How to Search the Catalog

How to Search the Journ= al Article Index

Use of: & =3D AND / =3D OR ! =3D NOT [Use symbols instead of letters]

Type of Search

Example

How

Single Field:

Keyword

1. Retrieve rec= ords containing “back pain”

· Type back pain in the Keyword q= uery box;

· Click on [Submit Query] or press Enter.

2. Find records= containing either “headache” or “migraine”

· Type headache / migr= aine in the box;=

· Click on [Submit Query] or press Enter.

3. Search for i= tems on treating “shoulder pain” with acupuncture

· Type shoulder pain &= amp; acupuncture in the query box;

· Click on [Submit Query] or press Enter.

Single Field:

Subject

[Note: The term entered must match the term in the subject in= dex. If not sure, click on the Word Wheel to browse the index]

1. An intern in= the OCOM Clinic hopes to find materials on “mental disorders” for her research project.

[Note: In this case, searching Keyword field will also work]

· Click on [Word Wheel];

· Type mental in the box, clic= k on [Go to] or press Enter;

·         Select/click on the term,

·         Click on [Paste];

·         Click on [Close] (close the window box);

·         Click on [Submit Query]

[Note: You may type the term in the query box instead of brow= sing the index if the term you use matches the one in the index]

2. Dr. Care loo= ks for items on the subjects of “arthritis” or “diabetes”= ; to prepare for a CAM conference presentat= ion.

[Note: In this case, searching Keyword field will also work]

· Click on [Word Wheel];

· Type arthritis in the box, clic= k on [Go to] or press Enter;

· Select/click on the term;

· Click on [Paste];

· Type diabetes= in the box, clic= k on [Go to] or press Enter;

· Select/click on the term;

· Click on [Paste];

· Click on [Close];

· Click on [Submit Query]

[Note: You may type the terms separated by / in the query box instead of browsing the index if the terms you use match the ones in the index]

Single Field:

Modalities

[Note: The term entered must match the term in the modality index. If not sure, click on Word Wheel to browse the index]

Master Spirit would like to review some journal articles on Qigong for his Qigong retreat at the foot of the <= st1:PlaceType w:st=3D"on">Mt. Tabor.

· Click on [Word Wheel];

· Type q= i in the bo= x, click on [Go to] or press Enter;

· Select/click on the term;

· Click on [Paste];

· Click on [Close];

· Click on [Submit Query]

[Note: You may type the term in the query box instead of brow= sing the index if the term you use matches the one in the index]

Single Field

Herb/Herbal Formu= las

[Note: The herb and formulas index is in Pin Yin. If not sure about spelling, click on Word Wheel to browse the index.]

A first-year student at OCOM needs to find a journal article = on Chai Hu, an herb of her interest, to complete an assignment for her herb class.=

· Type c= hai hu in the Herb query= box,

· Click on [Submit Query] or press Enter.

· Click on [Word Wheel] to browse the herb index if not s= ure about spelling.

Single Field:

Author=

[If not sure about the author name, click on Word Wheel to br= owse the index]

Dr. Heart looks for articles written by = Zhenbo Li, a faculty member of OCOM.

· Type z= henbo li in the Author query box;

· Click on [Submit Query] or press Enter.

[Note: For Roman language names, type last name first]=

Single Field:

Article Title

· Note: Search Article Title field only when you are sure about the exact title, otherwise, search Keyword field instead.

Multiple Field (1)

Keyword +

Pub Date

An OCOM doctoral student intends to do a review of journal literature published in the last ten years on “hypertension.”=

· Type hypertension in the Keyword box;

· Type 1995:2005 in Pub Date query box;

· Click on [Submit Query]

Multiple Field (2)

Subject + Modalit= y

[Note: Multiple field search can be creative; you may combine= two or more fields or as many terms in your search as long as the right operators, AND (&), OR (/), NOT (!) are being used correctly]

The OCOM Research Department searches for journal articles on “endometriosis” or “infertility” both male or female treated with Chinese herbs or acupuncture.

· Click on [Word Wheel] of Subject field;

· Type endo= metriosis, click on [Go to] or press Enter;=

· Select/click on the term;

· Click on [Paste];

· Repeat the same steps to paste infertility; inferti= lity female, infertility male into the query box;

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· Click on [Word Wheel] of Modality field;

· Type acupunctur= e, click on [Go to] or press Enter;

· Find and select acupunc= ture therapy;

· Click on [Paste];

· Browse the list to find drugs, = Chinese herbal—therapeutic use

· Select/click on the term;

· Click on [Paste]

· Click on [Close];

· Click on [Submit Query]

[Note: You may type the terms separated by / in the relevant = query box instead of browsing the index if the terms you use match the ones in = the index]

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Note: The above Mul= tiple Field search examples require the AND operator as the default.