One minute guide to searching Search
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ONE MINUTE GUIDE TO SEARCHING
— search for a phrase by surrounding words with double quotes
example "nhs plan"
— do a Boolean search by separating individual words with AND OR and
grouping with ( )
example (nhs and Plan) or contract
— mix a phrase and Boolean search
example
"clinical trials" and impact
NOTE
— typing one or more words into the search box, without using double quotes
or boolean (AND OR) may result in many results
— the Boolean word NOT cannot be used
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SEARCH
FAQ
How do I search?
Enter a phrase or Boolean statement into the search box and press return (or
click
the
GO
button)
I want to search for a phrase
Surround the phrase with double quotes such as "nhs plan"
Can I search for a phrase plus other words?
Yes but you must use the words AND or OR to link the words. For example
"nhs plan" and contract will work
"nhs plan" contract will not
How do I search for a page number?
To search for an article that begins with a known page number enter, eg,
p576. There is no space between the p and the page number. Narrow
the search by including words, phrases or volume number, such as p576 and
266
Can I search for future events?
There is a Diary section on PJ Online with
branch meetings, future events, conferences and reunions.
Does the search include PDF files?
The search automatically includes every PDF file. For more on PDF files
click here
I can’t find an article
PJ Online contains the contents of The Pharmaceutical Journal
from August, 1999, onwards. It also contains the Hospital Pharmacist
from January 2000, Prescribing
and Medicines
Management and Tomorrows Pharmacist.
For articles before these dates the Society operates photocopy and
reprint services.
For more details on the Photocopy and Reprint services, please refer to the
Site map for their links.
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BOOLEAN SEARCH
What is a Boolean search?
Boolean searching is an alternative way of searching and provides means of
finding specific combinations of individual words.
You can use the following operators between words in a Boolean query: AND,
OR
NB NOT cannot be used at present
Round brackets can be inserted around parts of the query to control the order
in which the operators are evaluated.
Here are some examples
(homer or marge) and simpson
This will return documents containing Homer and Simpson as well as documents containing
Marge and Simpson.
Homer or (Marge and Simpson)
will return documents containing just Homer as well as documents containing Marge
and Simpson.
(Homer Simpson) or (Marge Simpson)
will return documents containing Homer and Simpson as well as documents containing
Marge and Simpson.
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PDF FILES
Whatever kind of search you do — boolean or otherwise — the contents
of PDF files will also be searched. On the search results page, PDF files are
indicated with a logo similar to this
When you click on the PDF’s link and open it with Acrobat Reader, the word(s)
you searched for will not be highlighted. Instead you can use Acrobat Reader’s
own search facility to look for words or phrases in the PDF file.
Ways to search a PDF using Acrobat Reader include
• clicking the binocular icon
• pressing CTRL-F (PC)
• pressing command-F (Apple Mac)
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Society's Information Centre
If you cannot find the information you are seeking on PJ Online then please
consider contacting the Society's Information Centre who may be able to help
For tracing elusive articles from
past issues of The Pharmaceutical Journal
telephone +44 (0)20 7572 2300
e-mail library@rpsgb.org
If you are seeking information or advice on a particular
aspect of pharmacy practice
telephone 020 7572 2302
e-mail infopharm@rpsgb.org
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