Searching PubMedSearching PubMed

Nancy LittleNancy Little

D’Amour Library, WNEUD’Amour Library, WNEU

April 15, 2014April 15, 2014

AgendaAgendaWhat is PubMed?What is PubMed?

How to access PubMed?How to access PubMed?

Keyword searching. Keyword searching.

Basic Search & Advanced searching. Basic Search & Advanced searching.

Results sorting. Results sorting.

Filters.Filters.

Abstract & Link to article. Abstract & Link to article.

Search details. Search details.

More help with PubMed. More help with PubMed.

What is PubMed?What is PubMed?

PubMed is a database of over 23 million article PubMed is a database of over 23 million article citations that is freely available to everyone. citations that is freely available to everyone.

PubMed provides access to articles published PubMed provides access to articles published in MedLine. in MedLine.

Includes links to full-text articles. Includes links to full-text articles.

What is MEDLINE?What is MEDLINE?

MEDLINE is the premier bibliographic database MEDLINE is the premier bibliographic database of references in biomedical and life sciences of references in biomedical and life sciences journals from 1940 to the present. journals from 1940 to the present.

MEDLINE uses MeSH (Medical Subject MEDLINE uses MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Headings).

MEDLINE is also available through D’Amour MEDLINE is also available through D’Amour Library (requires login). Library (requires login).

How to access PubMedHow to access PubMed

Access PubMed through the D’Amour Library Access PubMed through the D’Amour Library website and you will be linked to articles that website and you will be linked to articles that are available through the library as well. are available through the library as well.

You can also search PubMed directly: You can also search PubMed directly: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed

Keyword SearchingKeyword SearchingSearch PubMed by using only keywords. Search PubMed by using only keywords.

Don’t use Boolean. By default PubMed uses Don’t use Boolean. By default PubMed uses Boolean operator AND. If you use Boolean it Boolean operator AND. If you use Boolean it must be in caps.must be in caps.

For example: you have to write a paper about For example: you have to write a paper about grapefruit and how it interacts with grapefruit and how it interacts with prescription drugs. prescription drugs.

Keywords:Keywords:grapefruit drug interactionsgrapefruit drug interactions. .

Grapefruit Drug Grapefruit Drug InteractionsInteractions

Grapefruit or grapefruit juice increases the Grapefruit or grapefruit juice increases the absorption of prescription drugs. Too much of absorption of prescription drugs. Too much of the medication stays in your system. the medication stays in your system.

More information: More information: http://www.fda.gov/ForConsumers/ConsumerUphttp://www.fda.gov/ForConsumers/ConsumerUpdates/ucm292276.htmdates/ucm292276.htm

PubMed: Basic SearchPubMed: Basic Search

BAsBAsBAsBAsEnter your search Enter your search

terms here and click terms here and click search.search.

Enter your search Enter your search terms here and click terms here and click

search.search.

KeywordsKeywords

Your keywords for this sample search are: Your keywords for this sample search are: grapefruit drug interaction. grapefruit drug interaction.

Use Auto-completeUse Auto-complete

From this list From this list you can select you can select the terms to the terms to

search.search.

From this list From this list you can select you can select the terms to the terms to

search.search.

Searching PubMedSearching PubMed

Tips for making searching PubMed easier:Tips for making searching PubMed easier:

Use auto-complete. Use auto-complete.

Don’t use boolean operators (and, or, not). Don’t use boolean operators (and, or, not). PubMed is smart and will do it for you. If you PubMed is smart and will do it for you. If you do, must be in caps.do, must be in caps.

Don’t use truncation symbols like * that you Don’t use truncation symbols like * that you would normally use in other databases. would normally use in other databases.

Advanced searchAdvanced search

Use advanced search to build a search. Use advanced search to build a search.

TruncationTruncation

You can use truncation to shorten a word. You can use truncation to shorten a word.

Use the * symbol. Use the * symbol.

If you use truncation in PubMed it shuts off If you use truncation in PubMed it shuts off the automatic mapping and automatic the automatic mapping and automatic explosion of MeSH terms. explosion of MeSH terms.

To include mapping to MeSH, do not To include mapping to MeSH, do not truncate. truncate.

Limits results to 600 items. Limits results to 600 items.

Results: Results:

Display settings: in summary Display settings: in summary format, 20 per page, and sorted format, 20 per page, and sorted

by recently added. by recently added.

Display settings: in summary Display settings: in summary format, 20 per page, and sorted format, 20 per page, and sorted

by recently added. by recently added.

More about Results More about Results Page:Page:

Summary format: Title, authors, Date, Summary format: Title, authors, Date, pagination, vol./issue, Journal title pagination, vol./issue, Journal title abbreviation.abbreviation.

20 items per page (can adjust). 20 items per page (can adjust).

Recently added items first. Can also change to Recently added items first. Can also change to relevancy. relevancy.

To see abstract, click title. To see abstract, click title.

FiltersFilters

On the left side of the screen you’ll find options On the left side of the screen you’ll find options to filter your search results by to filter your search results by Article Types, Article Types, Text Availability, and Publication Dates. Text Availability, and Publication Dates.

You can limit to free full text available. You can limit to free full text available.

In general, in the medical and science fields, In general, in the medical and science fields, you’ll want to limit the publication dates to 5 you’ll want to limit the publication dates to 5 years. years.

More FiltersMore Filters

Click “show more Click “show more filters”. filters”.

Additional filters Additional filters available. available.

Free full-text availableFree full-text available

Filters are Filters are applied on all applied on all subsequent subsequent

searched until searched until cleared. cleared.

Filters are Filters are applied on all applied on all subsequent subsequent

searched until searched until cleared. cleared.

Results: Title, authors, Results: Title, authors, date, pagination, date, pagination,

vol./issue, journal title vol./issue, journal title abbreviation. abbreviation.

Results: Title, authors, Results: Title, authors, date, pagination, date, pagination,

vol./issue, journal title vol./issue, journal title abbreviation. abbreviation.

Free full-textFree full-text

Use the free full text filter. Use the free full text filter.

Articles are available for free from PubMed Articles are available for free from PubMed Central (Free digital archive of biomed & life Central (Free digital archive of biomed & life sciences journal literature), free from publisher. sciences journal literature), free from publisher.

Remember to use link through D’Amour library. Remember to use link through D’Amour library.

Abstract & Link to Abstract & Link to ArticleArticle

Full-text article Full-text article

PDF PDF availablavailable here. e here.

PDF PDF availablavailable here. e here.

References with links to References with links to PubMedPubMed

References page References page shows links to shows links to

other articles in other articles in PubMed. PubMed.

References page References page shows links to shows links to

other articles in other articles in PubMed. PubMed.

Too Many Results?Too Many Results?

You can narrow your search. You can narrow your search.

Use filters on the left. Use filters on the left.

Add more keywords to be more specific. Add more keywords to be more specific.

Too few results?Too few results?

If your search terms results in too few If your search terms results in too few results, click related citations on the right results, click related citations on the right side. side.

Search DetailsSearch Details

You can see how PubMed interpreted your You can see how PubMed interpreted your search by looking at the Search Details on the search by looking at the Search Details on the right side of the screen. right side of the screen.

PubMed uses MeSH (Medical Subject Headings) PubMed uses MeSH (Medical Subject Headings) terms as well as Boolean operators to search. terms as well as Boolean operators to search.

Click see more for more details. Click see more for more details.

From here you can edit your search. From here you can edit your search.

ClipboardClipboard

You can save citations to a clipboard. You can save citations to a clipboard.

Check boxes next to the citations you want Check boxes next to the citations you want to save. to save.

Click “send to” and select Clipboard. Click “send to” and select Clipboard.

ClipboardClipboard

Can save up to 500 citations from one or Can save up to 500 citations from one or several searches. several searches.

Deletes citations after 8 hours of inactivity. Deletes citations after 8 hours of inactivity.

ClipboardClipboard

Tells you how many items were added to the Tells you how many items were added to the clipboard. clipboard.

ClipboardClipboard

Email CitationsEmail Citations

To email citations, To email citations, click send to. click send to.

Select email. Select email.

Complete the form. Complete the form.

PubMed HelpPubMed Help

For more help For more help with using with using

PubMed, use PubMed, use the Quick Start the Quick Start guide or do a guide or do a

tutorial. tutorial.

For more help For more help with using with using

PubMed, use PubMed, use the Quick Start the Quick Start guide or do a guide or do a

tutorial. tutorial.

PubMed HelpPubMed Help

Lots of tutorials are available! Lots of tutorials are available!

You can always ask a librarian for help!You can always ask a librarian for help!

Questions/Comments?Questions/Comments?