PubMed Basics Barbara A. Wood, MLIS Calder Library University of Miami Miller School of Medicine

Introduction – PubMed Overview Indexing since 1879 Index Medicus = MEDLINE Citations and abstracts biomedical literature (NOT full text) 1996 MEDLINE became available online as PubMed – What’s in PubMed 23 million records in different stages of processing Articles & substantial editorials PubMed [in process] [indexed for Medline] – Navigating PubMed Database selection, search box, advanced search, guided search & query tools, help, tutorials, more resources, my NCBI.

PubMed Introduction Review 1. What is in PubMed? A. The full text of biomedical journal articles. B. DNA and RNA sequence data. C. Dictionary and encyclopedia entries D. Citations and abstracts of biomedical journal articles. 2. Who selects journals for MEDLINE? A. The staff of the U.S. National Library of Medicine. B. The Literature Selection Technical Review Committee C. The U.S. Congress. 3. When you see a citation labeled [PubMed – in process] that means the citation (select all that apply): A. Is a new record B. Has not been indexed using MeSH headings c. Has been indexed using

My NCBI Allows you to save searches, create bibliography, and customize filters Link-out to UM holdings Registration Portlets Configure link-out to University of Miami holdings

Building Blocks- Building the Search Boolean Logic Phrase Searching Truncation Order of Operations

Search Results Screen Results displayed in Summary format, author, title, source, & PMID Batches of 20 Reverse chronological order Search details Discovery tools Change display from summary to abstract

Filters Use filters to narrow your search results Multiple selections are allowed Active filters appear above your search results Clear filters after each search Navigating the filters

Filters Review 1. PubMed search filters are applied until you: A. run another search. B. sign into My NCBI. C. Clear them. 2. The Systematic Review filter applies to a: A. publication type B. search strategy C. date limit 3. You are doing a search on “acupuncture.” You retrieve too many results. Which subject filter could you chose to limit (refine) your results?

Managing the Results Change the display of the retrieved citations. Adjust the number of citations displayed on a page. Send to: Save selected citations to the Clipboard and Collections. Create your Bibliography.

Managing the Results Review: 1. Which of the following Send to menu options would you use to temporarily collect citations for saving, printing or ordering? A. Send to File B. Send to Clipboard C. Send to 2. How would you display all of your PubMed results on one page? A. Maximize your browser Window B. Click Display Settings and select a number of Items per page higher than your number of results C. Limit your search so that the retrieval is 20 or less 3. How do you send your PubMed results to a citation management program? A. Select from the Send to menu B. Click Details to display the PubMed translation, then copy that to the Clipboard C. Select Citation manager from the Send to menu

Saving the Search Step 1Step 1: From PubMed, enter the search terms light therapy seasonal depression in the search box and click Search. (Note that these terms map to the MeSH terms phototherapy and seasonal depression -- See Details). Step 2Step 2: Click on Save Search. (If you are not already signed into My NCBI, you will be prompted to do so.) Step 3Step 3: Edit the name of the search (if desired), then click Save. Step 4Step 4: Select a weekly update in the Abstract format. Step 5Step 5: Click Save.

Retrieving Full Text Articles 1.Link Out 2.Interlibrary Loan

Some advanced features of PubMed Advanced Search Nesting Clinical Queries