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Pubmed Particulars

PubMed's growing up!

Most of you will be well aware by now that PubMed underwent some serious changes in late January and early February of 2005. Among those changes are:

(1) Full journal title: A mouse-over feature.

Hold the cursor over the MEDLINE abbreviation for a journal in the Summary, Abstract, and Citation display formats in PubMed and, within a second or two, a small box will pop up and the full name for the journal will be displayed.

(2) Spell checking: Automated message feature.

This looks and acts very much like other spell checkers you might see on, say, search engines on the web. Mildly mistype a word or words in the PubMed search box and see this new feature at work:

(3) Send to File default name changed

In the past, if a user saved PubMed citations using the Send To File option, the resulting file was named "query.fcgi" which caused some users no end of trouble - primarily for the ".fcgi" file extension, but also for the "query" part. That's been changed. The default file name will now be "pubmed-result.txt"

(4) Clinical Queries page redesigned

If you've looked at the Clinical Queries (CQ) page in PubMed recently, you may have noticed the new look and the new feature. The new look makes CQ graphically cleaner and easier to understand. Use it to find clinical studies, systematic reviews, and now, use it to look for Medical Genetics searches:

(5) Use Set Numbers from History for saving searches

It's true! Now, you can construct sophisticated searches using the set numbers in history and then save the search! Just remember that PubMed processes searches from left to right - make sure you've got your search strategy set up the way you want it before you save it.

Any searches using set numbers that were saved prior to Feb. 9th, should be checked. Apparently, there was a bug in this program which was discovered and fixed as of the 9th.

(6) Tab format for the PubMed screen

If you've been anywhere near PubMed since 2/1/2005, you've probably already noticed the new tabs in PubMed. The tab format makes it easier to see the links under the search box:

It also makes it easier to see what filters have been turned on via a My NCBI account:

(7) My NCBI: a brief look at the changes

	This icon appears in the upper right hand corner of the PubMed page. Use it to log into an account or to set one up.
	The My NCBI option also appears in the blue side bar on the left hand side of the PubMed page. Use it to log into an account or to set out up.

Use a My NCBI account to:

• Set up search filters to group results. Set them once, see them every time you use your my NCBI account. Up to 5 filters may be active at any one time.
• Save searches and have PubMed automatically email you new citations that meet your search criteria. You set the update schedule.
• Find out what's new for a saved search without updating it, if that's your preference.
• Have your library's LinkOut holdings easily displayed -- either as a results tab or the traditional icon in the Abstract display for a citation.
• Set user preferences.
• And more!

Donna Berryman, Outreach Coordinator