Basic Search in Dialog

Walk-though of using Dialog Basic Search mode, to do a simple search. This video shows selecting databases, entering a search using Dialog syntax, and running the search. For more detailed understanding of database selection and Dialog syntax, we recommend watching the other short “Getting Started on Dialog” videos on these topics; but this video will give you an overview of the process. This video also shows how to use the Medical Synonyms function, to easily improve searches on medical topics. Use these timestamps if you want to skip to, or repeat a particular section:

0:00 Intro and Outline
0:15 Dialog’s 3 search modes
0:47 Selecting Databases (Industry Icons)
1:12 Entering search (with syntax tips on OR, parentheses, truncation, and NEAR connector)
3:00 Running search
3:30 Review of steps
3:52 Medical synonyms search
5:09 Summary and Additional Resources