4. Search History and Combining Searches
As we continue to Search in CINAHL, our previous searches will be displayed in the Search History/Alerts. Theses sets of results from previous searches in your Search History can be combined with the operators OR and AND to provide the most relevant papers.
Step by Step: Combine Subject Heading and Keyword Searches
Search History and Combining Searches
- Start in the Search History
- In your saved searches, check the boxes for both
- the subject heading search (Infant)
- the keyword search (infant* OR baby OR babies OR neonate* OR newborn*)
- Combine with the operator OR:
- Click "Search with OR"
- OR will return the results from both our keyword search and the results from our subject heading search, to create one big set.
- Click "Search with OR"
- Your combined search #3 will be saved in your Search History as: S1 OR S2
- More info on combining searches including ORs and Ands is covered in the CINAHL Tutorial
Search History Order
Combine your searches
- Follow steps 1-4 above to combine your first 2 searches for the P or first concept with OR