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NLM in Your Pocket...Medical Research at Your Fingertips


Course Description

The National Library of Medicine (NLM) has developed several information resources specifically designed for use on Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs). This one hour workshop is an introduction to two of these applications - PubMed on Tap (PMoT) and PubMed for the PDA (also known as PubMed Anywhere).

Objectives

  • Describe NLM's PubMed applications for the PDA.
  • Locate and install the relevant software.
  • Search PubMed/Medline via a specialized interface that is formatted for the PDA.
  • Use filters and limits for advanced searching.
  • View search results on the PDA.
  • Browse journal abstracts on the PDA.
  • Search ClinicalTrials.gov on the PDA.
  • Provide feedback on these products.

Course Material

PubMed in Your Pocket Presentation (1028 kb, Revised: )

Instructors

PubMed in Your Pocket Instructors

Middle Atlantic Region

Denise O'Shea, Technology Coordinator, doshea@nyam.org, 212-822-7358

Authors

Denise O'Shea, Technology Coordinator, NN/LM Middle Atlantic Region