Keyword searching - With a keyword search you look for a word, no matter where that word appears. If you like, you canspecify that the word be in a particular field (e.g. the title, author, or subject), but it can be in any position (beginning, middle, or end).
Refining or Narrowing your results
Check the database for ways to sort, refine or narrow your results:
Check the record where your search terms matched. The best matches for topics are in fields like Subject or Title. Search specific fields if there is an Advanced or Expert search option.
Use Subject Headings or Descriptors if available to increase the relevancy of your results
Add another concept to your search using the Boolean operator “AND”
Below is what the results of the above search look like in the Web of Science:
Research Tip: When you find a good article, use it to find others.
Getting the Full-Text
Sometimes the database you are searching also provides full text journals. In this case you may see below or next to the citation a 'Full-Text' link to the article.
If you do not see a Full-Text link, this does not always mean we don't have the article. It may be available from another source. In this case, to determine if Trent has the full-text of an article, click on the Omni icon. This icon can be seen near each citation in a database.
If an article is not available, you can request an InterLibrary Loan (ILL) through RACER. Keep in mind articles via ILL are not available overnight, so this service is only useful if you have enough time to receive the article before your project is due. We recommend that you allow 7-10 days. For more information and to register for an account please go to the RACER web site.
The premier index to journal articles in nursing and allied health. For example CINAHL searches, see Finding Article Tips in the Nursing & Health Sciences Subject Guide.
The MEDLINE database through Ovid, searchable along with other Ovid databases. MEDLINE contains a broad range of medical topics relating to research, clinical practice, administration, policy issues, and health care services. Produced by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
PubMed® comprises more than 36 million citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books. Citations may include links to full text content from PubMed Central and publisher web sites.
Below is only a selection of books in the Library. Please search the Library Catalogue for many other books in this subject area.
Dr. Chris Furgal, an associate professor with Trent University's Indigenous Environmental Studies Program, is one of three producers of Utsuk: A Story of Fat, a documentary about the relationships between environmental change, marine fats and Inuit health. Watch the full documentary here: http://www.utsukfilm.ca/. Dr. Christ Furgal is also the co-founder/director of the Nasiwik Centre for Inuit Health and Changing Environments.