Individual consultations may be requested for assistance with database selections, search methodologies and output formats. Specialized support is provided for:
- Setting up Auto Alerts or current awareness searches
- Conducting animal alternative searches to meet USDA and UAMS IACUC requirements
- Using the RefWorks citation management software
- Educational search strategy consultations are available for all students
Training
- One-on-one training in the use of specific databases, resources, and/or features
- Small group classes on site
Benefits to You
- Save valuable clinical and research hours
- Receive customized search strategies and focused results
- Request customized output options for search results (including importable data for RefWorks or other citation management software).
Situations Where You Might Request an Expert Search
- Clinical / Patient Care Cases
- Evidence-based Information
- Research / Grants (Recommended for any human clinical trials)
- Presentations / Conferences
- Publication Preparation
- Adherence to Federal Regulations for Protocols
*1) Some of the journal article content duplicates other resources, such as PubMed or Web of Science; 2) there is no publicly-available list identifying resources searched by the GS web crawlers nor is there transparency regarding years of coverage within the GS data sets; 3) the GS “advanced” search features are more primitive than those of our subscription databases; 4)There is therefore a low signal-to-noise ratio for the results (i.e., results in the thousands with many non-relevant items)