Simple and Advanced Search

To search library catalogs and bibliographic databases, Citavi offers two kinds of online search: simple and advanced. Most of the time, the simple online search is all you need.

Simple online search lets you search all fields (which fields this includes varies by information provider). You can also search for a specific author or by title. You can also restrict the year range.

Advanced online search lets you search all available fields individually. You can enter search terms in multiple fields and group them with parentheses and operators. This option lets you create very precise searches.

Different information providers offer different search options. One might only offer search by keyword and author, while another offers a dozen fields. Some information providers permit wildcards (for example, democra* to find democrat, democracy, democratic, etc.) while others don't.

Performing a Simple Online Search

1.In the Reference Editor, click Online search in the toolbar.

2.Select the checkboxes for the information providers you want to search. If the one you want isn't listed, refer to Selecting Information Providers to add it.

3.Enter your search term.

a.To find works on a subject, type keywords into the All fields field.

b.To find the work of an author, type the name into the Author field.

c.To restrict to a span of time, click to select the appropriate Year range.

4.Click Search to begin the search.

5.Select the checkboxes next to the search results you want to add to your project. If you want to add them all, you can skip this step.

6.Click Add to project. A dialog with options appears. Choose the appropriate options and click OK.

7.The search results are applied as a selection. When you are done, click Cancel selection to show all references.

Hint: Sometimes, an information provider may use a different reference type from Citavi. If you suspect that references you imported contain bibliographic information that is not being displayed, you can check by showing all fields. In the Reference Editor, on the Reference tab, click More fields. If you always want to see all the information available, select the Show all non-empty fields on the Reference tab automatically checkbox.

Performing an Advanced Online Search

1.In the Reference Editor, click Online search.

1.Select the checkboxes for the information providers you want to search. If the one you want isn't listed, refer to Selecting Information Providers to add it.

2.Click Advanced online search.

2.Select a field to search (for example, in PubMed, the MeSH Terms field) and type your search term (for example, measles).

3.Add more fields if necessary (for example, in PubMed, another MeSH Terms field for disease outbreaks and Year for 2010).

4.Type parentheses and select Boolean operators (AND, NOT, or OR) to structure the search logic if necessary.

5.Click Search to begin the search.

6.Select the checkboxes next to the search results you want to add to your project. If you want to add them all, you can skip this step.

7.Click Add to project. A dialog with options appears. Choose the appropriate options and click OK.

8.The search results are applied as a selection. When you are done, click Cancel selection to show all references

 

Examples of Advanced Searches

•PubMed
MeSH terms = measles AND MeSH terms = disease outbreaks AND (year = 2008 OR year = 2009 OR year = 2010)

 

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