The Basic Search box is available from the Emerald Insight homepage.  Basic search is most useful when you are starting your research or want to get a general understanding of a topic and identify key concepts and keywords for searching.   

To create a basic search:

1. Enter one or more keywords into the search box

As you start typing, some matching search suggestions will show up under the box. Just click it on an option to select it.

Search Tips:

Use quotation marks (" ") to search for a phrase or words together in an exact order e.g. "electronic health records".

Connect your keywords using AND, OR and NOT.

• AND finds results containing both keywords e.g. "electronic health records" AND privacy.     
• OR finds results containing either one or both keywords e.g. ("electronic health records" OR EHR).  Wrap OR'd keywords in brackets.
• NOT excludes a keyword from your search results e.g. "electronic health records" NOT privacy.  Warning: using NOT may result in your search not returning  some results that are relevant.

2. You can choose to limit your search results to only books or journals by clicking on the down arrow on the All Content button.

3. Click on the magnifying glass icon to run your search.

4. Your search may take a few seconds to run. When it's finished, a list of results matching your keywords will be displayed.