PubMed and the Walden Library

Kerry Sullivan, MLISHealth Sciences Librarian

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• Your hosts– Kerry Sullivan– Michelle Hajder

QUESTIONS? – We will have time for Q&A at the end of the session– Expand the Questions window in the GoToWebinar

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About PubMed

PubMed is a free resource that is developed and maintained by the National Center for

Biotechnology Information (NCBI), at the U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM), located at

the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

Walden Library & PubMed

1. Setup you’re “My NCBI” account if you haven’t already (it’s free!)

2. Add Walden Library linkout and icons

3. Search PubMed while logged into “My NCBI”

4. Select mnwullib (Walden Library full text) limit

5. Access library full text via button

Setup My NCBI

• Visit PubMed.gov and select the My NCBI link in the upper right corner.

• Register for an account or login if you already have one.

Demonstrate

• Access My NCBI Preferences• Add Walden University Library filter• Add Walden University Icon• Search and apply limit

Let’s go to PubMed.gov

Basic Searching in PubMed

• Basic search box uses keywords or phrases that it recognizes

• Automatically maps to subject term if it matches MeSH

• Author search via Advanced Search• Limits menu above search box• “Send to” menu for saving citations

PubMed and MEDLINE

• What’s the difference?• PubMed contains all of MEDLINE plus

– In-process citations or Pre-MEDLINE records– OLDMEDLINE citations not converted– Out of scope and PMC uploaded– Author manuscripts from NIH funded research– Subset of books available through NCBI

Questions?

Thank you!

Kerry Sullivan

Kerry.Sullivan@Waldenu.edu

800-930-0914