January-February 2002
Volume 1 - Issue 2
In This Issue:
  

INside OUTreach

Moving to Massachusetts in October, as I did, is absolutely the most wonderful thing! From the urban landscape of Chicago to the picture-postcard beauty of autumn in New England is a dramatic and invigorating change. I send a big hello to you all and a big thank you for welcoming me so warmly to New England.

It was a busy autumn as I got settled into my new place. I began learning my way around my Shrewsbury and Worcester neighborhoods. I planned classes, took my first trips to Maine, Rhode Island and Connecticut and drove myself into Boston - alone - for the first time! But, being invited to teach classes and having the opportunity to meet some of you face to face has been the most fun of all. I look forward to meeting many, many more of you over the coming months.

Part of my role, as the Outreach/Education Coordinator, is to offer classes throughout the Region. Classes are available on PubMed and the NLM Gateway as well as other NLM databases and can be tailored to suit the needs of your group. Please feel free to contact me at the NER office to discuss the possibilities. Just phone the toll free number for the NER (1-800-338-7657). Or, if you prefer, email me at Donna.Berryman@umassmed.edu.

NOTEWORTHY

The NLM Technical Bulletin explains important changes and information regarding Medline that will affect how PubMed is used and how it works.

Highlights from the current edition (Jan-Feb 2002) of The NLM Technical Bulletin include:

  • Effective January 5, 2002, indexed citations were once again added to PubMed. This may cause a larger retrieval set than anticipated for those running saved Cubby searches.


  • Some Medline records will now contain the full name of an author. Full names are not searchable, however.


  • The Comments/Corrections fields in Medline records will now display as links to make it easier to move between associated citations. Read a full explanation of the fields and see samples of how the links will appear in the records.


    • *Important Information From Previous Issues of The NLM Technical Bulletin:


  • MeSH changes have been completed for 2002. To read about the changes, please see "What's New for 2002 MeSH"

  • Changes in MeSH may affect how a search stored in the Cubby performs. For information on how to revise Cubby stored searches, please see "Hands-on: Revising PubMed Cubby Stored Searches" also in the Nov-Dec 2001 issue.

    • Donna Berryman, Outreach Coordinator

    NLM | NN/LM | NER


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