An update to how structured abstracts are displayed is coming to PubMed. Structured abstracts will soon be reformatted for easier readability. Section labels will remain in uppercase followed by a colon, but will be bolded and each section will begin on a new line. This change affects only the PubMed Abstract display using your Internet browser; it will not be available with other display formats, e.g., Abstract (text).

See the NLM Technical Bulletin article for an example of the new formatting: Ripple AM, Mork JG, Knecht LS. Structured Abstracts: A New Look for the PubMed® Abstract Display. NLM Tech Bull. 2010 Jul-Aug;(375):e11.

The PubMed Clinical Queries page has been redesigned to filter one search by three clinical research areas: Clinical Study Categories, Systematic Reviews, and Medical Genetics.

See the NLM Technical Bulletin article: Canese K. PubMed® Clinical Queries Page Redesign. NLM Tech Bull. 2010 May-Jun;(374):e26.

LinkOut for Libraries now has a Training and Educational Resources page to assist librarians using LinkOut. It has a number of Quick Tours on using the Library Submission Utility and other LinkOut techniques. The latest Quick Tour is on managing Outside Tools.

See the May-June 2010 NLM Technical Bulletin for more information:

Frost E. LinkOut® for Libraries Training and Educational Resources Web Site. NLM Tech Bull. 2010 May-Jun; (374):e13.

Frost E. New LinkOut®  for Libraries Quick Tour. NLM Tech Bull. 2010 May-Jun; (374):e14.

From the May-June 2010 issue of the NLM Technical Bulletin:

• The Search Builder on the Advanced Search page has been modified by adding a Boolen pull-down menu and the Add to Search Box.  Canese K. PubMed® Advanced Search Page Modified. NLM Tech Bull. 2010 May-Jun;(374):e9.

• The Discovery Ads on the results page have been modernized and minimized.  Nahin AM. Search Details Preference in My NCBI. NLM Tech Bull. 2010 May-Jun;(374):e10.

• It is now possible to Send to Email an abstract without the MeSH and Publication Type information included.  Canese K. PubMed® Send to E-mail Abstract Format Enhanced. NLM Tech Bull. 2010 May-Jun;(374):e11.

The NN/LM SCR will be offering the following class at the Houston Academy of Medicine-Texas Medical Center Library on Friday, July 9, 2010.

July 9, 2010
8:30 am – 12:30 pm
Keeping Up with NLM’s PubMed

With a hands-on approach, this class will show attendees how to use the features of PubMed effectively. Attendees will be able to describe the contents of PubMed; formulate basic search strategies; display, print, and save results in various formats; revise and refine searches; and use special features such as Limits and Advanced Search.

To register for the class, go to: http://nnlm.gov/scr/training/register.html

If you have any questions, please contact Re Mishra at ruicha.mishra@exch.library.tmc.edu or 713-799-7880.

NLM has posted their MLA 2010 Theater Presentations on their Distance Education Program Resources website http://www.nlm.nih.gov/bsd/dist_edu.html Scroll down to where it says Medical Library Association 2010 Annual Meeting Theater Presentations.

The presentations shown are :

• ClinicalTrials.gov Update
• DailyMed
• Health Services Research & Public Health Update
• History of Medicine Update
• Introduction to NCBI Molecular Databases
• MedlinePlus Update
• MyMedicationList and RxNorm
• PubMed Review
• Resources for Disaster Planning and Response
• Toxicology & Environmental Health Update
• UMLS Update
• Using My Bibliography to Manage Compliance with the NIH Public Access Policy

No, you are not mistaken. The PubMed homepage does look different. The graphic was reduced in size, and some of the fonts and colors used were changed to more standard selections for web pages. Read the NLM Technical Bulletin article about the change.

The recording for the April 21 SCR CONNECTions webinar, PubMed Update, is available online at http://nnlm.gov/scr/training/webmeeting.html.

There will not be an SCR CONNECTions in May due to the Medical Library Association’s annual conference. The next SCR CONNECTions will be held on Wednesday, June 16, at 10:30am CT.

The recording of the PubMed Search Clinic on the PubMed Search Builder conducted on April 20, 2010 is now available for viewing at: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/bsd/disted/clinics/build.html. Questions and answers resulting from the clinic will be posted at a later date.

Join us April 21 from 10:30am – 11:30am(CT), for NN/LM SCR’s monthly web conference, SCR CONNECTions. This month’s topic is: PubMed Update. The presenter will be Re Mishra, NN/LM SCR Health Professionals Outreach Coordinator.

All web conferences are conducted via the Adobe Connect web meeting system. You don’t need to install any software to join the conference, simply click on the URL: https://webmeeting.nih.gov/scr/, chose “Enter as a Guest”, and type in your name.

Additional information about monthly SCR CONNECTions is located on the NN/LM SCR website at: http://nnlm.gov/scr/training/webmeeting.html.

Closed captioning is available upon request with 24 hours notice.