MICR 3700: Medical Microbiology

You can use AND, OR, and NOT to build a search phrase that helps narrow or broaden your search results.

• AND: Narrows your search and retrieves results that include both terms you are searching.
  • I.e., birds AND "wind farms"
• OR: Broadens your search and retrieves items that include both terms.
  • I.e., birds OR raptors
• NOT: Narrows your search and excludes items with a certain term.
  • I.e., birds NOT raptors

You can also use " " quotation marks and ( ) parenthesis to build your search.

• " " Quotation marks will tell OneSearch when you are looking for a phrase and keeps two or more terms together.
  • I.e., By putting " " quotation marks around the phrase "wind farms" OneSearch will know to only look for the two terms together.
• ( ) Parenthesis put your search words into sets. It's particularly useful when you are using AND, OR, or NOT.
  • I.e., (Birds OR raptors) and "wind farms"

This infographic describes what peer-reviewed articles are and where to find them. An accessible description is provided as well.

Peer-Reviewed Articles are...

• Papers written by experts in a subject area
• Reviewed by experts in that same subject area
• Include citations and bibliographies

Primary Research Papers are peer-reviewed articles that report original research conducted by the author.

Secondary Research Papers are peer-reviewed articles that review, analyze, or interpret other studies. One example is a literature review.

Journals

Articles are found in journals (i.e., Nature or Cell) which:

• Typically are published in intervals like magazines
• Contain multiple articles in one issue
• Focus on specific subject areas

Databases

Journal articles can often be found in databases. Databases such as Scopus or Pubmed can:

• Include many different journals
• May focus on a specific subject or topic
• May provide full-text access to the article immediately or the citation for it