NTC » PubMed http://nnlm.gov/ntc National Library of Medicine Training Center Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:20:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 NLM Catalog Change Coming Soon http://nnlm.gov/ntc/2013/05/28/nlm-catalog-change-coming-soon/ http://nnlm.gov/ntc/2013/05/28/nlm-catalog-change-coming-soon/#comments Tue, 28 May 2013 13:11:32 +0000 Rebecca Brown http://nnlm.gov/ntc/?p=2689 Have you visited the NLM catalog home page recently? If so, you’ve noticed that it still uses the Limits page, whereas PubMed has moved to the filters sidebar. The filters sidebar will replace the Limits page in the NLM catalog soon.

Read about the coming change:

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/pubs/techbull/mj13/mj13_catalog_filters_sidebar.html

]]> http://nnlm.gov/ntc/2013/05/28/nlm-catalog-change-coming-soon/feed/ 0 Use MeSH to Build a Better PubMed Query: The Movie http://nnlm.gov/ntc/2013/03/20/use-mesh-to-build-a-better-pubmed-query-the-movie/ http://nnlm.gov/ntc/2013/03/20/use-mesh-to-build-a-better-pubmed-query-the-movie/#comments Wed, 20 Mar 2013 12:47:10 +0000 Rebecca Brown http://nnlm.gov/ntc/?p=2499 The National Library of Medicine recently posted a 3-minute video to YouTube about how to use MeSH to build a targeted PubMed search. The video includes a very brief background on MeSH terms and indexing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uyF8uQY9wys

]]> http://nnlm.gov/ntc/2013/03/20/use-mesh-to-build-a-better-pubmed-query-the-movie/feed/ 0 PubMed for Librarians: Free Online Classes Open for Registration http://nnlm.gov/ntc/2013/03/13/pubmed-for-librarians-free-online-classes-open-for-registration/ http://nnlm.gov/ntc/2013/03/13/pubmed-for-librarians-free-online-classes-open-for-registration/#comments Thu, 14 Mar 2013 01:25:41 +0000 Sharon Dennis http://nnlm.gov/ntc/?p=2491 Join us for the free online class “PubMed for Librarians.” Classes in April, June, and September 2013 are now open for registration.

The PubMed for Librarians class is divided into five segments (90 minutes each). Each segment is a synchronous online session that includes hands-on exercises and is worth 1.5 hours of MLA CE credit. Participants can choose any or all of the 5 segments that interest them.

For details, see the NLM Tech Bull. 2013 Mar-Apr;(391):e2.

]]> http://nnlm.gov/ntc/2013/03/13/pubmed-for-librarians-free-online-classes-open-for-registration/feed/ 0 How is New MeSH Vocabulary Identified? http://nnlm.gov/ntc/2013/03/01/how-is-new-mesh-vocabulary-identified/ http://nnlm.gov/ntc/2013/03/01/how-is-new-mesh-vocabulary-identified/#comments Fri, 01 Mar 2013 14:49:40 +0000 Rebecca Brown http://nnlm.gov/ntc/?p=2411 New MeSH vocabulary is identified in one of three ways:

1. National Library of Medicine Indexers identify gaps in the vocabulary and forward the concepts to the MeSH staff.

2. NLM MeSH reviewers identify needed terms during the regular process of topic review.

3. Users alert the MeSH staff to new terms using the MeSH Suggestion page: https://www.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/meshsugg.html

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Visit the following link to view images of the how this will appear in the Abstract display.

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/pubs/techbull/jf13/jf13_pm_abstract.html

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http://www.nlm.nih.gov/pubs/factsheets/dif_med_pub.html

]]> http://nnlm.gov/ntc/2013/02/11/medline-pubmed-and-pmc-pubmed-central-how-are-they-different/feed/ 0 Changes in PubMed are “live” Now http://nnlm.gov/ntc/2013/02/07/changes-in-pubmed-are-live-now/ http://nnlm.gov/ntc/2013/02/07/changes-in-pubmed-are-live-now/#comments Thu, 07 Feb 2013 14:39:28 +0000 Rebecca Brown http://nnlm.gov/ntc/?p=2307 See post from January 30th: Two Upcoming Changes in PubMed.

Read about them in the NLM Technical Bulletin:

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/pubs/techbull/jf13/jf13_pm_history_search_bar.html

]]> http://nnlm.gov/ntc/2013/02/07/changes-in-pubmed-are-live-now/feed/ 0 PubMed for Librarians: Building and Refining Your Search http://nnlm.gov/ntc/2013/02/01/pubmed-for-librarians-building-and-refining-your-search/ http://nnlm.gov/ntc/2013/02/01/pubmed-for-librarians-building-and-refining-your-search/#comments Fri, 01 Feb 2013 14:02:33 +0000 Rebecca Brown http://nnlm.gov/ntc/?p=2273 This session of PubMed for Librarians focused on using some of the tools and features built into PubMed that are designed to help you search more effectively. Explore the new filter Sidebar, topic-specific subsets, History, the advanced search Index feature and building a search using broad subject terms applied to journals in the NLM catalog.

Watch the recording at:  https://webmeeting.nih.gov/p51958291/

]]> http://nnlm.gov/ntc/2013/02/01/pubmed-for-librarians-building-and-refining-your-search/feed/ 0 PubMed for Librarians – Automatic Term Mapping (ATM) – Recording http://nnlm.gov/ntc/2013/01/16/pubmed-for-librarians-automatic-term-mapping-atm-recording/ http://nnlm.gov/ntc/2013/01/16/pubmed-for-librarians-automatic-term-mapping-atm-recording/#comments Wed, 16 Jan 2013 18:44:48 +0000 Rebecca Brown http://nnlm.gov/ntc/?p=2189 This session covers Automatic Term Mapping (ATM), the process that maps keywords from your PubMed search to the controlled vocabulary of the MeSH database. Learn why searching with keywords in PubMed can be an effective approach to searching. The session also covers the explosion feature, what is and isn’t included in Search Details and lastly how PubMed processes/handles a phrase.

Sometimes the audio and video portions of the recording are out of sync. If the slides don’t seem to match up with what the presenter is saying, close your browser window and reload the recording. This may fix the problem.

https://webmeeting.nih.gov/p35834815/

]]> http://nnlm.gov/ntc/2013/01/16/pubmed-for-librarians-automatic-term-mapping-atm-recording/feed/ 0 PubMed for Librarians: Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) – Recording http://nnlm.gov/ntc/2013/01/11/pubmed-for-librarians-medical-subject-headings-mesh-recording/ http://nnlm.gov/ntc/2013/01/11/pubmed-for-librarians-medical-subject-headings-mesh-recording/#comments Fri, 11 Jan 2013 16:37:08 +0000 Rebecca Brown http://nnlm.gov/ntc/?p=2179 Watch the recording to learn about the National Library of Medicine’s Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) database. We talk about the 4 different types of MeSH terms and how searchers can benefit from using MesH to build a search. We investigate the structure of the MeSH database and we look at the components of a MeSH record.

Sometimes the audio and video portions of the recording are out of sync. If the slides don’t seem to match up with what the presenter is saying, close your browser window and reload the recording. This may fix the problem.

https://webmeeting.nih.gov/p78218587/

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