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Navigating CINAHL

To better help you understand the CINAHL interface, this site provides you with interactive images of major screens found within the database.

To learn more about a specific interface, click on the links listed beneath the heading "Active Buttons". Each link will open a new window with a graphic of the screen you have selected. When you move your mouse over the graphic, pop-up windows will appear, describing specific features and functionalities found within the CINAHL interface.



NOTE: ALL EXAMPLES WILL OPEN IN A NEW WINDOW.

About CINAHL Navigation

Determining where you are in the CINAHL database is easy! Navigation is based on buttons. You can figure out where you are by noting which button is yellow and which button is white. The yellow button indicates the active screen.

The CINAHL database offers a wide variety of search options. However, you must first know where to look! In order to offer a greater knowledge of CINAHL, we have provided some screen shots with mouse overs that give you hints regarding the function of each of the primary buttons in the CINAHL interface.

Active Buttons

Keyword: When this option is selected the search engine looks for the terms entered in the Search Screen. Keywords appear highlighted in the Result List, Full Record, and Full Text (if available).

Publications: Selecting this button allows you to search the database of publications indexed in the CINAHL database. It can be searched in three different ways: alphabetical, by subject or by subject and description.

CINAHL Headings: This is the database of the subject headings assigned to citations in the database. Use this section to identify the subject headings for the terms that you are searching for.

Cited References: This is the database of the subject headings assigned to citations in the database. Use this section to identify the subject headings for the terms that you are searching for.

Indexes: This option allows a searcher to browse the various indexes in the database such as author name, affiliation, language, publication type and most of the fields indexed in the database.

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