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Searching by Keyword, Index Term and More
January 2017
Examples on APA PsycNET®, EBSCOhost, Ovid, and ProQuest
Searching by Keyword, Index Term and More
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Searching by Keyword, Index Term and More
• Keywords = brief phrases assigned by author, publisher or APA staff o For researchers new to a topic, using natural language searching
• Index Terms = terms chosen from the PsycINFO Thesaurus by APA staff o For focused researchers who want to quickly find all items about a concept
• Classification = descriptive terms representing subfields of psychology and
related disciplines selected by APA staffo Can be used along with a keyword or index term to distinguish between synonyms
or research perspectives
• MeSH = Medical Subject Headings from a list used in the PubMed database;
about 30% of PsycINFO records also appear in PubMedo For researchers in a medical area or who are already familiar with MeSH
Four Types of Vocabulary
APA PsycNET® Search
Select from the dropdown menu to
search by Keywords, Index Terms,
or MeSH.
For best results, you will need to
look up exact Index Terms and
MeSH to use.
The Term Finder thesaurus tool at
the top of the page can help you find
Index Terms for your search.
Tools to find MeSH terms can be
found on the NLM site.
Advanced Search Options
APA PsycNET®
Select a value for
PsycINFO Classification in
the Only Show Content
Where section.
Advanced Search Limits
APA PsycNET®
Results Page Limits
APA PsycNET®
Select limits from the search results page, such as Index Term or PsycINFO®
Classification.
Within the record, these four
types of vocabulary are
located next to each other.
You may notice some
overlapping terms.
Major, or more important,
Index Terms for the record
are noted with a *.
Index Terms and PsycINFO
Classification are
hyperlinked to run a search
within PsycINFO for each
term.
Vocabulary in the PsycINFO Record
APA PsycNET®
Please note that MeSH terms are not
present in every PsycINFO record.
MeSH terms in the
PsycINFO record are
hyperlinked to run a search
for the term on PubMed, in
a new pop-up window.
Please note that MeSH
terms are not present in
every PsycINFO record.
MeSH Linking from the PsycINFO Record
APA PsycNET®
EBSCOhost Search
Select from the dropdown menu to search by DE
Subjects [exact], MA MeSH Subject Heading, or
KW Keywords.
(SU Subjects searches Keywords and Subjects
[exact] together.)
For best results, you will need to look up exact
Subjects and MeSH to use.
The Thesaurus tool at the top of the page can
help you find Subjects [exact] for your search.
Tools to find MeSH terms can be found on the
NLM site.
Advanced Search Options
EBSCOhost
Select a value for Classification
Codes in the Limit your results
section.
Advanced Search Limits
EBSCOhost
Results Page Limits
EBSCOhost
Select limits from the search results
page, such as Subject: Major
Heading or Classification.
(The Subject limit includes Subject:
Major Heading as well as Keywords.)
Within the record, these four types
of vocabulary are located near each
other. You may notice some
overlapping terms.
Major, or more important, Subjects
for the record are noted with a *.
Subjects are hyperlinked to run a
search within PsycINFO for each
term.
Vocabulary in the PsycINFO Record
EBSCOhost
Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
terms in the PsycINFO record are
hyperlinked to run a search for the
term on PubMed, in a new tab.
Please note that MeSH terms are
not present in every PsycINFO
record.
MeSH Linking from the PsycINFO Record
EBSCOhost
Ovid Search
On the Multi-Field Search page,
select from the dropdown menu
to search by Key Concepts,
MeSH, or Subject Headings.
Advanced Search Options
Ovid
For best results, you will need to
look up exact Subject Headings
and MeSH to use.
The Thesaurus, located under
Search Tools, can help you find
Subject Headings for your
search.
Tools to find MeSH terms can be
found on the NLM site.
Thesaurus Tool
Ovid
On the Multi-Field Search screen, click
the Edit Limits button to add limits to
the search page.
Advanced Search Limits
Ovid
Check off a limit, such as PsycINFO
Classification Code, and click
Customize Limits.
Back on the search page, you
can use this newly added limit as
part of your search.
Advanced Search Limits
Ovid
Results Page Limits
Ovid
Select limits from the search results
page, such as Subject.
Vocabulary in the PsycINFO Record
Ovid
Within the record, these different
types of vocabulary are located near
each other. You may notice some
overlapping terms.
Major, or more important, Subject
Headings for the record are noted
with a *.
Key Concepts, Subject Headings,
and PsycINFO Classification Code
are hyperlinked to run a search
within PsycINFO for each term.
MeSH terms will be displayed on Ovid’s pla
tform soon!
Please note that MeSH terms will not pr
esent in every PsycINFO record.
ProQuest Search
Select from the dropdown
menu to search by Identifier
(keyword), or Major
subject.
Select a value for
Classification in the More
search options section.
For best results, you will
need to look up exact Major
subjects using the
Thesaurus tool at the top of
the page.
Advanced Search Options
ProQuest
Select limits from the search
results page, such as Subject or
Classification.
(This Subject limit includes
thesaurus terms as well as
keywords.)
Results Page Limits
ProQuest
Within the record, these four different types of
vocabulary are located near each other. You
may notice some overlapping terms.
More important Subjects are noted with a
(major).
Subject and Classification are hyperlinked to
run a search within PsycINFO for each term.
Please note that MeSH terms are not present
in every PsycINFO record.
Vocabulary in the
PsycINFO Record
ProQuest
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