The Cochrane Library on Wiley InterScience

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to discover the best single source of reliable
evidence for healthcare decision-making

Go to www.thecochranelibrary.com
to discover the best single source of reliable
evidence for healthcare decision-making

The Cochrane Library on Wiley InterScience
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (Cochrane Reviews)
Cochrane Systematic Reviews investigate the effects of interventions for prevention, treatment andrehabilitation in a healthcare setting.
The database also Includes the full text of systematic reviews of empirical methodological studies(Method Reviews) prepared by The Cochrane Collaboration.
If there is no review on a specific topic, the other databases in The Cochrane Library will provide
information on other good quality reviews and randomized trials.

Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effects (Other Reviews)
Complements The Cochrane Reviews by quality-assessing and summarising reviews which have not been
carried out by The Cochrane Collaboration. DARE is unique in that it is the only database to contain abstracts ofsystematic reviews that have been quality assessed.

Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (Clinical Trials)
Includes details of published articles taken from bibliographic databases and other published resources. Therecords include the title of the article, information on where it was published and, in many cases, the abstract.

Cochrane Methodology Register (Methods Studies)
Presents a bibliography of publications that report on methods used when conducting controlled trials. It includes
journal articles, books and conference proceedings. Articles are taken from MEDLINE and from hand-searches.

Health Technology Assessment Database (Technology Assessments)
Brings together details of completed and ongoing health technology assessments (studies of the medical, social,ethical and economic implications of healthcare interventions) from around the world.

NHS Economic Evaluation Database (Economic Evaluations)
NHS EED assists decision-makers by systematically identifying economic evaluations from around the world,
appraising their quality and highlighting their relative strengths and weaknesses.

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Step 1: First visit
It is useful to register with Wiley InterScience, as it offers anumber of benefits, and allows you to save searches.
1. To register go to: www.thecochranelibrary.com
2. C lick on Log In (top right of your screen); this will takeyou to the Wiley InterScience Home page.
3. C lick on the Register Now Link (top right hand side ofyour screen).

4. Fill in the details as instructed and press Submit
5. You will receive an e-mail asking you to click on the linkprovided to authenticate your registration. You must do
this within 24 hours of receiving the e-mail.

Fill in the details as instructed and press Submit

Step 2: Accessing The Cochrane Library
Go to Search box, select Publication Titles, type Cochrane and press Go.
Now click on The CochraneLibrary link.
TIP: If you click on Save Title to My Profile, the nexttime you log onto Wiley InterScience(http://.www.interscience.wiley.com, simply click on
Titles to go directly to The Cochrane Library.

You are now on The Cochrane Library home pageand your name appears at the top of the screen.

Step 3: Browse The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (Cochrane Reviews):
Use the Browse function to view Cochrane Reviews by Topic, New Reviews,
Updated Reviews, in alphabetical order or by Review Group3

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Displaying all new Cochrane Reviews and Protocols

All reviews have a key to quickly identify
their status; full Review, Protocol, New,
Updated or Withdrawn.

Use the links provided to browse The Cochrane
Systematic Reviews by other criteria:• New Reviews (if you only want to view new CochraneReviews)• Updated Reviews (if you want to check the updates on
exiting reviews)• A-Z (to display a list of all reviews in alphabetical order)• By Review Group (to see all the reviews written by aspecific Cochrane Review Group for example The Eyes
and Vision Review Group)

Step 4: Browse the other resources in The Cochrane Library
You can also browse the other databases by clicking on the links provided.

Step 5: Search The Cochrane Library
The Cochrane Library allows for a number of different search types, designed toallow you to be as broad, or as narrow as your information requirements dictate.

Quick Search
To perform a quick search, simply enter your search term in the Search box. By default the search is by Title, Abstract or Keywords, but you can select other options
by clicking on the pull-down menu.

4Step 6: Advanced Search
The advanced search allows you to refine your search in a number of ways.
1) You can use the pull-down menus to limit
your search by fields (Full text, Title, Author,
Abstract, Keywords, Tables, Publication Type,Source and DOI). Each search box supports
common search commands, including wild cards(asterisks), Boolean operators (AND, OR, NOT),
nesting using parenthetical brackets, and phrase
searching using quotation marks.
2) You can refine your search by selecting thedatabases you would like to search. Select one
or more titles by clicking the boxes.
4) You can also refine your search by the type ofrecords you would like to search. The default isAll Records.

3) You can specify search terms in the boxes provided,
which may be combined by selecting “AND”, “OR” and“NOT” from accompanying pull-down menus on the left.

You can toggle between results listed for thedifferent databases in The Cochrane Libraryhere.

Restrict your search resultsby Review or Protocol here.

There are 25 results per page; go tomore results using these links

Use these links to Save orEdit your search.

Use these links to sort your search results by Title, Match%,or Year.

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If you want to save your search, you can do so by selecting the Save Search button.
The “Saved Searches” page allows you to manage and view searches you have previously saved.

You can also activate alerts. Click Activate Alert to be alerted by e-mail on any new or updated record relevant to yoursearch.

Step 7: MeSH Search
To activate a MeSH search, click on the MeSH search link in your search box.

Shows the hierarchy
and allows to view a tree
structure of related terms.

Helps you select appropriate
MeSH headings.

Provides a clear definition of
the MeSH term.

Step 8: Search History
Search History provides a history of your searches in your current session of The Cochrane Library.

Your searches are numbered #1, #2 and so on. Tocombine them enter the # symbol followed by the searchnumber.
If you want to save your searches for future use in othersessions, you can either use the Save Search function,or you can use the Save Search
Strategy function.

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Your combined search comes up in yourSearch History.
NB: You can save the whole record of Search History by clicking on the Save Search Strategy button

Step 9: Navigate your way around an article
When you open a Review in The Cochrane Library, it appears in frames.
A table of contents appears on the left of the screen. You cannavigate directly to a section by clicking on it.
The title indicates thestatus of the article[Review] or [Protocol].

Header material includes the DOI (DigitalObject Identifier), when the article wasfirst published, the date of the most recent
substantive amendment and the correct
method of citing the article.
You can choose to export thecitation for this article from thisTable Of Contents.
You can also link to figures andtables associated with the article.

You can open, print and save PDFs of Reviews using the PDF link at the top of the Table of Contents.

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Step 10: Additional features of The Cochrane Library through Wiley InterScience include:•links to MEDLINE Abstracts and ISI Web of Science®
• Easy navigation from a reference in a review to the cited journal article• Wiley InterScience alerting services based on keywords, authors and other parameters enabling you to stay well informed ofupdates in your field• Links from many CENTRAL records to the corresponding record in PubMed

Step 11: Further learning
You can take part in an instructor-led virtual training session on The Cochrane Library http://interscience.wiley.com/training
or access self-paced online tutorials www.interscience.wiley.com/tutorials.
You can also download user guides in several
languages from the Help page on
www.thecochranelibrary.com as well as
brochures and Powerpoint presentations.

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