An introduction to basic searching of the National Library of Medicine's biomedical database, MEDLINE, using the PubMed interface.

The participant will know how to effectively conduct a basic MEDLINE search using PubMed

CLASS OBJECTIVES: At the completion of this class, the participant will:

• Understand what PubMed is as well as its major subsections (MEDLINE, PreMEDLINE and Publisher Supplied Citations)
• Be familiar with each of the following sections of the PubMed interface: Limits, History, Clipboard, and Details
• Know how to formulate and execute a MEDLINE search
• Be able to sort, print, and save selected citations
• Know the basics of using some of the additional tools that are a part of PubMed (Journal Browser, MeSH Browser, and Single Citation Matcher)

• PubMed Basics

PubMed
Tuesday, Dec 08, 2009 12:00 PM
Library Classroom (1-407)
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