The original guide was compiled with the help of the following SIT students
What is in PubMed?
PubMed is a free database of more than 30 million citations for published articles in the fields of biomedicine and health.
PubMed includes the MEDLINE® database; citations for articles in the PubMed Central (PMC) free full text archive, including articles that report on research funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH); and citations for books from the NCBI online Bookshelf.
PubMed also includes links to the full text from other sources, when available, and to databases subscribed to by the SIT Library.
Use the search box at pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov for all directions described on this page and so generously provided by the National Library of Medicine.
What is in PubMed? Learn what you can find in PubMed, and how it got there in a short 4 minute video.
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PubMed: Find Articles by AUTHOR - a 2 minute interactive tutorial on how to find articles by an author using PubMed
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PubMed will add relevant Medical Subject Headings (MeSH®), and other synonyms to improve your search. Use the “Advanced” function (found under the search box) to see your search details.
PubMed: Find articles on a topic - a 1 minute tutorial on how to find articles on a topic using PubMed.
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Free Full Text Filter After you click “search,” a Filter Sidebar will appear on the left. Click "Free full text" to narrow results to resources that are available online for free, including PubMed Central, Bookshelf, and publishers' websites. |
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PubMed Central (PMC)
When full text is available in PubMed Central, the "Free in PMC" icon will appear on the citation's abstract display under Full-Text Links. Click the icon to view the article in PMC. PubMed Central is the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) free digital archive of biomedical and life sciences journal literature.
From the Publisher
Journal publishers or related organizations may provide access to articles for free, for free after registering as an individual or guest, or for a fee. When available, icons linking to these sources can be found on the citation's abstract display under the "Full-Text Links" and/or "LinkOut" sections.
Hospital, University, or Other Major Institution
The SIT library will provide access to academic journals. When viewing an abstract, if you see the button "Check SITLibrary", this indicates a link to the article. If the SIT library does not have access to the article you need, ask a librarian about InterLibrary Loan. Please note that you will need to set up an NCBI account in order to see any SIT Library buttons.
We are grateful to the National Library of Medicine for allowing us to use and edit their guide.
