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  • Type your search query into the search box. The drop down list offers suggestions for you to use or you can use your own search words.
  • Search results are ranked by relevance and the search terms used are highlighted in the results
  • Refine your search results by the following criteria: full text, format type, content type, publication year, subject term, author, editor, location.
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Hint: When searching for an author, type the author’s surname in first.

Note: " " (speech marks) indicate that a phrase search will be carried out, e.g . “dementia care”

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Social Care Online Standard Search Guide

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  • Advanced search allows you to build up complex search queries, save searches, export search results and set up email alerts.

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Social Care Online Advanced Search Guide

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Each record has a symbol to indicate the type of resource it is and if it freely available or not.

Free resource

Journal articles: Articles from journals (peer-reviewed and non peer reviewed), magazines and newsletters.

Books: Books and reports available in print or online via the internet. Includes commercially published material, government publications, research reports, pamphlets, and briefing papers.

Digital media: Multi-media and none print media eg. SCIE SCTV films, e-learning material and interactive online resources. CDs and DVDs are also included.

Journal: Journal records provide a short description of the coverage of a title and provide a link to the home page of the journal, magazine or newsletter when available.

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