Advanced Search
If you have a long search strategy, it is often best to search for terms separately. This is because if you accidentally mistype something you won't realise as you're still getting lots of results from the other terms. If you want to combine terms without having to use a long string, you can do this in Advanced Search.
Ensure you have SmartSearch toggled to on in order to see the Advanced Search option and the tools below
Fielded Search
Build up your search on separate lines so that it's easier to see how you are combining your terms without long strings with multiple brackets. You can also specify exactly which fields of a record to search within, like title, author, abstract or publication name, allowing for more precise results by targeting keywords in specific locations within the article's reference.
As long as you are not searching All Fields, you can do proximity searching. Find out more about how to do this on our tips for keyword searching page.
Query Builder
If you are doing a long search then we often recommend that you search for your terms separately. Otherwise, you might not realise that you have misspelled one of your words. The Query Builder can be found towards the bottom of the Advanced Search page. You should be able to see your previous searches. Click next to the lines that you want to use and click on Combine Sets to choose AND or OR.
Cited Reference Search
To see how often an article has been cited, you can search for it in basic search see the citation searching page for details.
Use the Cited References tab to find examples where you weren't sure of the article name. The default option is Cited Work which will search the journal title or book title. You may also search on Cited Year(s), Cited Volume, Cited Issue, Cited Pages, Cited Title, or Cited DOI.
