the Download Range area e Marked Records downloads all records that are partially or fully marked
14. are installed on ERL dbserver 4 0 or later They are not available for databases accessed directly by WinSPIRS In addition your institution must have subscriptions to electronic journals at the web site or sites that host the full text For more information about SilverLinker see the ERL Administrator s Manual available at the ftp site for example at ftp ftp silverplatter com software erl server solaris Note Users must display the FXTF field to see SilverLinker links Providing Library Holdings Information About the Holdings Conversion Utility HCU The Holdings Conversion Utility HCU lets you display local holdings information about SilverPlatter bibliographic databases HCU converts a library s serials holdings file in ASCII or MARC format into a SilverPlatter formatted file which when installed on a server or stand alone system can be used to display local holdings information along with SilverPlatter bibliographic records HCU generated files support the display of holdings information within any ISSN based database HCU can be installed on either a Windows 32 bit platform or a UNIX platform WinSPIRS 5 0 supports library holdings for all databases supported by the Holdings Conversion Utility HCU If users have a browser running on a WinSPIRS 5 0 workstation WinSPIRS 5 0 also supports holdings messages with embedded URLs Earlier versions of WinSPIRS do not support URLs embedded in holdings messages
15. by language publication year or other limit field Reuse a previously saved search history Look in the Index Terms or Permuted Index for the term you typed and scrolls to the nearest match Make the selected fields the default for downloading printing or showing records with the current database WinSPIRS needs to restart to change the default fields The Make Default Fields button is unavailable if WinSPIRS is not configured to allow setting of default fields Mark the current paragraph of a full text record Mark the current record for later printing or downloading Mark the bibliographic fields of a full text record Sheet 5 of 10 6 6 WinSPIRS Commands Use this button command On this screen menu To do this Mark Section Next Hit Next Record Paste Previous Hit Previous Record Print Print Graphic Print Options Print Records Search Index Table of Contents Hotlink screens gt Mark menu Search Index Table of Contents Hotlink screens gt Records menu Next Hit button is available at the bottom of those screens Search Index Table of Contents screens gt Records menu Search Index Thesaurus Table of Contents screens gt Edit menu Search Index Table of Contents Hotlink screens gt Records menu Previous Hit button is available at the bottom of those screens Search Index Table of Contents screens gt Records menu Button bar Graph
16. for Official Publications of the European Communities and SilverPlatter Information Ltd Data c European Communities Ovid Technologies Inc Ovid Technologies Ltd 100 River Ridge Drive Merlin House 20 Belmont Terrace Norwood MA 02062 5026 USA Chiswick London W4 5UG England TEL 781 769 2599 44 0 20 8585 6400 FAX 781 769 8763 FAX 44 0 20 8585 6640 Table of Contents Preface io naan es aye NA Rea eee a ale a 1 v Using this Manual serdes recensionen i Senee EAR a 1 v Some Conventions used in this Manual less 1 v Chapter 1 Introduction selle 1 1 Before You Begin cece eee 1 1 What is in this Manual 2 00sec eee eee 1 1 Contacting Ovid ies Resp o e eee NG ale eae aNG 1 2 Chapter 2 Installing WinSPIRS leere 2 1 If You Have an Earlier Version of WinSPIRS 2 1 Checking Hardware and Software Requirements 2 2 Getting the Software 0000 eee 2 2 Downloading with a Browser lille 2 2 Downloading from the ftp Site 0 eee eee eee 2 2 Installing the Software 0 0c eee eee 2 3 Installing a version from the ftp site 2 3 Standalone Installation Instructions llle 2 3 Network Installation Instructions lille 2 4 First Stage Installing on the Server a 2 4 Second Stage Installing on the Client 2 4 Configuring Wi
17. from which you can choose You can access database guides information specific to the database you are using and you can even get help on how to use the help system Displaying Online Press F1 or click Help to access context sensitive help or use the Help Help menu to move through Help topics PnP Fie ieckmar Heb Related Topics ded saved to a floppy or hard disk by changing the ido which fields sro downloaded how the fioldis ed Any changes you make take effectthe nexttime appear erthe you download records To change the Download options 1 Choose Download Options from the dialog box WinSPIRS displays the D 2 Determine which fields are downloaded using the Choose fram these Fields Fieldsets and Download these Fields list boxes Options menu or click Options in the Download Records wnload Records Options dialog box 5 Click OK The changes will take effect the next time you download records FIGURE 3 7 A typical help window The WinSPIRS help system uses Windows standards if you have used any other Windows applications you may be familiar with the help system Click Contents for a hierarchical list of help topics or Index for an alphabetical list Click Search to search a list of keywords Getting Database Specific Help Each database comes with a guide help information unique to that database To see the guide for the database you are using choose G
18. in parentheses next to the Index prompt Using the Thesaurus Many databases include a thesaurus which is a list of controlled vocabulary terms used to standardize the indexing in the database The Thesaurus enables you to select and search for synonyms related terms 4 16 Searching with WinSPIRS and preferred terms If the thesaurus is arranged hierarchically you can select more general broader and more specific narrower terms Looking Up a To look up a thesaurus term Thesaurus Term 1 Click Thesaurus on the button bar WinSPIRS displays the Thesaurus screen 2 Type aterm in the Thesaurus text entry area se Inlxi Fie Edit Utilities Options Views Help IM Database i Print El Download Sv Searches Index E Content Thesaurus Thesaurus hespan Look Up FIGURE 4 13 Looking up a term in the Thesaurus 3 Click Look Up WinSPIRS displays the Permuted Index with your term or its closest match highlighted Permuted Index Herpesvirus Infection see Herpesvirus Infections Term Information Herpesvirus Infections Back HERPESVIRUSES eo r Search Options Herpesviruses HERZEGOVINA Bosnia Herzegovina Single Term C Explodi Has xplode HETASTARCH Hetastarch see Hydroxyethyl Starch JHETEROCYCLIC Heterocyclic Compound see Heterocyclic Compounds Heterocyclic Compounds Search Now HETEROLOGOUS Transplantation Heterologous see Xenografts Add to List HETEROSEXUALITY Heterosex
19. indexed rather than just the individual words For example authors names are hyphenated so that the first and last names are kept together in the Index Similarly controlled vocabulary terms such as descriptors are hyphenated so that key phrases are kept intact When searching a field that uses hyphens you can include them in or omit them from your search request to make the search more or less focused To determine which fields use hyphens take note of the fields in a retrieved record or refer to the database Guide in the Help menu Using Parentheses Using the Search Screen 4 5 Including Hyphens for a Focused Search If the field you are searching uses hyphens you can hyphenate your search term to retrieve only occurrences of that term For example if you are searching the Descriptors DE field the search request marine aquaculture in de retrieves only occurrences of marine aquaculture Similarly in the Authors AU field the search lindeman c in au retrieves only records authored by C Lindeman Alternatively you can select hyphenated phrases from the Index See Using the Index on page 4 14 for more information Omitting Hyphens for a Broad Search If the field you are searching uses hyphens you can omit them from your search term to retrieve variations of your term For example if you are searching the Descriptors DE field the search request marine in de retrieves occurrences of marine marine aquacultu
20. of WinSPIRS for the WinSPIRS 5 0 installation The installer runs the uninstaller for the existing version of WinSPIRS but applys the existing configuration to the new version 2 2 Installing WinSPIRS Checking Hardware and Software Requirements Before you start to install the software you must check the hardware requirements for your platform For the very latest information about hardware requirements please see the web site at http www ovid com site support erlclientreq jsp Getting the Software The ERL software and full documentation set is available on the ftp site Downloading with a 1 Access the web site http www ovid com Browser 2 Click on the link to the ftp site and click on Software then on winspirs5 0 3 Double click on each file to download it The files are WinSPIRS50 exe The WinSPIRS User Manual this manual winman50 pdf Downloading from 1 Use ftp to connect to the site ftp silverplatter com the ftp Site Login with the username and password supplied by Ovid 2 Change to the winspirs directory To do this enter cd winspirs 3 Make sure you will download the files as binary files To do this enter bin 4 Download all the files from the directory To do this enter mget You are prompted to enter y to agree to download each file The files will download into whatever is your local directory The Installing the Software 2 3 files are WinSPIRS50 exe e The WinSPIRS User
21. ref Update Software online or CD ROM updated quarterly 2000036282 Inhaled steroids for bronchiectasis E Exercise therapy for low back pain Exercise therapy for low back pain van Tulder MW Malmivaara A Esmail R Koes BYY The Cochrane Library Oxford 2000 issue 2 pp 18 46 ref 16 bib Update Software online or CD ROM updated quarterly 2000036277 AN Next Hit Previous Hit AllFields Add FIGURE 4 10 Records containing the index term coronary You can scroll through the records change their display and print and download them as with records in the Search screen but the in dex terms are not added to your search history until you search for them as described below You can preview print and download records that contain a particular index term but the term is not added to the Search History until you search for the term After you search for an index term you can combine the search with other searches limit the records retrieved by the search and save the search as part of your Search History To search for index terms 1 Records 2 Select one or more terms To select multiple terms press Shift or Ctrl and click on the desired terms Oces Entry Index Terms Show Search CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS KO RY CORONARY HEART DISEASE PRONE CORONARY PRONE FIGURE 4 11 Searching for multiple terms in the Index Click Search WinSPIRS adds the
22. screen WinSPIRS confirms that you want to reset the Thesaurus 2 Click Yes Using the Table of Contents 4 23 Using the Table of Contents Looking Upa Full Text Record Showing Full Text Records Bibliographical Reference Contract Untitled Section Fences Contract all c Gates Synchronize Maintenance Covers for below ground stores Show D Scraping ramps M No 10 USE OF ALL TERRAIN VEHICLES ATV s FITTED WITH SPRAY EQUIPMENT hal Databases that provide the full text of documents are organized hierarchically These full text databases include a Table of Contents which is similar to that in a book it provides an outline of the database which may be organized by subject publication chronology or other means The Table of Contents is not available for bibliographic databases that do not have full text To look up a record in the Table of Contents 1 Click Contents on the button bar WinSPIRS displays the Table of Contents 2 Click the plus icon to the left of a topic of interest WinSPIRS displays the topic s subtopics File Edit Utilities R Views Help 38 Database i fi i Ho wnload gt Searches E index E2 Contents Thesaurus Table of Contents GUIDANCE AND AD Agricultural series Agriculture Information Sheets No 9 PREVE Kao 9 PREVENTING ACCESS TO EFFLUENT STORAGE AND SIMILAR AREAS ON FARMS FIGURE 4 20 Expanded topic
23. text databases Note The Table of Contents command is disabled in bibliographic databases Expand the Table of Contents area Display details about a highlighted term such as definitions scope notes and broader and narrower terms Display the database s online Thesaurus Cancel the last action you performed Unmark all marked records Sheet 9 of 10 6 10 WinSPIRS Commands Use this button command On this screen menu To do this Unmark Paragraph Unmark Record Unmark Reference Fields Unmark Section View Full Tree View Last Suggestions View List View Loaded Databases Zoom In Zoom Out Search Index Table of Contents Hotlink screens gt Mark menu Search Index Table of Contents Hotlink screens gt Mark menu Search Index Table of Contents Hotlink screens gt Mark menu Search Index Table of Contents Hotlink screen gt Mark menu Thesaurus screen gt Options menu Search screen gt Utilities menu Button on the Thesaurus screen Search Index Thesaurus Table of Contents screens gt Utilities menu Graphic window gt View menu Zoom In button is available at the top of the Graphic window Graphic window gt View menu Zoom Out button is available at the top of the Graphic window Unmark the current paragraph of the full text record Unmark the current record Unmark the bibliographic fields of the current full text record Unmark the current sec
24. text records See Marking and Unmarking Records on page 5 17 Printing Records on page 5 19 and Downloading Records on page 5 22 for more information Using the Search History Reusing Search Requests The Search History area of the Search screen provides a numbered list of all your search requests and indicates the number of records retrieved by each The Search History is updated with each search request You can reuse or clear any search from the Search History You can also save your history and rerun a previously saved history You can reuse any search request in the Search History to combine it with a new search or to show print or save the records retrieved by it To combine a previous search with a new one 1 Click on the desired search request in the Search History area and click Retype The search statement is automatically placed in the Clearing Search Requests Using the Search History 4 25 Search prompt Alternatively you can type the number of the desired search request in the Search prompt Combine the search with additional terms using the available operators For example you could construct a search request 1 and freud in au Click Search The Search History reports the number of records retrieved by the search request and the records are displayed in the Retrieved Records area To show print or save the results of a previous search 1 Double click on the desired sear
25. view of portions of the screen For example on the Search screen you can expand the view of the Search History area to cover the entire screen 3 6 WinSPIRS Overview Help Menu The Help menu gives you access to the various types of help available in WinSPIRS Getting Online Help on page 3 11Getting Online Help provides more information on the Help menu Search Screen The Search screen lets you perform searches and view the records Retrieved Records status area retrieved by those searches The major components of this screen are labeled in the figure below For more detail about using the Search screen see Using the Search Screen on page 4 2Using the Search Screen WinSPIRS 5 00 The CINAHL R Database E zin xl ric Edit Utilities Records Mark Options Yiews Help E Content Thesaurus Search text entry area earch Bener Suse No Records Search Search History Menu bar Search History area Retype The CINAHL R Database L 1 of 300 in search 1 Or Guest editorial NICE CHI clinical governance and health care rationing National Institute of Clinical Excellence ES and Commission for Health Improvements AU Harrison S SO Radiography London RADIOGRAPHY LOND 2000 Feb 6 1 9 10 7 ref SI 5R0082433 AN 2000035342 FTXT EBSCO Online SwetsNet European Mirror SwetsNet US Mirror On Immobilization or early mobilization after an acute soft tissue injury AU Kannus P S0 Phy
26. 11 004SEE PREVIOUS CHAPTER SEE NEXT CHAPTER DT Chapter LL lv TI Psychotherapy in a village for people with learning disability AU Berry Paul AF Evangelische Stiftung Neuerkerode Germany BK De Groef Johan Ed Heinemann Evelyn Ed et al 1999 Psychoanalysis and mental handicap pp 53 64 London England Free Association Books Ltd xvi 214 pp SEE BOOK IB 1853434310 hardcover 1853434329 paperback PY 1999 LA English AB from the chapter Reports on a specific program of care and therapy for patients dually diagnosed as learning disabled and mentally handicapped The program developed in North Germany by a team of psychiatrists psychologists and other therapists is hased around a therapeutic village with the cornerstone of all the services being the concept of strukurelle Betreuung in which the client gains the required social structuring that will allow them to achieve their autonomy and independence The approach brings together the residential care staff those involved in operating the sheltered workshops primary care doctors psychiatrists psychologists occupational therapists physiotherapists and others in a cooperative effort The diagnostic process especially with depressive disorders and the structured therapy services are described and cases are illustrated briefly c 2000 apar x PsycINFO all rights reserved x Next Hit Previous Hi Brief Fields Add C Back FI
27. 2 8 Installing WinSPIRS About SPLHA Making Holdings Information Available Disabling Holdings for Specific Databases For details of how to create library holdings information see the Holdings documentation available on the ftp site for example at ftp ftp silverplatter com software hcu solaris WinSPIRS 5 0 does not support files generated by the earlier utility SilverPlatter Library Holdings Administration SPLHA These files need to be converted to the new format using utilities provided in the HCU package For details of how to create library holdings information see the HCU documentation To make holdings information available 1 Choose the Reconfig icon from the WinSPIRS menu 2 Click Library Holdings Options on the Configuration Options screen to display the Library Holdings Options dialog box 3 Check Holdings Exist and specify the directory in which the holdings file is located 4 Click OK to close the Library Holdings Options dialog box 5 Click Save to save your changes and exit the Configuration Options screen Note Make sure that the default setting for the fields WinSPIRS displays includes the LHM field to give your users access to library holdings information WinSPIRS 5 0 lets you exclude holdings information for specific databases If you do this holdings messages do not appear in records from the databases you specify This mechanism applies only to locally mounted databases Record
28. 4 22 Using the Table of Contents 00 eeee 4 23 Looking Up a Full Text Record 2200005 4 23 Showing Full Text Records aa 4 23 Using the Search History 0 e eee eee 4 24 Reusing Search Requests 0 0c eee eee eee eee 4 24 Clearing Search Requests 0 0 eee eee eee 4 25 Saving a Search History 0 00200 eee eee eee 4 26 Running a Saved Search History 00000 eee 4 26 Searching Multiple Databases 200s 4 27 Narrowing and Broadening Your Search 4 28 Chapter 5 Using Retrieved Records 2000e0eeeeeee 5 1 Showing Records 000 E eee 5 1 Changing Show Options 000 elles 5 1 Sorting Records 0 ee tees 5 3 Searching from Retrieved Records eee eee eee 5 4 Lateral Searching liliis 5 4 Displaying Hotlinked Records a 5 4 SilverLinker Support lille 5 6 Displaying Local Library Holdings Information 5 6 Displaying Graphics llle 5 7 Printing and Downloading Graphics 5 8 Marking and Unmarking Records eee eee 5 9 Marking Records illus 5 9 Printing Records ossea aerei mat an a a E Ea a 5 11 Changing Print Options saasaa auaa aaea 5 12 Downloading Records 0 eee ee tee ee 5 13 Changing Download Options 0002 eee eee 5 15 Chapter 6 WinSPIRS Comman
29. EAS 7 GUNS Contract All Book indicates a record SAS 8 WORKING SAFELY NEAR OVERHEAD POWER LINES Spree 4810 ACCIDENTS TO CHILDREN F Bibliographical Reference Show Page indicates a section How bad is the problem z What can be done OSH CD 4510 ACCIDENTS TO CHILDREN How bad is the problem ay How bad is the problem E a between 1976 88 a total of 167 children were killed as a result of accidents in agriculture mi Associated record Many more youngsters survived such accidents but were severely maimed or handicapped The sad fact is that most of these tragedies could have been avoided had an adult had the foresight to take a few sensible precautions x What can be done x Nest Hit Previous Hit Brief Fields Add to Search G FIGURE 8 6 Table of Contents screen To locate a record in the Table of Contents you can expand the appropriate branches until you reach the level of the record identified with the book icon You can also display the contents of individual records in the Table of Contents area You can then select the portion of the record you want to View Getting Online Help 3 11 Getting Online Help Online help is available both for WinSPIRS and for the databases you are searching You can get context sensitive help for screen areas and dialog boxes By using the Help menu you can get help on all menu items WinSPIRS commands and search techniques through a variety of topics
30. For Hetastarch Hespan r Search Options Single Term C Explode TREE 1 of 1 Hematologic Gastric Renal Agents Non Cinahl Colloids Hydroxyethyl Starch Search Now Add to List View List FIGURE 4 15 Term Information showing term notes related terms and tree structure broader and narrower terms You can search for the term add the term to a list to search for later or get information on another term 4 18 Searching with WinSPIRS Displaying Trees Some thesauri display broader and narrower terms in a hierarchical structure called a tree Trees are shown in abbreviated form in the Term Information screen To display the complete trees 1 If necessary get information about a term as described above 2 Select View Full Tree from the Options menu WinSPIRS displays the Full Tree View screen y WinSPIRS 5 00 The CINAHL R Database E 0 x File Edit Utilities Options Views Help W Database HB Print Bl Download Searches E Index E Content Thesaurus hespan Look Up Full Tree View esse sees Albumins Lower numbers indicate S S Akunin broader more general terms T g Hydroxyethyl Starch Search m Plasma Protein Fraction Crystalloid Solutions Single Tem Lactated Ringer s Solution caguiants Explode in Blood Coagulation Factors Fibri tree 1 Fibrinogen FEM ke Thromboplastin Higher numbers indica
31. GURE 4 2 Results of a simple search Valid Search Statements Using the Search Screen 4 3 Note that the results of the individual terms of a phrase are included if you have Show Intermediate Results turned on in the Options menu 3 If necessary click Show in the Search History WinSPIRS displays the records retrieved by your search OSH CD 94 79 EC AMENDING COUNCIL DIRECTIY Bibliographical Reference 1 of 40 in search 1 TI Commission Directive of 21 December 1994 amending Council Directive 91 414 EEC concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market CA The Commission of the European Communities PB Luxembourg OP Official Journal of the European Communities No L 354 pp 16 31 31 12 94 SE European Commission Directives 94 79 EEC TI Environmental Protection Act 1990 c 43 PB London HMSO Crown copyright 1990 SE Statutes in Force Acts of Parliament gt IS ISBN 0105443905 Mm x Kan EE GIU Next Hit Previous Hit AllFields 4 ni 6 5 FIGURE 4 3 Records retrieved by a search Note that the records are displayed automatically if you have Automatic Records Display turned on in the Options menu Refer to the following sections in this chapter for information on refining your search Remember online help is available press F1 or use the Help menu Below are examples of search requests that you can type in the Find Records dialog box
32. GURE 5 5 Hotlink window Using Retrieved Records 3 Click Close to close the window You can also leave the window accessible by minimizing it or send ing it to the background you can later display it by selecting Hotlink Window from the Views menu SilverLinker Support If your organization has set up support for the SilverLinker database you will see a new field called FTXT meaning full text in some of the displayed records This field contains direct links to full text articles located at publisher web sites If you click on the link your default web browser launches automatically and links to the site containing the article If you know that you have SilverLinker support but you do not see any records with full text links check that you have set your options for displaying records to include the field FTXT See Changing Show Options on page 5 1 If you still do not see any full text links ask your WinSPIRS administrator which publisher sites you have access to your search may not be finding any records for articles at those sites Displaying Local Library Holdings Information When you look at records retrieved by a search you may also see details of local library holdings that is information about whether your library has a copy of the publication and if so where it is stored The exact details you see depend on whether your WinSPIRS administrator has set Displaying Graphics 5 7 this feature and t
33. Manual this manual winman50 pdf Installing the Software Installing a version from the ftp site If you downloaded software via FTP double click on winSPIRS50 exe to run the installation wizard The WinSPIRS installation wizard lets you install WinSPIRS as a standalone or shared application When you start the insllation wizard it checks whether WinSPIRS 5 0 is already installed on the machine If it is already installed you are offered the option to remove repare or modify the existing installation The modify option allows you to change which features e g local language interfaces are installed This functionality can also be accessed from the Windows Add Remove Programs dialog Standalone Installation Instructions Run winSPIRS50 exe Select the Language for the License Agreement and click Next Read the license and click Yes to accept the License Agreement Select a Program Folder in which to install WinSPIRS the default is Program Files WinSPIRS 5 0 and click Next Select the elements you wish to install These are the WinSPIRS Reconfig and ERLedit executables French German and Spanish interfaces Click Finish to finish the installation This installs the elements you selected in step 4 and where necessary the font Courier LD and runtime libraries 2 4 Installing WinSPIRS Network Installation Instructions First Stage Installing on the Server Second Stage Installing on the Client If you in
34. No Field Names omits field names from retrieved records 4 Choose from the Other Options Auto Full Screen shows a full screen view of the retrieved records each time you click All Fields indent Text indents the text of retrieved records under the field labels e Show Graphics displays graphics within the text of retrieved Sorting Records Showing Records 5 3 records Note WinSPIRS always displays links to the graphics Show Graphics determines whether graphics are displayed inline in addi tion to the links 5 If desired change the style of text in retrieved records e Click Font to set the font and size of text e Click Fixed Font to select from a list of monospaced fonts in which all characters are the same width These fonts are useful for aligning columns and tables in records 6 Click OK to close the Retrieved Records Options dialog box You can sort up to 1000 retrieved records by a field that you choose For example you can sort records alphabetically by author or chronologically by publication date You can then show print or download the records in sorted order To sort records 1 Choose Sort Records from the Records menu WinSPIRS displays the Sort Records dialog box Sort Records E xj Field to sort on r Sorting TI TITLE None 3 CORPORATE AUTHOR S p UTHORIS Ascending Ea I ED N C Descending PB PLIBLISHER PY PUBLICATION YEAR SE SERIES ISBN or ISSN
35. Retrieved Records area Sheet 1 of 10 6 2 WinSPIRS Commands Use this button command On this screen menu To do this Back Brief Fields Change Change Index Clear Clear Search Area Clear Search History Clear Term List Clear Thesaurus History Hotlink window gt Options menu Hotlink window and Thesaurus screen Back button Search Index Table of Contents screens Index screen Index screen gt Options menu Search screen gt Search History area Search Index Thesaurus screens gt Edit menu Search screen gt Edit menu Thesaurus screen gt Edit menu Thesaurus screen gt Edit menu At the Hotlink window Back display the previous hotlinked record that you viewed At the Thesaurus screen Back display the previous term information or permuted index that you viewed Display the current set of fields selected in the Retrieved Records Options dialog box It also shrinks the Retrieved Records area if Auto Full Screen is on in the Retrieved Records Options When you click Brief Fields the button changes to All Fields Display a list of available indexes from which you can choose a different index to search Display a list of available indexes from which you can choose a different index to search Erase one or more searches from the current search history Erase all text from the text entry area of the active screen Erase all or a portion of your curr
36. SCII Text to insert a carriage return line feed after approximately 72 characters on each line 5 Click OK to close the dialog box The next time you download retrieved records the new options will be in effect Note To download graphics you must first display the graphics in the Graphic window Refer to Displaying Graphics on page 5 7 for more information Chapter 6 WinSPIRS Commands This chapter provides a brief definition for each button and menu item in WinSPIRS For more information refer to the Index or to the online Help Use this button command On this screen menu To do this Add to List Add to Search All Fields Automatic Records Display Button on Thesaurus screen Button on Search Index T able of Contents screens Button on Search Index Table of Contents screens Search Index Thesaurus Table of Contents screens gt Options menu Add the current thesaurus term to a list of terms to search Add a highlighted term or phrase to the Search text entry area on the Search screen Display all fields in the retrieved records It also expands the Retrieved Records area if Auto Full Screen is on in the Retrieved Records Options When you click All Fields the button changes to Brief Fields Determine whether retrieved records are displayed after each search Turn Automatic Records Display off for faster searching retrieved records are only displayed when you click Show in the
37. WinSPIRS User s Manual Version 5 0 WinSPIRS User s Guide Copyright 2003 Ovid Technologies Inc All rights reserved SilverPlatter and SilverLinker are trademarks of Ovid Technologies Inc and are registered in one or more countries ERL is a trademark of Ovid Technologies Inc Microsoft MS DOS Windows Windows 95 Windows 98 Windows 2000 Windows XP Windows ME and Windows NT are registered trade marks of Microsoft Corporation Solaris is a trademark of Sun Microsystems Inc in the United States and other countries UNIX is a registered trademark of The Open Group This product includes software developed by the Apache Group for use in the Apache HTTP server project http www apache org Copyright c 1995 1999 The Apache Group All rights reserved MEDLINE MEDLINE Professional and MEDLINE Advanced are copyright 1988 to present by National Library of Medicine All rights reserved The Cinahl amp Database copyright Cinahl Information Systems All rights reserved Copyright under the Berne Convention CINAHL is a trademark owned by CINAHL Information Systems Health CD produced by The Stationery Office Data Crown Copyright All Rights Reserved Texts contained in the OSH CD databases and their Archive are British Crown copyright c HMSO or c ECSC EEC EAEC All rights reserved EINECS Plus European inventory of existing commercial chemical substances Published for the European Commission by the Office
38. al 1 1 Introduction Databases are organized collections of records Each record represents an article book bibliographic citation etc Records are divided into categories of information known as fields such as title author etc WinSPIRS lets you search databases and display print or save the retrieved records You can also save your search strategy to use again in later sessions Before you begin working with WinSPIRS you should be familiar with general Windows techniques such as how to move and resize windows and how to use the mouse If you have any Windows related questions see your Windows documentation All references to mouse clicks refer to the left mouse button on a right hand mouse unless otherwise specified Listed below are brief descriptions of the contents of this manual Read If you are It will tell you Chapter 2 Responsible for How to get the installing WinSPIRS software and install and configure it Chapter 3 A WinSPIRS user How to use the different WinSPIRS screens Chapter 4 A WinSPIRS user How to search using WinSPIRS Sheet 1 of 2 1 2 Introduction Contacting Ovid Read If you are It will tell you Chapter 5 A WinSPIRS user How to use the records you find marking sorting printing and downloading records and changing various options Chapter 6 A WinSPIRS user An alphabetical list of menu items and buttons Sheet 2 of 2 To l
39. am To run the WinSPIRS Reconfiguration program Configuring WinSPIRS 2 5 1 Select Reconfig from the Start menu 2 Configuration Options menu 3e Configuration Options Record Display Options Search Options Print Options File Options Workstation Options Library Holding Options ERL Options Revert to Default Settings Save Cancel Help FIGURE 2 1 Configuration Options menu The following list shows the options available Option Use Record Display Options Change the display of records Search Options Set Fast Phrase searching and display of intermediate results Print Options Set print options File Options Set download options Workstation Options Set general display and search parameters for this workstation Library Holdings Options Set up links to library holdings ERL Options Set up ERL server access Revert to Default Settings Reset each configuration to its default setting Refer to the online Help for detailed information about the configuration options and default settings 2 6 Installing WinSPIRS 3 Click the option you want to change such as ERL Options 4 Modify the options as desired 5 Click OK to save the changes 6 If necessary click Revert to Default Settings to reset each configuration option to its default setting Note that this option erases all ERL settings 7 When you have finished click the Save button Acc
40. annot identify a message to display from your HCU generated holdings file The most common occurrence of this would be for journals that your library does not subscribe to although other circumstances might also cause this Note This mechanism applies only to locally mounted databases Records from databases accessed using an ERL server will not show these messages A similar mechanism is available for configuring an 2 10 Installing WinSPIRS ERL server to provide default messages See the ERL Administrator s Manual for details The winspirs ini file contains a list of numeric tags and text messages associated with various conditions that result in no holdings information being available for display l50 Holdings files missing or incomplete 151 Holdings files have no compatible keys 152 Holdings for this database family disabled 153 No holdings key field in record 154 No holdings key found in field 55 The holdings key in this record is invalid 56 Holdings index file corrupt rebuild 157 No holdings information for this record You specify which of these messages you want to display and you can change the text displayed To change the default holdings messages 1 For any condition for which you would like a default message to display open the winspirs ini file in your text editor Delete the semi colon at the beginning of the tag which corresponds to the condition for which you would like a default messa
41. arch terms in the same field For example the search dyslexia with research retrieves records that contain both dyslexia and research in any one of the database fields Records that contain both of two search terms in the same sentence For example dyslexia near treatment retrieves only those records where dyslexia and treatment are in the same sentence either term can appear first You can add a number to near to specify exactly how close the terms should be For example language near2 computer retrieves records containing language within two words of computer in any order in the same sentence Sheet 1 of 3 Using the Search Screen 4 7 Operator What It finds adj or Records that contain two adjacent terms in the order you specify For example the focus of the search racing bicycle is different from that of bicycle racing The adjacent operator means WinSPIRS searches for the two terms in the order you specify thus preserving the focus of your search adj also lets you search for identical adjacent terms such as gorilla adj gorilla This is useful for searching biological classifications in which several organisms have identical genus and species names such as bufo bufo You cannot use adj to combine the current search with a previous one Records that contain either or both of two search terms For example the search dyslexia or learning disabilities retrieves all records t
42. ch Index Table of Contents or Thesaurus screen To display graphics within records 1 Perform a search The database Guide may suggest how to search for graphics Select Show Options from the Options menu WinSPIRS displays the Retrieved Records Options dialog box Select Show Graphics in the Other Options box Click OK Graphics are displayed in the records as shown below Note that links to the graphics are included allowing you display the graphics in a separate window Printing and Downloading Graphics You can print graphics from the Graphic window or embedded in retrieved records You can download graphics only from the Graphic window To print or download from the Graphic window Marking and Unmarking Records 5 9 e Select Print Graphic or Download Graphic from the File menu at the Graphic window To print graphics embedded in records e Check Print Graphics in the Print Records Options dialog box Graphics are printed within the text of records each time you print records See Changing Print Options on page 5 12 and Changing Download Options on page 5 15 for more information Marking and Unmarking Records Marking Records With WinSPIRS you can easily mark the records in which you are interested and later show print or download only those records At any point you can unmark records in which you are no longer interested You can mark records in the Search Index Table of Contents and H
43. ch in the Search History window WinSPIRS performs the search on the currently selected database s The records from the search are displayed Select Print Records or Save Records from the File menu See Showing Records on page 5 1 Printing Records on page 5 19 and Downloading Records on page 5 22 for more informa tion During a search session you can clear searches from the Search History area For example before you save a search history you can eliminate the unwanted search statements for clarity 1 Click the Clear button in the Search History area or choose Clear Search History from the Edit menu WinSPIRS displays the Clear Search History dialog box Indicate the searches you want to clear e Click All to clear the entire search e Click Searches to enter the numbers of the searches to clear Use commas to separate individual search statements and hyphens to identify a range of search statements For example to clear search statements 2 and 3 and search statements 7 through 10 type 2 3 7 10 Click OK WinSPIRS renumbers the remaining searches if necessary 4 26 Searching with WinSPIRS Saving a Search History Running a Saved Search History WinSPIRS allows you to save your search requests and run them during future work sessions This is especially useful for complex searches or those you perform on a regular basis Note You may want to clear unwanted searches before saving as desc
44. d from the Title TI field 3 Click Search Displaying Hotlinked Records In some databases records are linked to other relevant records The links between these records called hotlinks appear as a different color or shade of text within records Displaying Hotlinked Records 5 5 Look at the database Guide in the Help menu to see if the database you are searching has hotlinks To show a hotlinked record 1 Scroll through the retrieved records until you find a hotlink Note that when you pass the mouse over the hotlink the cursor changes from an I beam to a hand as shown in the following figure PsycINFO 22 of 93 in search 2 Journal for the Psychoanalysis of Culture and Society 1998 Fal Vol 3 2 9 25 2j Is 1088 0763 al PY 1998 Man 1999 02911 005SEE PREVIOUS CHAPTER SEE NEXT CHAPTER E DT Chapter TI Father and son AU Assouly Piquet Collette BK De Groef Johan Ed Heinemann Evelyn Ed et al 1999 Psychoanalysis and mental handicap pp 65 76 London England Free Association Books Ltd xvi 214 pp SEE BOOK IB 1853434310 hardcover 1853434329 paperback Pv 1999 Man 1999 01296 004 Next Hi Previous Hit All Fields Addio Search FIGURE 5 4 Retrieved record with hotlinks 2 Click on the hotlink WinSPIRS displays the linked record in the Hotlink window Bf Hotlink E loj x E n File Edit Records Mark Options Help PsyclHFO Linked Record 1 an 1999 029
45. d only if you are searching a single database The Suggest button is grayed out if the feature is unavailable 4 12 Searching with WinSPIRS To use the Suggest feature 1 2 3 4 5 Using the Index The Index lists all the searchable terms in the database and indicates the number of records that contain each term Many databases have more than one index For example a database can have an index for the Author field and a separate index for the Title field The Index is especially useful for finding hyphenated phrases and variations of authors names Type a word or phrase in the Search text entry area Click Suggest WinSPIRS displays a list of suggested terms in the Suggestions dialog box Suggestions J The term you searched is DYSLEXIA x The following terms from the controlled vocabulary thesaurus may yield better results in asearch Choose one term to search SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN READING ABILITY READING DISABILITIES AGED FIGURE 4 7 Suggestions for the term hernia Click on a suggested term Click Definition to display a description for the highlighted term Search for the suggested term e Click Search to search for the term without any narrower terms e Click Explode to search for the term and all its narrower terms Note Exploding is unavailable if the database does not have a hierarchical thesaurus Looking Up an Index Term Using the Index
46. dicate which fields you want to print e As Shown prints the currently displayed fields 5 12 Using Retrieved Records Changing Print Options e Default prints the default fields for the database s you are searching e User Selected prints the fields selected in the Print Records Options click Options to view or change the selected fields e Marked and Default prints the default set of fields and any additional text that you have marked 4 If desired click Setup to change the printer configuration 5 Click Print to begin printing You can determine how records are printed by changing the Print Records Options These options include which fields are printed how field labels are printed and whether graphics and the Search History are printed To change print options 1 Choose Print Options from the Options menu or click Options in the Print Records dialog box WinSPIRS displays the Print Records Options dialog box Print Records Options E 4 x Choose from these Fields Fieldsets Print these Fields ALL HITS Fields with search terms Default TLAU SD ISSN LA AN LHh TI TITLE TO ORIGINAL TITLE CM COMMENTS lt lt Remove Allc AL AUTHOR S AD ADDRESS OF ALITHOR SOURCE BIBLIOGRAPHIC CIT E SO SOURCE BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITA ISSN INTERNATIONAL STANDARD LA LANGUAGE OF ARTICLE AN MEDLINE ACCESSION NUMBER LHM LIBRARY HOLDINGS MESSAC
47. dradenitis Suppurativa View List r Search Options C Explode Suppurative Hidradenitis see Hidradenitis Suppurativa HIERARCHY Maslows Hierarchy of Need see Maslow s Hierarchy of Needs Maslow s Hierarchy of Needs FIGURE 3 5 Thesaurus displaying the Permuted Index To look up a term type it in the Thesaurus text entry area and click the Look Up button The Permuted Index scrolls to find the closest match to your term You can view the index of thesaurus terms get a brief description of the term and how it is used in the thesaurus and select terms and search for records containing them 3 10 WinSPIRS Overview Table of Contents Full text databases are organized into hierarchies that you can view on Screen the Table of Contents screen For detailed information about using the Table of Contents screen see Using the Table of Contents on page 4 23Using the Table of Contents To display the Table of Contents screen click Contents on the button bar choose Table of Contents from the Views menu or press F3 1 WinSPIRS 5 00 OSH CD E ial x File Edit Utilities Records Mark Options Views Help W Database amp Print a Download PA Searches Index Contents Thes a Table of Contents GUIDANCE AND AD Agricultural series Agricultural Safety AS10 ACCIDENTS TO Ct Highest level of data z Agricultural series E base Table of Contents D Agricultural Safety Contract EJAS 5 FARMER S LUNGS Eme
48. ds 6 1 iv Preface This manual explains how to install configure and use WinSPIRS 5 0 Using this Manual This Manual is available in PDF format so you can view it in Adobe Acrobat Reader You can print the document or use it online If you use it online you can click on a Table of Contents entry or a cross reference to move to the relevant text Some Conventions used in this Manual These are the conventions used throughout this manual Example Describes sproot bin This bold type indicates a filename or a directory path or a URL pkgadd This typeface indicates text as you would type it or an example of how it appears on the screen filename This bold type indicates a placeholder when in cluded in something you type You substitute the text appropriate to your system filename This italic type indicates a placeholder when de scribed in the text Sheet 1 of 2 vi Example Describes root This italic type indicates an account name File This bold type indicates a menu menu option or the name of a button on the screen It is also used for command names Enter This bold type inside and indicates a key on your keyboard Note if the instructions say Enter this means type in the text as instructed substitut ing your text for any placeholders and press the Enter key Sheet 2 of 2 Chapter 1 Before You Begin What is in this Manu
49. ds To change show options 1 Choose Show Options from the Options menu WinSPIRS 5 2 Using Retrieved Records displays the Retrieved Records Options dialog box x Choose from these Fields Fieldsets Display these Fields ALL HITS Fields with search terms MARKED Fields that are marked Default TICA AU ED PB SE IS CITN CITATION TILCAAU ED PB TI TITLE lt lt Remove Allc CA CORPORATE AUTHOR S gt TI TITLE CA CORPORATE AUTHOR S AU AUTHOR S ED EDITION PB PUBLISHER SE SERIES IS ISBN or ISSN Remove AU AUTHOR S ED EDITION Description Field Labels r Other Options Short Field Names T Auto Full Screen C Long Field Names Iv Indent Text C No Field Names Iv Show Graphics Cancel Font Fixed Font Default Settings Help FIGURE 5 1 The Retrieved Records Options dialog box 2 Add the fields you want to show to the Display these Fields list Note If the Make Default Fields button is available you can make the selected set of fields the default for the current database You will be asked to restart WinSPIRS the new default will be effective every time you search the current database 3 Indicate how you want fields to display in the Field Labels area e Short Field Names displays field abbreviations such as TT e Long Field Names displays the full field names such as Title e
50. e orfor any injury and or damage to persons or property arising from the use or operation of any methods products instructions or ideas contained in or referred to in such material SilverPlatter recommends independent verification of all data especially drug regimens dosages and side effects z ious FIGURE 3 2 A database title screen This screen provides the coverage dates scope and copyright infor mation for the current database 4 Click Next and Previous to view the remaining title screens 5 Click OK to open the Search screen and begin your search If only one database is available WinSPIRS automatically displays the database title screen as shown above 3 4 WinSPIRS Overview WinSPIRS at a Glance WinSPIRS consists of the following screens e Search Index Thesaurus for databases that include a Thesaurus e Table of Contents for full text databases All screens include a menu bar and a button bar at the top of the screen From there you have access to the commands dialog boxes and screens that are available to you Click the icons on the button bar for access to their associated functions and screens Click this button To open or move to W Database Available Databases dialog box Print Print Records dialog box H Download Download Records dialog box Sv Searches Search screen fa Index Index screen i Contents Table of Contents screen El Thesaurus Thesaurus screen The me
51. earn more about Ovid software or if you have any queries about installing and running the WebSPIRS software please contact us in one of the following ways support ovid com Call yourdistributor or one of the following Technical Support teams For the Americas Boston Office Tel 1 781 769 2599 1 800 343 0064 US Canada Fax 1 781 769 8763 For Europe Africa Middle East and South Asia London Office Tel 44 0 20 8585 6400 0800 262 096 UK Fax 44 0 20 8585 6640 Amsterdam Office Contacting Ovid 1 3 Tel 31 0 20 6259650 Fax 31 0 20 6237408 Berlin Office Tel 49 30 85 77 99 0 Fax 49 30 85 77 99 99 For Asia Hong Kong Office Tel 852 2806 2270 Fax 852 2804 2746 For Australasia Tel 61 2 9231 5599 Fax 61 2 9231 5086 Via the Ovid web site www ovid com 1 4 Introduction Chapter 2 Installing WinSPIRS This chapter provides details on installing WinSPIRS including If you have an earlier version of WinSPIRS Checking hardware and software requirements Installing WinSPIRS from the FTP site Standalone installation instructions Network installation instructions Configuring WinSPIRS Accessing databases on network directories Setting up SilverLinker Providing Library Holdings Information If You Have an Earlier Version of WinSPIRS To upgrade install WinSPIRS 5 0 over an existing version of WinSPIRS To do this select the same directory as the existing version
52. ed Records area or search for the term which returns you to the Search screen You can select and search for multiple terms You can also change indexes Thesaurus Screen Thesaurus text entry area ern ocaurus EEEn Permuted Index 7 HIGH X WinSPIRS at a Glance 3 9 Many databases include a thesaurus a list of controlled vocabulary used to standardize the indexing in the database This lets you select and search for synonyms and preferred terms and also to see descriptions of the terms Also if the database s thesaurus is arranged hierarchically you can select more general and more specific terms For detailed information about using the Thesaurus screen see Using the Thesaurus on page 4 15Using the Thesaurus Note If you are searching multiple databases from different database families the Thesaurus is unavailable To display the Thesaurus screen click Thesaurus on the button bar choose Thesaurus from the Views menu or press F9 1 WinSPIRS 5 00 The CINAHL R Database J 15 x File Edit Utilities Options Views Help WD Database Ba Print El Download Sv Searches Etc Index E3 Contents Permuted Index Term Information i HIB Vaccine HIB Vaccines see HIB Vaccine HIBICLENS Single Term Hikiclens see Chlorhexidine HICCUP Hiccup HICCUPS Hiccups see Hiccup HICKMAN Hickman Catheters see Central Venous Catheters HIDRADENITIS Hidradenitis Add to List Hi
53. ent search history Delete all terms you added to the Selected Term List for later searching Clear the Thesaurus History which lists all the terms you viewed while in the Thesaurus To view the Thesaurus History select Show Thesaurus History from the Options menu Sheet 2 of 10 6 3 Use this button command On this screen menu To do this Close Colours Contents Contract Contract All Copy Database Download Download Graphic Download Options Graphic Hotlink Full Text windows Search Index Thesaurus Table of Contents screens gt Options menu Button bar Table of Contents screen Table of Contents screen Edit menu Button bar Button bar Button on Download Records dialog box Graphic window gt File menu Search Index Table of Contents Hotlink screens gt Options menu Close the active window If you leave the window open you can display it again by selecting Graphic Window or Hotlink Window from the Views menu Change the color scheme of the WinSPIRS display Display the Table of Contents screen for full text databases The button is grayed out if you are not searching a full text database Contract the highlighted Table of Contents topic Contract all expanded Table of Contents topics Copy the highlighted text or graphic to the Clipboard for later pasting Displays a list of available databases from which you can select one or more
54. esaurus is organized into trees you may be able to select the tree in which to explode the term Click Search Now to perform the search or click Add to List to add it to a list of searches to perform later If the thesaurus you are searching uses subheadings WinSPIRS displays the Subheadings Selection dialog box Select one or more subheadings and click OK See Selecting Subheadings on page 4 2 for instructions If you chose Search Now WinSPIRS copies the term and any subheadings to the Search screen and performs the search If you chose Add to List WinSPIRS copies the term and any sub headings to the Selected Term List You can then view the list add more searches to it or perform all of the searches If You Have Built a List of Searches Once you add a search to the Selected Term List you can view the list add more searches to it or perform all of the searches To view the list Click View List in the Permuted Index Term Information or Full 4 20 Searching with WinSPIRS Tree View screen WinSPIRS displays the Selected Term List dialog box xi Selected Terms Selected Subheadings NONE Term without subheadings BL BLOOD CF CEREBROSPINAL FLUID CI CHEMICALLY INDUCED CL CLASSIFICATION CN CONGENITAL CO COMPLICATIONS DH DIET THERAPY DI DIAGNOSIS DT DRUG THERAPY EC ECONOMICS EH ETHNOLOGY EM EMBRYOLOGY xl Change Subheadings Search List OK Cancel Help
55. essing Databases on Network Directories To access databases on network subdirectories 1 Open the file winspirs ini in the WinSPIRS directory using any text editor 2 Inthe CORE section of winspirs ini make sure that MAGDRIVE is set to 1 and edit DRIVES to specify the directories for the databases you want to access Enter the databases as a list separated by semi colons You can include UNC or drive letter based paths You can use the wildcard at the lowest level of a path to include all the databases in that subdirectory For example to allow access to all the databases in directories one level under DBASES on the machine SERVER you would enter CORE DRIVES SERVER DBASES MAGDRIVE 1 3 Save winspirs ini as unformatted text and close the file Setting up SilverLinker WinSPIRS 5 0 includes support for the SilverLinker database which provides links from bibliographic records to the full text of articles in electronic journals to which your library subscribes Providing Library Holdings Information 2 7 The SilverLinker database contains URL links from articles These links are displayed dynamically within SilverLinker enabled bibliographic databases The links appear as hotlinks in a separate field with the short name FTXT and link directly to the website where the full text article is located SilverLinker full text links are displayed only when the SilverLinker database and your bibliographic databases
56. ether graphics are displayed Display a list of the thesaurus terms you have viewed Sheet 8 of 10 6 9 Use this button command On this screen menu To do this Sort Records Split Screen Start of Record Suggest Synchronize Table of Contents Table of Contents Full Screen Term Information Thesaurus Undo Last Move Unmark All Search Index screens gt Records menu Search Index Table of Contents screens gt Views menu Search Index Table of Contents and Hotlink screens gt Records menu Button on Search screen Table of Contents screen Search screen Index screen Thesaurus screen gt Views menu Table of Contents screen gt Views menu Thesaurus screen Search Index Table of Contents screens gt Views menu Thesaurus button appears on the button bar Search Index Table of Contents Hotlink screens gt Records menu Search Index Table of Contents Hotlink screens gt Mark menu Sort retrieved records and specify the field to sort on and the order in which to sort Divide the screen between the Retrieved Records area and the Search History Index Terms or Table of Contents area Move you to the beginning of the current record Provide alternate search terms for the term you enter Display the portion of the Table of Contents that corresponds to the text currently displayed in the Retrieved Records area Display the Table of Contents screen for full
57. g box See Changing Show Options on page 5 1 To display only records that have local holdings details 1 Perform a search 2 Choose Show Options from the Options menu 3 Inthe Retrieved Records Options dialog box select LHM and add it to the list of displayed fields Click OK 4 Choose Show Held Titles Only from the Records menu Displaying Graphics Some databases include graphics which are linked to the retrieved records The links appear as a different color or shade of text within records and usually say see graphics You can display linked graphics in a separate window or within the retrieved records Refer to the database Guide in the Help menu to determine if the database you are searching has graphics 5 8 Using Retrieved Records To display graphics in a separate window 1 Perform a search The database Guide may suggest how to search for graphics Scroll through the retrieved records until you find a linked graphic Note that when you pass the mouse over the link the cursor changes from an I beam to a hand Click on the link WinSPIRS displays the linked graphic in the Graphic window Click Zoom In and Zoom Out and select Fit to Window from the View menu to resize the graphic Click Close to close the window You can also leave the window accessible by minimizing it or send ing it to the background you can later display it by selecting Graph ic Window from the Views menu of the Sear
58. ge to display You can leave the text as it is or edit the text to display any wording you wish If messages span multiple lines you must type Nn at the end of each separate line of text at the point where you wish the line break If you press Enter at the end of a line the message will be truncated at that point For example If you want to display a message for journals that your library does not subscribe to locate tag 57 and delete the semi colon You might want to replace the default text No holdings information for this record with appropriate text such as The library does not subscribe to this n journal Please ask library staff n for help in getting this article Languages 2 11 Languages WinSPIRS 5 0 is available in English French German and Spanish During installation you can specify the languages in which the interface and online helpis available 2 12 Installing WinSPIRS Chapter 3 WinSPIRS Overview This chapter introduces you to the basics of using WinSPIRS Starting WinSPIRS Selecting a database WinSPIRS at a glance Getting online help Ending a search session You should be familiar with basic mouse techniques and WinSPIRS conventions as outlined in the Introduction WinSPIRS allows you to search both full text and bibliographic databases Except where specifically mentioned the term database refers to both types of database Starting WinSPIRS There are several ways
59. gs Conversion Utility 2 7 hotlinked records 5 4 6 4 hyphenated phrases 4 3 4 4 l IN operator 4 4 4 10 indenting text in displayed records 5 2 in printed records 5 13 Index changing 4 15 6 2 Free Text Index 4 15 overview 3 7 searching 4 12 4 15 4 28 selecting terms 4 14 showing records 4 13 stopwords 4 13 installing ERL downloading the software 2 2 installing WinSPIRS 2 2 networks 2 4 requirements 2 2 L languages changing 6 5 lateral searching 5 4 library holdings 2 8 configuration options 2 5 2 11 configuring default messages 2 9 disabling holdings 2 8 displaying details 5 6 Show Held Titles Only 5 7 6 8 limit fields 4 10 4 11 Load and Run Searches 4 26 6 5 looking up terms in the Index 4 13 in the Thesaurus 4 16 M Make Default Fields 5 2 5 13 5 16 6 5 making information available 2 8 Manual conventions 1 v marking records 5 9 6 5 6 6 downloading marked records 5 14 printing marked records 5 11 showing marked records 6 8 menus overview 3 4 3 6 N narrower terms see Thesaurus narrowing your search 4 28 natural language mapping see suggested terms NEAR operator 4 6 4 28 networks accessing network databases 2 6 installing WinSPIRS 2 4 Next Hit 6 6 NOT operator 4 8 4 28 O operators AND 4 6 4 28 definitions of 4 6 4 8 IN 4 4 4 10 NEAR 4 6 4 28 NOT 4 8 4 28 OR 4 7 WITH 4 6 4 28 options configuring WinSPIRS 2 4 downloading 5 15 6 3 printing 5 12 6 6 6 7 showing 5
60. hat contain dyslexia learning disabilities or both dyslexia and learning disabilities dyslexia learning Shaded areas represent records containing the term dyslexia or the term learning disabilities Sheet 2 of 3 4 8 Searching with WinSPIRS Operator What It finds not Records that contain the first of two search terms but not the second This can be helpful for eliminating false hits For example truman not capote retrieves records that contain Truman and do not contain Capote references to the president but not the writer not should be used carefully however because it can also eliminate useful records For example if you search for dog not puppy you will miss records that discuss both dog and puppy relevant records eliminated dog puppy Grey area represents records retrieved by dog not puppy Black area represents relevant records eliminated by dog not puppy Sheet 3 of 3 To combine terms with an operator 1 Enter your first term in the Search text entry area 2 Type the operator you want to use after your first term 3 Enter your second term after the operator 10 xl File Edit Utilities Records Mark Options Views Help WW Database Ss Print KB Downloa Y Searches E Index E Contents E Thesauri Search dyslexia or learning difficulties Search Suage FIGURE 4 4 Searching for either of two synonyms Searching in Specific Fields 4 U
61. he amount of detail about location and availability that they have decided to include Dannenbring Dawn Stevens Michael d House Alvin Journal of Behavioral Medicine 1997 Apr Vol 20 2 127 142 ULIB Per R 726 5 J68X v 1t 1978 Sustained change in parents receiving preventive interventions for families with depression Beardslee William R Salt Patricia Versage Eve M Gladstone Tracy R G et al American Journal of Psychiatry 1997 Apr Vol 154 4 510 515 ULIB Per Current Display RC 321 A52 v 105 1949 Marked improvement of tardive dystonia in a schizophrenic patient Information about local library holdings using M after electroconvulsive therapy the field LHM AU Yoshida Keizo Hasebe Takami Higuchi Hisashi Shimizu Tetsuo JN Human Psychopharmacology Clinical and Experimental 1996 Sep Oct Vol 11 5 421 423 LHM No holdings information for this record LJ vr Trazodone therapy of the post stroke depression AU Raffaele R Rampello L Vecchio I Tornali C et al N Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics 1996 Suppl 5 217 220 HM DEWEY EXT Per RC 952 Al A73X Not currently received v l v 16 no 1 1982 Jan Feb 1993 EJ vr Psychoactive drugs for pain control FIGURE 5 6 Examples of holdings information You can only see holdings information if the LHM field is supported by the database and if you select them to display in the Retrieved Records Options dialo
62. ic window gt File menu Search Index Hotlink screens gt Options menu Button on Print Records dialog box Search Index Table of Contents Hotlink screens gt File menu Mark the current section of a full text record Move to the next occurrence of the term you searched Move to the record immediately following the current record Insert the contents of the Clipboard at the insertion point Paste is only available if you have copied text from WinSPIRS or another application to the Clipboard Move to the previous occurrence of the term you searched Move to the record immediately preceding the current record Print retrieved records Print the displayed graphic Determine which fields are printed how field names are printed and whether graphics and the search history are included Print retrieved records Sheet 6 of 10 Use this button command On this screen menu To do this Print Setup Records Full Screen Reset Thesaurus Restart Retype Save Search History Search Search History Full Screen Search List Search Now Search Index Table of Contents Hotlink Graphic screens gt File menu Button on Print Records dialog box Search Index Table of Contents screens gt Views menu Thesaurus screen gt Options menu Search Index Table of Contents Thesaurus screens gt File menu Search screen gt Search History area Search screen gt File menu B
63. iew Loaded Databases 6 10 see also searching default fields for downloading 5 16 6 5 for printing 5 13 6 5 for showing 5 2 6 5 deleting see also clearing descriptors see hyphenated phrases Thesaurus displaying see showing downloading graphics 5 8 Make Default Fields 5 16 6 5 marked records 5 14 options 2 5 5 15 6 3 records 5 13 5 16 6 4 search history 5 16 downloading SilverPlatter software ERL 2 2 E End of Record 6 4 ERL options 2 5 examples of searching 4 2 4 3 exiting WinSPIRS 3 12 6 4 expanding topics 4 23 6 4 see also Table of Contents exploding terms in the Thesaurus 4 19 suggested terms 4 12 F fields field names 5 2 5 13 5 16 Fields to Search 4 9 field specific indexes see Index limit fields 4 10 4 11 searching in 4 4 4 9 4 11 showing all 6 1 sorting 5 3 finding records see searching Fit to Window 5 8 6 4 Fixed Font 5 3 fonts 5 3 Free Text Index 4 15 full text see Table of Contents Full Tree View 4 18 G graphics copying 6 3 downloading 5 8 Fit to Window 5 8 6 4 printing 5 8 5 13 6 6 showing 5 2 5 7 5 9 zooming in and out 5 8 6 10 Guide showing 3 11 6 4 stopwords list 4 13 H hardware and software requirements 2 2 hardware requirements 2 2 Help database specific Guide 3 11 6 4 WinSPIRS Help 3 11 3 12 6 4 history see search history Thesaurus history hits in retrieved records Next Hit 6 6 Previous Hit 6 6 Show Hits Per Database 6 8 Holdin
64. ion see Using the Index on page 4 14 Each database contains several specially indexed fields called limit fields Limit fields typically contain information common to a large number of records such as publication year or language A limit field search can be very helpful in combination with other search statements When you search for terms in limit fields you must use the field label along with the in operator the operator or if the limit field contains numeric data one of the range operators described in the table below For example to search for articles published in French you might search the Language LA field as follows french in la or la french In limit fields that contain numeric values such as publication year you can also use the following special range operators Operator What it Means Search Example lt less than py lt 1986 gt greater than py gt 1984 lt less than or equal py lt 1985 gt greater than or equal py gt 1984 within a range py 1983 1986 Note When you search without specifying a field such as the statement french or if you search from the free text index limit fields are not searched Limit fields vary according to the database Click Limit in the Search History area for a list of the limit fields in the database you are using or refer to the online Guide You can perform a limit search by entering your search statement in the Search text entry area or by
65. nSPIRS 0 0 cee ee 2 4 Accessing Databases on Network Directories 2 6 Setting up SilverLinker 000 000s 2 6 Providing Library Holdings Information 2 7 About the Holdings Conversion Utility HCU 2 7 A o t SPLHA e see tese edi eb iie cis 2 8 Making Holdings Information Available 2 8 Disabling Holdings for Specific Databases 2 8 Default Holdings Messages 0 0c eee ee eee eee 2 9 Languages 43i MAA kaan hee eb PANG RS 2 11 Chapter 3 WinSPIRS Overview a 3 1 Starting WinSPIRS 0 eects 3 1 Selecting a Database 00 00 3 2 If multiple databases are available 2 3 2 If only one database is available 3 3 WinSPIRS ata Glance esee 3 4 File Menu sss eem REPE eee ee ee 3 5 Edit MENU mpa savas in ats mime a Bead ERRE enue NAG 3 5 Utilities MENU IRI 3 5 Records Mence ae E cece eee eee eee ees 3 5 Mark Men era a eee 3 5 Options Menu sss nu sa knea EAO ees 3 5 Views Menu 00 0 cee ees 3 5 Help Menus ck eee eh ee AERE Bee 3 6 Search Screen 1 2 lille eee es 3 6 Index Screen 1 ee en 3 7 Thesaurus Screen cee eae 3 9 Table of Contents Screen a 3 10 Getting Online Help 0 cee ee 3 11 Displaying Online Help lille 3 11 Getting Database Specific Help
66. nd Only available if the Graphic window is open Provide unique and specific information about the database s you are using Provide information about using the WinSPIRS software Press F1 or click the Help button to get Help on the active window or dialog box You can also choose a Help topic from the Help menu Bring the open Hotlink window to the foreground Only available if the Hotlink window is open Sheet 4 of 10 6 5 Use this button command On this screen menu To do this Index Index Full Screen Language Options Limit Load and Run Searches Look Up Make Default Fields Mark Paragraph Mark Record Mark Reference Fields Search Thesaurus Table of Contents screens gt Views menu Index button appears on the Button bar Index screen gt Views Search Index Thesaurus Table of Contents screens gt Options Menu Search screen gt Search History area Search screen gt File menu Index Thesaurus screens Download Records Options Print Records Options Retrieved Records Options dialog boxes Button Search Index Table of Contents Hotlink screens gt Mark menu Search Index Table of Contents Hotlink screens gt Mark menu Search Index Table of Contents Hotlink screens gt Mark menu Open the Index screen Expand the Index area Select the language in which WinSPIRS displays screens buttons and menu items Limit the current search
67. nu bar contains the menus from which you select commands and dialog boxes Menus and commands vary slightly depending on which WinSPIRS screen is displayed Some of the menu commands are available on the button bar or as buttons elsewhere on the screen WinSPIRS at a Glance 3 5 File Menu The File menu contains commands to save and reuse your search history to output your search results to a disk or to a printer and to select other databases to search This menu also enables you to restart or exit WinSPIRS Edit Menu The Edit menu contains commands to copy and paste text and clear the search history or text entry area Utilities Menu The Utilities menu lets you view suggested terms view loaded databases and select fields to search Records Menu The Records menu lets you display marked records sort records show held titles and move the cursor around the list of retrieved records Mark Menu The Mark menu lets you mark and unmark records If you are searching a full text database you can mark portions of the records Options Menu The Options menu lets you set for a single search session how WinSPIRS prints shows and saves retrieved records This menu also lets you show intermediate results show hits per database when searching more than one have records display automatically and change language interfaces if available Views Menu The Views menu lets you move among the WinSPIRS screens and expand your
68. of the Search screen Note If the search history is from a different database than the one you are currently using you can still run the search However if fields are searched in the search history that do not exist in the cur rent database those search statements are identified with n a in the results column in other words the results are not available Searching Multiple Databases With WinSPIRS you can search more than one database at a time When doing so you must keep the following in mind The databases may not have all fields in common if you search in a specific field either in the Search screen or the Index you will only retrieve records from those databases that contain the field The Thesaurus is unavailable even if each of the selected databases 4 28 Searching with WinSPIRS has a Thesaurus The Suggestions feature is unavailable Each database has its own set of Guides in the Help menu See Selecting a Database on page 3 2 for instructions on selecting multiple databases Narrowing and Broadening Your Search If your initial search request retrieves too many or too few records you can narrow or broaden the search using the following techniques These are discussed further in previous sections of this chapter To narrow your search Searching in Specific Fields on page 4 9 Searching in Limit Fields on page 4 10 Combining Terms with Operators on page 4 6 Select more specific
69. old down Shift or Ctrl while click ing on the databases titles If only one database is available Selecting a Database 3 3 2 Click vvAddvv to select the highlighted database 3 Click OK WinSPIRS displays the first database title screen and the Title Screen dialog box About CINAHL Lx NURSING amp ALLIED HEALTH CINAHL tm CD NURSING amp ALLIED HEALTH CINAHL CD is the only compact disc designed specifically to meetthe information needs of nurses and allied health professionals Itis the database equivalentto the CUMULATIVE INDEX TO NURSING amp ALLIED HEALTH LITERATURE CINAHL The most widely used index in its field CINAHL provides access to virtually all English language nursing journals publications from the American Nurses Association and the National League for Nursing and primary journals from 13 allied health disciplines Database copyright CINAHL Information Systems 1983 All rights reserved CINAHL Information Systems Search and Retrieval Software Copyright of SilverPlatter International N V 1990 1994 guide files indexes and supporting files 1989 to present SilverPlatter is a registered trademark of SilverPlatter International N V The SilverPlatter logo SPIRS SPIRS FT WinSPIRS NEC SPIRS and MacSPIRS are trademarks of SilverPlatter International N V z SilverPlatter shall not under any circumstances be liable forthe completeness or accuracy of the material used in this databas
70. onize button 4 24 6 9 synonyms see Thesaurus T Table of Contents expanding topics 6 4 overview 3 10 searching 4 23 4 24 showing records 4 23 Synchronize button 4 24 6 9 Table of Contents Full Screen 6 9 tables see Fixed Font Term Information 4 17 6 9 Thesaurus overview 3 9 Permuted Index 4 16 resetting 6 7 searching 4 15 4 22 4 28 6 7 selecting terms 4 19 6 1 subheadings 4 20 Term Information 4 17 6 9 Thesaurus history showing 4 21 6 8 trees 4 18 View Full Tree 4 18 6 10 View List 4 19 6 10 title screen 3 3 trees 4 18 truncation 4 3 4 4 4 28 U Undo Last Move 6 9 unmarking records 5 9 6 9 6 10 V valid search requests 4 3 verLinker 5 6 viewing tables see Fixed Font View Full Tree 4 18 6 10 View Last Suggestions 6 10 View List 6 10 View Loaded Databases 6 10 see also showing W wildcards 4 4 4 28 WinSPIRS button bar 3 4 configuring 2 4 exiting 3 12 6 4 Help 3 11 3 12 6 4 installing 2 2 languages 6 5 menu bar 3 4 3 6 restarting 3 12 6 7 starting 3 1 winspirs ini 2 6 WITH operator 4 6 4 28 workstation options 2 5 Z zooming in and out of graphics 5 8 6 10 1 6
71. ord Unmark Section Unmark Paragraph or Unmark Reference Fields from the Mark menu Select Unmark All from the Mark menu Sheet 2 of 2 Printing Records Printing Records 5 11 With WinSPIRS you can print the records retrieved by any of your searches You can also determine which fields are printed and whether graphics and the search history are included To print records 1 Click Print on the button bar or select Print Records from the File menu in the Search Index Table of Contents or Hotlink screen WinSPIRS displays the Print Records dialog box as shown below Print Records M xi Printer SSHEAYYMETALSHP LaserJet 2200 PS r Print Fields 7 f As Shown rmi Default f User Selected GE Marked and Default L Options r Print Range Help Marked Record All Displayed Records Current Record 14 Records Enter record numbers and or record ranges separated by commas For example 1 4 5 10 FIGURE 5 7 Print Records dialog box 2 Indicate the records you want to print in the Print Range area Marked Records prints all records that are partially or fully marked All Displayed Records prints all records displayed from the current search e Current Record prints the current retrieved record e Records lets you specify individual records to print Separate record numbers with commas and use a hyphen to indicate a range such as 1 4 6 10 3 In
72. otlink screens Records that provide the full text of documents are usually divided into sections and paragraphs that you can mark individually Collectively the reference fields of a full text record are treated as a section except they do not have a page icon The following table shows how to mark records for records To do this Do this To mark a record Method 1 m Click the book icon to the left of the record you want to mark Method 2 1 Put the cursor in the record 2 Select Mark Record from the Mark menu WinSPIRS highlights the record Sheet 1 of 2 5 10 Using Retrieved Records To do this Do this To mark a section of a record To mark a paragraph of a record To mark the reference fields To unmark a record section or paragraph To unmark all marked text Method 1 Click the page icon to the left of the section that you want to mark WinSPIRS highlights the text Method 2 1 Put the cursor in the section 2 Select Mark Section from the Mark menu Method 1 Click the torn page icon to the left of any paragraph you want to mark Method 2 1 Put the cursor in the paragraph 2 Select Mark Paragraph from the Mark menu 1 Put the cursor in any of the reference fields 2 Select Mark Reference Fields from the Mark menu Method 1 Click the book page or torn page icon to the left of the record or portion of record that you want to unmark Method 2 Select Unmark Rec
73. re marine crustaceans marine environments and so on Similarly in the Authors AU field the search Lindeman in au retrieves records authored by A K Lindeman C Lindeman C A Lindeman and so on Use parentheses to avoid ambiguity in complex search statements For example suppose you want to retrieve records that discuss rabies in dogs or rabies in cats The search request rabies and dogs or cats retrieves records that discuss rabies and dogs and records that discuss cats but not necessarily records that discuss rabies and cats The search request rabies and dogs or cats retrieves records that discuss rabies and either dogs or cats which is what you intended If you omit parentheses from a complex search statement WinSPIRS automatically inserts them Check the Search History window to see if WinSPIRS interpretation is what you intended If it is not click Cancel to stop the search and edit the search request 4 6 Searching with WinSPIRS Combining Terms Operators are words that have a special meaning in WinSPIRS You can with Operators use them to combine search terms into a more complex search statement Operator What It finds and Records that contain both of two search terms with near For example dyslexia and child retrieves records containing both dyslexia and child dyslexia child Shaded area represents records containing the term dyslexia and the term child Records that contain both of two se
74. ribed in the previous section To save your search history 1 Choose Save Search History from the File menu WinSPIRS displays the Save Search History dialog box ixi Save in C winsPIRS 5 0 lt ck ED 1 DBASE Filename searches 0000 Save as type JHistory Files his x Cancel Help Description OSH CD Part FIGURE 4 22 Saving a search history 2 Select the appropriate drive and directory from the lists provided 3 The default name of your search history file is search his You can type a new name File Name text entry area 4 Enter a brief description up to 45 characters long The description will be available when you run the history 5 Click OK to save the search history To run a previously saved search history 1 Choose Load and Run Searches from the File menu WinSPIRS Searching Multiple Databases 4 27 displays the Run Search History dialog box 21x Look in MWinSPIRS 5 0 lt ck ED I1DBASE File name search his Open Files of type HistomFiest hi O 1 Cancel Help Description FIGURE 4 23 Running a saved search history Select the appropriate drive and directory form the lists provided Select a search history from the list of search history files If desired click Description for a description of the selected search history Click OK to run the search history WinSPIRS performs the searches and displays the results in the Search History area
75. s from databases accessed using an ERL server will still show holdings messages unless holdings from these databases are disabled at the ERL server To disable a database from displaying holdings messages 1 Open winspirs ini in a text editor 2 Goto the first section which starts with Default Holdings Messages Providing Library Holdings Information 2 9 3 Find tag 42 Delete the semi colon at the beginning of the tag This makes the tag active 4 Enter a comma delimited list of the database families for which you do not want holdings messages to display The default is for holdings messages to display for all SilverPlatter databases If you explicitly list in this file some subset of your data bases for which holdings message display is disabled holdings mes sages will display only for those database families you have not included in the list For example If your library subscribes to the following databases e SilverPlatter Medline MEDS e PsycInfo PY e Sociological Abstracts SO e Cinahl NU you might want holdings messages to display only for SilverPlatter Medline and PsycInfo So you add the following to winspirs ini 42 S0 NU Note You must enter the database family names and you must sep arate each with a comma An example line appears in winspirs ini commented out by an initial semicolon You can enable the display of default holdings messages for situations when WinSPIRS c
76. s in the Table of Contents 3 Scroll through the subtopics and expand one of interest 4 Continue expanding topics until you reach a level of topics that have book kd and page E icons to their left These icons represent records and sections of records which you can display as described below To show a record in the Table of Contents 1 Click on any topic with a book KJ or page E icon to its left 4 24 Searching with WinSPIRS 2 Click Show WinSPIRS displays the text of the highlighted topic OSH CD No 10 USE OF ALL TERRAIN VEHICLES A Introduction Introduction Le this information sheet lists some hazards that may be met when spraying with the use of ATVs It contains practical advice and information for manufacturers suppliers and users on how to eliminate and reduce them Additional precautions may be necessary when mast and axial sprayers are used Consult your local HSE inspector on these E v a It does not deal with the stability or braking requirements of ATVs when fitted with mounted gl Next Hit Previous Hit Brief Fields Add to Searct B FIGURE 4 21 Portion of a full text record 3 Scroll through the text Note that you can scroll to other topics in the Table of Contents 4 Ifnecessary click Synchronize to scroll to and highlight the heading in the Table of Contents that corresponds to the currently displayed text You can mark print and download portions of the full
77. selecting a search from the Search History and applying a limit search 1 Click on a search listed in the Search History Using the Suggest Feature 4 11 2 Click Limit to display the Limit Search dialog box CT xi Limit Search By Limiting Values LMVE FARM Equals Y PUBLICATION YEAR f Greater Than COUNTRY OF PUBL PT PUBLICATION TYPE C Less Than SB SUBSET UD UPDATE CODE f Greater or Equal to AYE DLINE If anced ATE m gt C Less or Equal to Description C Range From I To I This is the new search being built 2 AND PY 19 coco oo FIGURE 4 6 Limit Search dialog box 3 Select a limit field from the Limit Search By portion of the dialog box 4 Select the limit operator you want to use such as Equals 5 Select a limiting value from the Limiting Values portion of the dialog box The search you are constructing appears at the bottom of the dialog box 6 Click OK WinSPIRS performs the search and displays the results in the Search History and Retrieved Records areas of the Search screen Using the Suggest Feature The Suggest feature or Automatic Subject Lookup provides you with a list of suggested terms related to your search request These suggested terms are taken from the database s controlled vocabulary and appear in a window that lets you search or display definitions Suggested terms are available only with certain databases an
78. sician and Sportsmedicine PHYSICIAN SPORTSMED 2000 Mar 28 3 55 6 59 60 62 3 35 ref sk P14240000 AN 2000035080 Next Hit Previous Hit Retrieved Records area All Fields Add to Search FIGURE 3 3 WinSPIRS Search screen To perform a search type a term in the Search text entry area and click Search WinSPIRS lists the search in the Search History area and displays the records containing your search terms in the Retrieved Records area The Search History area is a list of searches performed during a session Fach line in the Search History shows one search and the number of records it retrieved Index Screen WinSPIRS at a Glance 3 7 The Retrieved Records status area provides information about the active record including the database name and the number of the active record for example 1 of 7 in search 1 The active record is indicated by a blinking cursor The left side of the Retrieved Records area is the record marking area In this portion of the screen each record is identified with a book icon You can click on this icon to mark the record for later printing or downloading The Index screen lets you look for particular terms and view the records that include those terms The major components of this screen are labeled in the figure below For detailed information about using the Index screen see Using the Index on page 4 12Using the Index To display the Index screen click
79. sing the Search Screen 4 9 Click Search You can narrow your search by limiting it to a particular field or group of fields in the database By searching only in relevant fields you can eliminate false hits For example suppose you are looking for the works of a particular author Rather than search the entire database you can search only those fields that contain author information such as the Author AU and Corporate Author CA fields To search in a specific field 1 2 In the Search text entry area type a term or phrase followed by in and the label of the field you want to search For example to search for Freud in the Author AU field type freud in au To search in multiple fields separate the labels with commas such as freud in au su Click Search You can also select field labels from a list and add them to your search 1 Select Fields to Search from the Utilities menu WinSPIRS displays the Field List dialog Field List E xj Available Fields TI TITLE AU AUTHOR S AD ADDRESS OF AUTHOR SO SOURCE BIBLIOGRAPHI ISSN INTERNATIONAL STAN PY PUBLICATION YEAR LA LANGUAGE OF ARTICLE CP COUNTRY OF PUBLICATI w FIGURE 4 5 Field List dialog box Highlight the fields in which you want to search and click Add to Search 4 10 Searching with WinSPIRS Searching in Limit Fields Field specific indices also provide a way to search particular fields For more informat
80. stall WinSPIRS as a shared application on a server for example you need to install some software on the server and some on the client machines Working on the server not remotely from a client machine run winSPIRS50 exe Select the Language for the License Agreement and click Next Read the license and click Yes to accept the License Agreement Select a Program Folder in which to install WinSPIRS the default is Program Files WinSPIRS 5 0 and click Next Select the elements you wish to install These are the WinSPIRS Reconfig and ERLedit executables French German and Spanish interfaces You must select the Network Installer option Click Finish to finish the installation This installs the elements you selected in step 4 and where necessary the font Courier LD and runtime libraries Working on each client machine not remotely from the server run the setup exe that is in the server s WinSPIRS directory This version of setup differs from the one in the initial WinSPIRS installation files which won t now be called setup exe This creates a shortcut to the WinSPIRS executable on the server machine and installs fonts and runtime libraries if necessary Configuring WinSPIRS WinSPIRS is installed with a number of default options that determine various settings such as how records are displayed printed and downloaded You can modify these options at any time after installation with the WinSPIRS Reconfiguration progr
81. te Results Show Marked Records Show Options Show Thesaurus History Radio buttons on Thesaurus screen Search Index Thesaurus Table of Contents screens gt Views menu Searches button appears on the button bar Search screen gt File menu Search Index Table of Contents screens Search Index Table of Contents screens gt Records menu Search screen gt Options menu Search screen gt Options menu Search Index screens gt Records menu Search Index Table of Contents Hotlink screens gt Options menu Thesaurus screen gt Options menu Select one of the following then click Search Now Single Term to search only for that term Explode to search for that term and any narrower terms Move to the Search screen Display a list of available databases from which you can select one or more to search Display the record s associated with the highlighted search statement index term or contents heading Display only records from documents held at your library It is only available if your system administrator has set up a library holdings file Indicate the number of records your searches retrieve from each database if you are searching more than one Display the results of each word when you search for a phrase rather than just the results of the phrase Show only the retrieved records you have marked Determine which fields are displayed how field names are displayed and wh
82. te wi Tissue Plasminogen Activator Search Now narrower more specific terms 4 1 Hemostatics Aminocaproic Acids Add to List Antifibrinolytic Agents ES Fibrin Tissue Adhesive Heparin Antagonists Protamines POTEET Vitamin K X gt FIGURE 4 16 Full Tree View showing the broader and narrower terms for kidney The column of numbers on the left side of the tree indicates the level of each term in the tree Broader more general terms are indicated by lower numbers and are listed further left than narrower more specific terms You can search for get information on or add to a list any term in the tree Searching for Thesaurus Terms Using the Thesaurus 4 19 WinSPIRS allows you to search for thesaurus terms directly from the Permuted Index Term Information and Full Tree View screens Once you select a term you can search for it individually or you can add it to a list of thesaurus terms for batch searching To search for thesaurus terms 1 Select any term of interest in the Permuted Index Term Information or Full Tree View screen In the Search Options box choose the type of search you want to perform e Select Single Term to search for the selected term without its narrower terms e Select Explode to search for the selected term along with its narrower more specific terms This is more comprehensive than searching for the term by itself If the th
83. term s to the Search History If you select multiple terms WinSPIRS combines them with the or operator Using the Thesaurus 4 15 Changing Indexes If the database you are searching has more than one index you can change indexes as follows 1 Click Change or choose Change Index from the Options menu WinSPIRS displays the Available Indexes dialog box Available Indexes E xj Available Indexes SF Free Text Index TL LAL IN JN ABH IS ISSN LA LANGUAGE PY PUBLICATION YEAR CC CLASSIFICATION CODE S PO POPULATION AG COMPOSITE AGE GROUP UD UPDATE CODE AN PSYC ABS VOL AND ABS NO JC JOURNAL CODE gt FIGURE 4 12 Selecting an index The Free Text Index is listed first and is the default It indexes the fields listed in parentheses and is a good index to search if you don t want to limit your search to a specific field If you are searching more than one database the indexes that are common to all the databases are listed under the heading UNIVER SAL and unique indexes are listed under the database in which they occur 2 Click on the desired index You can select more than one field specific index by holding down Shift or Ctrl and clicking on the indexes you want to search However the Free Text index can only be searched by itself 3 Click Select to select the index es you want to search and to return to the Index screen The names of the selected indexes appear
84. terms by Using the Index on page 4 12 and Using the Thesaurus on page 4 15 To broaden your search Using Truncation and Wildcards on page 4 4 to retrieve variations of your search terms Combining Terms with Operators on page 4 6 Select broader terms by Using the Index on page 4 12 and Using the Thesaurus on page 4 15 Searching Multiple Databases on page 4 27 Chapter 5 Showing Records Changing Show Options Using Retrieved Records Once you have searched for and retrieved records of interest you have several options including displaying printing and downloading records and marking a subset of records You can also output records in a variety of formats by changing the Show Print and Download options You can show the records retrieved by any of your searches To show records 1 Inthe Search History area click on the search you want to show the search is highlighted 2 Click the Show button to display records for the selected search Records are displayed automatically after each search if you select Automatic Records Display from the Options menu You can turn this option off for faster searching and then show retrieved records as described above You can determine how records are displayed by changing the Retrieved Records Options These options include which fields are displayed how field labels are displayed and whether graphics are displayed within recor
85. tion of the full text record Display all the broader and narrower terms of the current term This is not available for all thesauri Display the list of alternate search terms from the last time you clicked Suggest Display the list of Thesaurus terms you have selected for searching List the currently loaded databases Enlarge the current graphic Shrink the current graphic Sheet 10 of 10 A Add to List 6 1 All Fields 6 1 AND operator 4 6 4 28 authors see hyphenated phrases searching in specific fields Auto Full Screen 5 2 Automatic Records Display 4 3 5 1 6 1 Automatic Subject Lookup See Suggest automatic subject lookup see suggested terms B Boolean operators see operators broadening your search 4 28 broader terms see Thesaurus button bar Database button 6 3 Download button 6 3 Index button 6 5 overview 3 4 Print button 6 6 Searches button 6 8 Thesaurus button 6 9 C changing fonts 5 3 indexes 4 15 6 2 languages 6 5 see also options clearing searches from search history 4 25 6 2 combining search terms 4 4 4 6 4 8 configuring WinSPIRS 2 4 contents see Table of Contents contracting topics 4 23 see also Table of Contents Index conventions see Manual conventions copying text graphics 6 3 D databases full text see Table of Contents Guide to 3 11 6 4 searching multiple 3 2 4 27 4 28 Show Hits Per Database 6 8 selecting 3 2 3 3 title screen illustrated 3 3 V
86. to search Download retrieved records to a floppy or hard disk Save the currently displayed graphic to a floppy or hard disk Note Even if graphics are displayed in the body of the record they must be downloaded separately Determine which fields are downloaded and whether the Search History is included Sheet 3 of 10 6 4 WinSPIRS Commands Use this button command On this screen menu To do this Download Records End of Record Exit Expand Explode Fields to Search Fit to Window Graphic Window Guide Help Hotlink Window Search Index Table of Contents Hotlink screens gt File menu Search Index Table of Contents Hotlink screens gt Records menu File menu Table of Contents screen Button on Thesaurus screen Search screen gt Utilities menu Graphic window gt View menu Views menu Help menu Search Index Thesaurus Table of Contents screens gt Views menu Save the results of your current search to a floppy or hard disk Move to the end of the current record Exit WinSPIRS Expand the highlighted Table of Contents topic Search for an item and any of its narrower terms Display a list of searchable fields in the database s you are searching Resize the displayed graphic to fit in the window It is useful if you have changed the magnification of a graphic or if you have resized the window Bring the open Graphic window to the foregrou
87. to start WinSPIRS The easiest is select WinSPIRS 5 0 from the Start menu Other methods are Double click on winspirs exe in Windows Explorer Run winspirs exe from the Run command in the Taskbar s Start menu 3 2 WinSPIRS Overview Once you launch WinSPIRS you can choose the databases you want to search Selecting a Database If multiple databases are available 1 Click to highlight database 2 Click Add When started WinSPIRS displays a database title screen or database selection screen depending on how many databases are available If you have access to multiple databases WinSPIRS displays the Available Databases dialog Available Databases E xj Select the database or databases you want to use Choose from these Databases Mag CINAHL R Database 1998 2000705 CINAHL R Database 1982 1997 zd Fyecatapj Psychiatry 1999 2002701 PsycLIT 1993 1995 PsycINFO 1998 2000 06 PsycINFO 1996 1997 PsycINFO 1993 1995 xl Selected databases listed here 3 Click OK to accept selection Use these Databases ris re Description Refresh gt Gk Exit Help FIGURE 3 1 Selecting databases Depending on the source and type of available databases this list includes the server names for databases on ERL servers database names and coverage dates if available To select databases from the list 1 Click on the title of the database you want to select To select multiple databases h
88. uality View List HETEROTOPIC Heterotopic Ossification see Ossification Heterotopic Ossification Heterotopic HEXACHLOROPHENE agd b FIGURE 4 14 Permuted Index showing the descriptor phrases in which the term occurs 4 Scroll through the Permuted Index It lists all the descriptor phrases in which each controlled vocabulary term occurs You can get information and search for any term of interest and you can add Getting Information about a Thesaurus Term Notes related terms Using the Thesaurus 4 17 terms to a list for batch searching The WinSPIRS Thesaurus includes a Term Information section which provides details about a selected thesaurus term The information provided depends on the database you are searching It often includes a definition scope notes previous indexing terms and related broader and narrower terms To get information about a thesaurus term 1 Ifnecessary look up a term in the Thesaurus as described on page 4 17 2 Click on a term in the Permuted Index 3 Click Term Information WinSPIRS displays the Term Information screen y WinSPIRS 5 00 The CINAHL R Database E loj x File Edit Utilities Options Views Help P4 Searches E Index Content WD Database Print lil Download IB thesaurus Thesaurus hespan Look Up Term Information Iroxyethyl Starch erm Information EFINITION OF TERM 1991 Before 1991 see under PLASMA SUBSTITUTES Back ised
89. uide from the Help menu 3 12 WinSPIRS Overview For each loaded database you will see two entries in the Guide submenu WinSPIRS Help Index Using the Thesaurus WinSPIRS Basics Menu Help Help on Help CO 6 About WinSPIRS 2 CINAHL Fields License agreement FIGURE 3 8 A typical Guide submenu The first choice displays a list of all topics covered in the database guide The second choice displays all the fields in the database Some of the topics typically included in the guide in addition to the fields are an introduction to the database sample searches lists of special codes and a list of stopwords Ending a Search Session When you are finished searching you can either exit WinSPIRS or restart to leave it ready for the next user To exit WinSPIRS choose Exit from the File menu To restart choose Restart In either case you are given the opportunity to save marked records or your search history before closing WinSPIRS Chapter 4 searching with WinSPIRS You can search for records in a variety of ways depending on your search concepts the database you are searching and your preference The first part of this chapter illustrates the various techniques of using the Search screen e Performing a Simple Search e Valid Search Statements e Using Truncation and Wildcards e Searching for Hyphenated Phrases e Using Parentheses e Combining Terms with Operators e Searching in Specific Fields e
90. utton on Search Index screens Search screen gt Views menu Button on the Thesaurus screen Button on the Thesaurus screen Select which printer to use page orientation and paper size See your Windows documentation for details on Print Setup options Expand the Retrieved Records area Choose Reset Thesaurus to clear the term list and Thesaurus history and return the Thesaurus to its startup condition Reset all options to their defaults clear the Search History and restart WinSPIRS Re enter the text of the highlighted search in the Search text entry area Edit the statement and search again without retyping the entire statement Save your search history to a floppy or hard disk for later use On the Search screen it searches for the term you typed in the Search text entry area On the Index screen it copies the highlighted index term to the Search screen and searches for the term Expand the Search History area Search for the Thesaurus terms you have added to the Term List Copy the highlighted thesaurus term to the Search screen and searches for the term Depending on the database you may be prompted to add one or more subheadings to the term before searching Sheet 7 of 10 6 8 WinSPIRS Commands Use this button command On this screen menu To do this Search Options Searches Select Database Show Show Held Titles Only Show Hits Per Database Show Intermedia
91. variants 4 3 4 4 from retrieved records 5 4 hyphenated phrases 4 3 4 4 limit fields 4 10 4 11 multiple databases 4 27 4 28 narrowing and broadening your search 4 28 numbers 4 3 operators 4 4 4 6 4 8 options 2 5 parentheses 4 4 4 5 quotes 4 3 reusing previous searches 4 4 Search screen overview 3 6 4 2 semi colons 4 4 stopwords 4 13 suggested terms 4 11 6 9 6 10 truncation and wildcards 4 3 4 4 4 28 see also Index search history Table of Contents Thesaurus selecting databases 3 2 3 3 Index terms 4 14 indexes 4 15 terms from records 5 4 Thesaurus terms 4 19 6 1 see also changing marking semi colons 4 4 showing All Fields 6 1 Automatic Records Display 4 3 5 1 6 1 fonts 5 3 graphics 5 2 5 7 5 9 Make Default Fields 5 2 6 5 marked records 6 8 options 5 1 6 8 records 6 8 in Hotlink window 5 4 in Index 4 13 in Search screen 4 3 5 1 in sorted order 5 3 in Table of Contents 4 23 Show Held Titles Only 6 8 Show Hits Per Database 6 8 Show Intermediate Results 4 3 6 8 Split Screen 6 9 Thesaurus history 6 8 trees in Thesaurus 4 18 see also viewing SilverLinker configuring 2 6 displaying links 5 6 SilverPlatter Information 1 2 software requirements 2 2 sorting records 5 3 6 9 SPLHA see library holdings Split Screen 6 9 Start of Record 6 9 starting WinSPIRS 3 1 stopwords 4 13 subheadings 4 20 suggested terms 6 9 exploding 4 12 searching for 4 11 View Last Suggestions 6 10 Synchr

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