This page brings together documents containing basic information about searching with native interfaces, to support the transition by NHS librarians of advanced literature searching from the Healthcare Databases Advanced Search (HDAS) to native interfaces.
HDAS alternatives for NHS Libraries
Native interface searching support materials
Pre-recorded training by publishers:
Advanced searching on OVID Searching OVID slides by BSUH LKS
Recordings of publishers training for the Early Adopters Project:
Field codes in five most used biomedical literature searching databases
East of England NHS Libraries and University of Cambridge Medical Library page with resources supporting the transition to native interfaces.
Health Education England's (HEE) Knowledge for Healthcare blog summarizes guidance on expert searching with native interfaces.
Note: The information in documents is provided "as is," with no pretensions of completeness, accuracy or timeliness, thus without any guarantees. An advanced searcher will always double-check and satisfy him or herself that the search tools and methods used are fit for purpose.
For corrections and additions please email igor.brbre@nhs.net
Last updated: 12 November 2020