SRC-HM features a comprehensive subject guide to help you conduct research by topic. It's usually best to search for one or two words. If you enter more than one word, enter the most important word first, even if that looks backwards.

The following illustrate the kinds of words and phrases that are indexed as subjects:

Once you have filled in your search criteria and selected Search, a results page will appear. If your search has been successful, you'll see a portion of the Subject Guide and a list of documents that meet your search criteria. The Subject Guide lists all subjects in which the word(s) for which you searched occur. Often you will see the term you searched for at the top of the list. This indicates that the term is in the Subject Guide's thesaurus; clicking on this term will give you a similar-looking screen, only this time the Subject Guide will be hierarchical: you will see (depending on the specificity of your search term) headings called "Broader terms," "Narrower terms," and "Related terms," under which will be more general, more specific, or otherwise germane subjects. To select a Subject Guide entry, click its link. (Note: Some Subject Guide entries do not have a direct link to citations but are followed by a subject heading. The Subject Guide's thesaurus associates phrases that aren't actually indexed as subjects with subject headings that are indexed, so that even if what you type isn't in the database, you'll be shown equivalent entries.)

Documents are grouped by the following document types: Overview Essays, Magazine Articles, Pamphlets, and Internet Resources. The results list will display the name of the document and its source. Overview essays and Internet Resources will be arranged by relevancy to the search term(s), with the most relevant documents at the top of the lists. Magazine articles and Pamphlets will be arranged chronologically, with most the most recent article at the top of the list.

If you want to view more results of a particular document type (such as Overview Essays), click the "View more..." text that corresponds to the document type that interests you. You will find this text just above each document type's results. A results list will appear that consists only of overview essays, magazine articles, pamphlets, or internet resources, depending on your selection. You have the option of returning to the original results list (consisting of all three document types) by clicking the "View all types" text that appears at the bottom of the screen.

The Timeline Events feature enables you to search for significant medical events that occurred between 5,000 B.C. and the present.
Search Type: Enter a Specific Year
Description: Use this option to find all events for a specific year. Enter negative numbers for B.C. years (for example, -1000 for 1000 B.C.).
Search Type: Select One or More Decades
Description: Searches for events in the specific decade(s) you select. Press down the Ctrl (Control) key and click on as many selections as desired.
Search Type: Select One or More Centuries
Description: Searches for events in the specific century or centuries you select.
Search Type: Search Timeline Event Text
Description: Use this option to search for a word or phrase appearing in the text of a timeline event.

An InfoMark at the top of any page indicates that the URL of the page persists even when the session is over. Persistent URLs can be bookmarked for future reference or copied into an electronic mail message or onto a Web page. Use your browser to save the page as a bookmark.

One common use for InfoMarks is to create a predefined search. Any combination of searching and limiting that produces results can be saved. A predefined search could be as narrow as a specific search or as broad as, for example, all articles from a particular journal. Each time the saved link is selected, the search will be run anew, so the results are always fresh. To create a predefined search, save the URL at the Result List page, the page with a list of matching documents.

Saving a Result List page provides a link to the list with the most recent count of matches.

Saving a Mark List page provides a link to a list of selected articles.

InfoMarks should be reasonably stable, but keep in mind that the journal selection and negotiated rights (for text and/or full content display) in a collection can change without notice. It's a good idea to verify your saved links from time to time.

Important: Anyone who uses a saved URL must have access to GaleNet and to the product from which the URL came. Users who have access to GaleNet but not the product from which the URL came will see the following message:  This InfoMark specifies a database that is not on your current subscription list.

Search history will be displayed in a list box at the bottom of the search screen. Search terms are captured when you enter a term and the Search button is clicked. Terms are also captured when you select a term from the Subject Guide. Scroll down the list to review your search history. To execute a search from the list, select the search term and click the "Search" button next to the Search History box. There will be one history list for the entire product, not one for each search path. Search history is automatically cleared when you time out of a session. You may also clear the search history by clicking the "Clear history" button next to the Search History.