You can browse for resources by selecting checkboxes from different categories, such as “Type”, “EIPH Step” and “KT & Related Activities”. You may select as many checkboxes as you like.

1. If you select multiple options in the same category, you will expand your search and find resources that apply to any of the options you have selected. This follows Boolean OR logic.

For example, if you select the EIPH Steps “Implement” and “Evaluate”, you will find resources that apply to either implement or evaluate and not necessarily both of these steps.

2. If you select options in different categories, you will narrow your search and find resources specific to each of your selections. This follows Boolean AND logic.

For example, if you select the Type “Method” and the EIPH Step “Search”, you will find resources that are methods to support searching.

The search bar found on the Search the Registry scans the summary page of each resource. Specifically, the search scans the title of the resource, the description of the resource and the developer’s name(s).

1. Exact searching

If you know the title of a resource or the name of its developer, you can use quotations to search for an exact term or phrase, for example, “SUPPORT Tool” or “Health Evidence”.

2. Using Commands: AND, OR and NOT

You can use Boolean commands to enhance your searching. You must capitalize the command words, AND, OR and NOT. If you don’t specify, the default command between keywords is OR.

AND: Using AND will return results that contain all of the phrases or words that you have entered into the search bar. For example, organization AND change.

OR: Using OR will return results that contain one or more of the words that you have entered in the search bar. For example, evaluate OR performance; “critical appraisal” OR “quality assessment tool”.

NOT: Using NOT will exclude results with the words following the NOT command. For example, policy NOT brief.

Enter your keywords in the search bar first. Press enter to search, and then use the checkboxes to narrow your search. For example, if you are looking for organizational change initiatives to support mental health, you could search for “mental health” in the search bar, press enter, and then select “organization change” in the KT & Related Activities category.