Worth every penny especially for busy people who know how to search effectively but don’t have time to use lots of different databases – yours always does the job.
- Anonymous response to MIDIRS Reference Database survey,
February 2012
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MIDIRS Reference Database takes the pain out of searching for research materials by scouring our database of almost 200,000 article abstracts at the click of a button. In an instant you can comprehensively review the midwifery landscape.
Search wide-ranging information resources that include over 500 medical journals and complementary resources – everything from Cochrane reviews to the latest news.
Each search provides you with a list of bibliographic references and article abstracts that help you decide if this resource fits your needs – gone is the disappointment of discovering that promising article is completely irrelevant!
Access an archive of over 1,300 full-text original MIDIRS Midwifery Digest articles, dating back to 1991.
Select from over 560 prepared literature searches to view lists of resources grouped under useful headings.
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Search Tips
Top techniques to help you get the most out of the Database…
1. Truncation‘Truncation’ enables you to retrieve articles containing variations of a search term by using an * (asterisk). Simply enter the first few letters (or stem) of your search term followed by the asterisk. For example, breast* will retrieve breastfeeding, breastfed and breastfeed; midwi* will retrieve midwife, midwifery and midwives.
2. Boolean
‘Boolean’ searches allow you to combine words and phrases using the words AND, OR and NOT in order to limit, broaden or define your search.
• Use AND to narrow your search and include only articles containing both terms (eg vitamin D AND pregnancy)
• Use OR to widen your search and include articles containing either term (eg Down syndrome OR trisomy 21)
• Use NOT to exclude terms (eg postpartum haemorrhage NOT developing countries)
3. ProximityPlace terms in speech marks to ensure they appear next to each other in your search. For example, a search for health and safety will retrieve records containing these two words anywhere in the record, so you may find an article on the safety of aromatherapy in labour that also mentions the health of the mother. However, a search for “health and safety” will retrieve records containing these words together as a phrase.
4. Field SearchingThe Advanced Search option on the Reference Database provides you with a high level of control over your searches. You can search by year, author, article title and other categories, add up to five rows of search terms, and even prefix each row with a drop-down AND/OR option.
5. Pre-planYou might think you know exactly what you’re looking for, but a few minutes spent jotting down your requirements can help you refine your topic and pin down some keywords. Say you’re interested in water birth outcomes, for instance. Do you want information on premature deliveries or term only? Are you interested in water’s analgesic qualities? Do you want to know if water temperature has an impact on outcome? Asking questions of your topic can save you time and spare you frustration!
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