INTRODUCTION TO PUBMED B TUTORIAL

Advanced PubMed Tutorial 1 Drexel Univ. College of Medicine, Sep. 2011 ADVANCED PUBMED TUTORIAL MEDLINE is an important professional tool, with powerful search options not available in web search applications like Google. It leads to journal articles that update and expand on information from textbooks and the web. This tutorial shows how to improve search efficiency, and to avoid missing information when completeness counts. HOW IS PUBMED DIFFERENT FROM OVID MEDLINE? PubMed Advantages: 1) Includes very recent items, even before subject headings are assigned. 2) Available at no charge. PubMed Disadvantages: Search details are less visible in PubMed; harder to learn systematic searching? HOW TO USE THE TUTORIAL: A “live” PubMed connection is important. Seeing what happens online helps you learn. Read until you see a box  indicating it’s time to take action online. You can check the boxes to mark your place. Allow enough time to read carefully and think about what you are doing. HOW DO I CONNECT?  Go to http://www.library.drexel.edu , then click Health Sciences (top of page).  Find Quick Links on the Health Sciences Libraries page, and click MEDLINE (PUBMED)  If you are off-campus, type your Drexel email username/password. Avoid DrexelOne login -- It times out, interrupting your search. Avoid login at http://pubmed.gov, because Drexel full text links won’t appear. ...