getting started with pubmed and mesh

Mount Library Tutorials: Getting Started with PubMed and

MeSH

Begin on Library webpage:

msvu.ca/library

Select Databases A-Z

Find and ClickPubMed

Start by finding the MeSH (Medical Subject Heading)

for your topic

Note the web address includes msvulibThis means PubMed will link back to the

Mount Library journal collection

1 23

1. Search term in MeSH2. Click Add to search builder

3. Click Search in PubMed

2

3

Once in PubMed 1.Click Advanced

2. Select “Add” from History to

combine terms in the Builder

3. Click Search

1

12

3 4

5

6

Update your filters to show: Species, Sex and Ages

Note the number of resultsbefore adding age filters

Click on a filter to add it to the search

To access an article click the

title

Note the number of resultsafter adding age filters

PMC is PubMed Central which make biomedical articles freely available

Click on the Get it @ MSVU

Button to searchthe Mount Library journal collection

From the Mount Librarysite follow the full text

link to the article

Login using the barcode on your ID card & the last

4 digits of your phone number as

your password

If there is no full text link, Request the item

via Document Delivery

If you have any issues logging in contact the Mount library at 902-457-6250 or library@msvu.ca.

You will need to check the box

saying this is for research.

Then the Submit button will

become active.

The Document Delivery request

form should autocomplete based on the information

from PubMedArticle and other copies, such

as book chapters and conference papers, will be

emailed to you. Loans of books can be picked up at the Mount

Library. You will be sent an email when they arrive.

Thank you!Mount Library

http://www.msvu.ca/librarylibrary@msvu.ca

902-457-6250