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)