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PubMed Advanced Search, Limits, and Homepage Revised

Changes have been made to the PubMed interface that will make some features more accessible. The changes include: advanced search page will be streamlined and includes a search builder a link to Clipboard will be added to the homepage, if applicable a new Limits page with additional limits for dates and search field tags For […]

Feb 4, 2010

PubMed Basics classes announced

PubMed Basics will be offered several times in the coming months. Learn how to: Explain the scope and content of the Medline database. Perform a meaningful keyword search in PubMed Explain the limitations of a keyword search. Perform a search using MeSH (Medical Subject Headings) Use Limits to refine a search Choose display formats for […]

Jan 26, 2010

PubMed and Christmas

Get into the spirit of the holiday with these Christmas themed articles! Some full-text available. Santa Claus: a public health pariah? BMJ. 2009 Dec 16;339:b5261. Grills NJ, Halyday B. PMID: 20015905 The relationship between television advertising, children’s viewing and their requests to Father Christmas. J Dev Behav Pediatr. 2007 Dec;28(6):456-61. Pine KJ, Wilson P, Nash […]

Dec 24, 2009

What to do when PubMed is down

On Wednesday, PubMed has been experiencing intermittent downtime due to problems in the National Library of Medicine computer room. Whenever PubMed is down, you can still search MEDLINE via EBSCO. Please note that PubMed updates its database with new citations on a daily basis, so some citations may not be available in EBSCO at the […]

Nov 4, 2009

The spirit of Halloween … biomedical style

The National Library of Medicine’s History of Medicine division has many online exhibits, some of which will get you in the mood for Halloween: Harry Potter’s World: Renaissance Science, Magic, and Medicine Do Mandrakes Really Scream? Magic and Medicine in Harry Potter Frankenstein: Penetrating the Secrets of Nature Additionally, among the millions of published biomedical […]

Oct 27, 2009