Answered By: Tim Leonard
Last Updated: Sep 26, 2021     Views: 147

In some subject areas, like health or psychology, you may need to find clinical trials, evidence based practice or papers that use specific methodologies like a meta-analysis or longitudinal study.

Discover@Bolton is great for finding journal articles across a broad range of subjects, but can't limit results to clinical trials or specific methodologies. For this you would need to use a Subject Database. 

You can find a full list of available databases via our A-Z of Databases. Or visit your Subject Guide to find the databases relevant to your subject area.

This isn't a complete list, but here are a few examples of how Subject Databases can help you find specific kinds of articles. 

 

CINAHL

The advanced search on CINAHL allows you to limit your search to Evidence Based Practice, Randomised Control Trials or types of publications such as Case Studies and Clinical Trials.

Screenshot of search filters on the CINAHL Advanced Search screen, including Evidence Based Practice, Randomized Control Trials and Publication Types

 

You can also limit your search by the sex and age range of patient populations.

Screenshot of patient populations on the CINAHL Advanced search screen, including sex and age range

You can find CINAHL and other relevant databases on our Subject Guides for Nursing

 

PSYCInfo

The Advanced Search on PsycInfo can limit results by publication type and methodology. 

Screenshot of PsycInfo Advanced Search

You can also limit results by population type. 

Screenshot of Advanced Search on PsycInfo

You can find PsycInfo and other relevant databases on our Subject Guide for Psychology

If you need further help searching for specific types of articles, please contact your Academic Librarian