How to use The Cochrane Library
The following resources will help you navigate and get the most out of The Cochrane Library. For specific information on searching please visit the Search Manual page.
Users please note: The below user guides and presentations will be updated over the coming months, to reflect changes to The Cochrane Library, such as the new website, and the increasing publication frequency of the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. We thank you for your patience.
What is The Cochrane Library?
View a short PowerPoint Presentation or download a PDF brochure to learn about The Cochrane Library and its benefits and features.
User Guide and Quick Reference Guide
The User Guide provides a detailed overview of The Cochrane Library and easy step-by-step guidance to using The Cochrane Library. Sections include: How to Register; Logging-on; Browse; Performing Basic, Advanced and MeSH Searches; Using Search History; Citation Export; Linking; Navigating Reviews; and Odds Ratio Diagrams.
View or download the User Guide (PDF) in English (updated July 2010). The User Guide (PDF) is also available in: Chinese (simplified, updated April 2007); Chinese (traditional, updated April 2009); French (updated October 2007); Indonesian (updated September 2008); Japanese (updated March 2007); Korean (updated March 2007); Malaysian (updated September 2008); Thai (updated September 2008).
The Quick Reference guide provides a concise overview of the main features and user information for The Cochrane Library.
View or download the Quick Reference Guide in English (PDF; updated July 2010), Japanese (PDF; updated June 2010) Traditional Chinese (PDF; updated June 2010)
Virtual Webinars
View our schedule of free, instructor-led webinars (such as "An introduction to The Cochrane Library") that allow you to participate, comment and observe right from your desktop!
Join now: https://wiley-interscience.webex.com
Online self-paced tutorials
These online tutorials are designed to provide a quick and informative overview and demonstration of The Cochrane Library. There are online tutorials to provide an introduction to The Cochrane Library, provide tips on advanced and MeSH searching, and teach you how to save searches and set up email alerts.
| TOPIC | MINUTES | AUDIENCE | |
| The Cochrane Library - an introduction | 8 | All users | Launch Module |
| Tips on Advanced and MESH searching | 7 | All users | Launch Module |
| Setting up Saved Searches and e-mail Alerts | 7 | All users | Launch Module |
| The Cochrane Library - Farsi | 13 | All users | Launch Module |
| The Cochrane Library - Japanese | 12 | All users | Launch Module |
| The Cochrane Library - Thai | 11 | All users | Launch Module |
| The Cochrane Library - Malaysian | 11 | All users | Launch Module |
| The Cochrane Library - Indonesian | 10 | All users | Launch Module |
| The Cochrane Library - Version Français | 6 | All users | Launch Module |
| The Cochrane Library - Deutsche Version | 12 | All users | Launch Module |
| The Cochrane Library - Italiano | 9 | All users | Launch Module |
| The Cochrane Library - Polski | 9 | All users | Launch Module |
| The Cochrane Library - em Português | 9 | All users | Launch Module |
| The Cochrane Library - Español | 9 | All users | Launch Module |
| The Cochrane Library - Türkçe | 9 | All users | Launch Module |
Database help
There are additional help files available for the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL; Clinical Trials) and the Cochrane Methodology Register (CMR; Methods Studies).
