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Help with literature searching (either quick or comprehensive searches)

Preliminary scoping search

Running an initial search in PsycINFO, Medline, or other databases as appropriate
Searching MultiSearch if just a few items are required
Finding reviews on your topic

Conducting a literature search

Documenting your searches

Locating full text

Referencing (including use of EndNote)

PsycINFO PsycINFO has moved to Ovid https://tools.ovid.com/ovidtools/pdf/OvidQRC.pdf
PsychiatryOnline. Features the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fifth edition (DSM-5) and a collection of psychiatric references including books, journals, and self-assessment tools from American Psychiatric Publishing.
MEDLINE Medicine and related disciplines, same content as PubMed
EMBASE Large biomedical database, provides greater coverage of European and International journals than Medline
Scopus Multidisciplinary, especially Life, Health and Physical Sciences.
CINAHL with Full Text Nursing and allied health database
PubMed Medicine and related disciplines.

ScienceDirect Full text of journals published by Elsevier Science. Primary science, medicine and technology. Some titles from social science and commerce.
SAGE Research Methods
Full text database of books, encyclopedias and other reference works relating to research methodology
Business Source Complete Useful for Organisation Psychology

Other useful databases

Overton searchable index of policy documents, guidelines, think tank publications and working papers