Databases on CSA Illumina

As with the EBSCOHost platform, the library has chosen to default to the Advanced Screen on the CSA Illumina platform. You will see the same basic features - Boolean operators, selection of descriptors, limiters, and other choices. Once you are familliar with EBSCOHost, you'll find it quite easy to move from one database to another. The majority of the features are simply in a different place on the screen.

The one feature I'd like to highlight is the "History/Combine Searches" feature, which is a different description for something you can do on the EBSCOHost platform, but which you may not recognize as being quite the same thing. This features takes your saved searches and literally combines them. When you open the feature, you'll notice, under the search box, the statement "Search Tips: (#3 or #2) and new term." This allows you to take your searches and enhance them.

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