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Searching the CINAHL Database
Centennial College Libraries
Collaborative Nursing Program
2012
Search Example
• The following search is based on an
assignment where students need to find
nursing journal articles that “pertain to
portfolio development for nurses/nursing
students”
• This is not your assignment, but the step-
by step illustrations will help you in
searching for articles for your own topics in
CINAHL.
First Step
Go to the Centennial College
Libraries website at:
library.centennialcollege.ca
If you are outside the College network (at home) you will
need to login with your student number and your PIN (last 4
numbers of your student number).
Accessing Full Text
• The full text of articles from a CINAHL
record come from a number of sources:
– Other Library databases including ProQuest
Nursing and Allied Health, Science Direct,
YourJournals@Ovid and Health Source
Nursing Academic Edition
– Hard copy journals subscribed to by the
Library – look for these on the Periodical
Shelves
Saving your Results
• You can print, download and, depending on the
database, email the article to yourself.
• Many of the databases also have citation tools,
sometimes in the email function, to help you
format your article citation into APA style.
• You can also import the article citations from
your database search into RefWorks, a
bibliographic citation tool that can help you
create a bibliography in APA format
Make sure you choose RefWorks
when you are exporting a citation.
DOI
The CINAHL database often does not
include the DOI in the record,
especially in the case of older
articles. If there is a DOI you may find
it in the database record of the full
text article or within the article itself.
DOI
APA format for journal articles should
include a DOI (digital object identifier)
if available. The CINAHL database
often does not include the DOI in the
record, especially in the case of older
articles. If there is a DOI you may find
it in the database record of the full text
article or within the article itself.
DOI (cont.) If there is a DOI in the record of the full
text or in the article itself, substitute it for
the database retrieval statement in your
APA citation from the CINAL database:
Twaddell, J., & Johnson, J. (2007). A TIME for nursing
portfolios: a tool for career development. Advances in
Neonatal Care,7(3), 146-150.
doi:10.1097/01.ANC.0000278213.41510.22
DOI (cont.) If there is no DOI in the record of the full
text or in the article itself, substitute the
name of the database where you
retrieved the full text in for “CINAHL” or
“EBSCOhost” in the database retrieval
statement in your APA citation:
Twaddell, J., & Johnson, J. (2007). A TIME for nursing portfolios:
a tool for career development. Advances in Neonatal
Care,7(3), 146-150. Retrieved from YourJournals@Ovid.
Good Luck!
Ask for help if you need it.
Helpful Links
• How to Find Articles:Search Assistance Guide: includes more database searching tips including how to connect ideas.
• Research Tips and Writing Help: includes research tips, links to APA style and help on avoiding plagiarism.
• RefWorks: includes links to RefWorks tutorials.
• Off Campus Access Troubleshooting: if you are having trouble connecting to the E-resources.
Help Available@
• Science and Technology Centre Library: (416) 289-5000 ext. 8000
• library.centennialcollege.ca/ask (links to AskON
Online Chat Research service and AsktheLibrary email)
Gail Alexander, Librarian
Centennial Libraries
416-289-5000 ext. 8107 (Morningside Campus), ext 8607 (CCC Campus)
galexand@centennialcollege.ca
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