Keeping Up with 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 Related Articles, Link to journals, Citation Matcher, and Clinical Queries.
Site URL: https://nnlm.gov/classes/keeping-pubmed
Learning Objectives
Participants will be able to:
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Understand how PubMed constructs a query.
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Develop and refine search strategies using components of PubMed's Features Bar.
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Use Links (including LinkOut) to move to internal and external resources.
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Build controlled vocabulary searches using PubMed's MeSH browser.
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Use the MyNCBI feature to personalize PubMed and store searches.
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Use the other tools on PubMed's Sidebar, including the Journals Database and Clinical Queries.
Agenda
Dependent upon length of course
Facility Requirements
Participants need only to have access to a computer with Internet capability.
If offered on-site, facility must be in a computer lab with internet connectivity and a computer connected to a projector.
MLA CE Credits: 3, 4, 6, 8; 6 (online)