Animal alternatives searching: Do-it-youself searching

Why:  cited reference searching compliments searches by keyword and is highly recommended when searching for alternatives, especially refinements. 

How:  Google Scholar can be used to perform a cited reference search with fewer clicks

Type in or copy and paste the title of a relevant article into the Google Scholar search box 

Click on "Cited by" links to quickly find additional relevant articles

Tutorials

• Why and how to do an alternatives search

• New PubMed Interface
• Interactive Tutorials from the National Library of Medicine

Find articles on a topic:  https://www.nlm.nih.gov/oet/ed/pubmed/quicktours/topic/index.html

More New PubMed Tutorials, Tips, Handouts:  https://learn.nlm.nih.gov/documentation/training-packets/T0042010P/ 

Click here to find your librarian.  Librarians main skill set is expert searching.  They are available to consult on questions about the New PubMed or any aspect of searching, including

• optimizing database searches,
• searching other sources, 
• managing citations,
• documenting searches.

UC Davis Library Comprehensive Guide

https://www.library.ucdavis.edu/guide/alternatives/

Overview of process + search tips (2017) from the federally mandated center