PubMed® comprises more than 40 million citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books. How PubMed Works walks through all parts of the PubMed interface.
How PubMed Works is a series of three 90-minute presentations. Each class is eligible for 1.5 MLA CE credits.
The How PubMed Works series addresses increasing health information access and use by highlighting information about the National Library of Medicine’s PubMed bibliographic database.
Objectives
How PubMed Works: Introduction
If you’re new to PubMed or just want a refresher this online class is designed for you.
Understand what PubMed is and what's in it.
Find the original research that is the basis for a news article.
Find articles by a specific author.
Search for articles on a specific subject.
Narrow search results to a more specific subset
Explore Advanced Search Builder and Search History.
How PubMed Works: MeSH (Medical Subject Headings)
Investigate the MeSH Database
Describe a Controlled Vocabulary
Summarize the four types of MeSH Terms
Explain entry terms, date introduced, previous indexing, automatic explosion
The How PubMed Works: MeSH session addresses increasing health information access and use by highlighting information about the National Library of Medicine’s PubMed bibliographic database.
The How PubMed Works: MeSH session addresses increasing health information access and use by highlighting information about the National Library of Medicine’s PubMed bibliographic database.
This 90-minute introduction session provides overviews about:
What PubMed is and what's in it.
Finding the original research that is the basis for a news article.
Finding articles by a specific author.
Searching for articles on a specific subject.
Narrowing search results to a more specific subset
Exploring the Advanced Search Builder and Search History.
The How PubMed Works: Automatic Term Mapping session addresses increasing health information access and use by highlighting information about the National Library of Medicine’s PubMed bibliographic database.
The How PubMed Works: MeSH session addresses increasing health information access and use by highlighting information about the National Library of Medicine’s PubMed bibliographic database.
This 90-minute introduction session provides overviews about:
What PubMed is and what's in it.
Finding the original research that is the basis for a news article.
Finding articles by a specific author.
Searching for articles on a specific subject.
Narrowing search results to a more specific subset
Exploring the Advanced Search Builder and Search History.
This 90-minute class about PubMed's Automatic Term Mapping (ATM) takes an in-depth look at the contents of the 3 translation tables used to process and map your search terms.
This 90-minute class covers issues and concerns surrounding the current publishing landscape; the selection criteria for the different components of the PubMed database and NLM responsibilities and practices in collecting and providing access to the biomedical literature. MEDLINE and PMC staff will be available to answer audience questions.
This 90-minute introduction session provides overviews about:
What PubMed is and what's in it.
Finding the original research that is the basis for a news article.
Finding articles by a specific author.
Searching for articles on a specific subject.
Narrowing search results to a more specific subset
Exploring the Advanced Search Builder and Search History.
This 90-minute class about PubMed's Automatic Term Mapping (ATM) takes an in-depth look at the contents of the 3 translation tables used to process and map your search terms.
This 90-minute class covers issues and concerns surrounding the current publishing landscape; the selection criteria for the different components of the PubMed database and NLM responsibilities and practices in collecting and providing access to the biomedical literature. MEDLINE and PMC staff will be available to answer audience questions.
This 90-minute introduction session provides overviews about:
What PubMed is and what's in it.
Finding the original research that is the basis for a news article.
Finding articles by a specific author.
Searching for articles on a specific subject.
Narrowing search results to a more specific subset
Exploring the Advanced Search Builder and Search History.
This 90-minute class about PubMed's Automatic Term Mapping (ATM) takes an in-depth look at the contents of the 3 translation tables used to process and map your search terms.
