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Searching and Accessing Full Text Journal Articles

Join Nancy Clark and Susan Epstein in a comprehensive workshop designed to enhance your skills in searching and accessing full-text journal articles through PubMed and Google Scholar. Participants will learn to utilize PubMed's new interface, perform effective searches, locate full articles, and save their searches using NCBI tools. The session includes hands-on activities, valuable resources, and insights into navigating MEDLINE, along with the benefits of creating a free NCBI account for managing searches and alerts. Complete pre-workshop assessments to ensure a beneficial experience.

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Searching and Accessing Full Text Journal Articles

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  1. Searching and Accessing Full Text Journal Articles Nancy Clark, Director of Medical Informatics Susan Epstein, Public Services Librarian FSU College of Medicine

  2. Objectives for Session • Learners will • Do PubMed search using primary functions • Use the new interface • Locate full articles from PubMed search • Perform Google Scholar Search • Save searches in NCBI

  3. Handouts • PowerPoint • Worksheet for activity • Evaluations – Please complete Pre- Workshop Assessment

  4. Tutorials for PubMed Link to PubMed Tutorials

  5. What is MEDLINE? • Database of bio-medical journals (medical, dental, nursing, veterinary, …) • Old Index Medicus database • Service of National Library of Medicine (NLM) • 5,271 biomedical journals, most are peer reviewed • Nearly 18+ million citations (around 70,000 new/month) • Back to 1860s (primarily back to 1950s)

  6. What is MEDLINE? • Articles are indexed by Real People. • Terms are assigned that come from a Controlled Vocabulary (Thesaurus) called MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). • MeSH includes sets of subheadings that apply to each term and uses markers to indicate which terms reflect the main focus of the article. 6

  7. Where to Search MEDLINE? • Pubmed (NLM interface) • OVID • MD Consult • Merck Medicus • Medscape • Links to • Full text journal articles • Books • EBM databases

  8. Goal of Journal Search A Few Good Articles Full text in as few clicks as possible

  9. Go to PubMed (EZProxy) • Under MedResources List • Click on Pubmed

  10. Alternate Option • Use Search Engine Box to start Pubmed Search • Type in Terms and start Search

  11. Get a Free NCBI Account. Why? • Alerting service • Sends TOC of latest journals • Sends results of searches updates • Save searches • Save collections of articles • Filters which break down your results for you

  12. First search of the evening: Author search • Use initial(s) most frequently used by author • After 2002, full names (when included in the journal itself) may be used • May search multiple authors on one search line

  13. Example of author search: Search for articles by Hurt MM and click the “Search” button

  14. Let’s take a look at one article

  15. Abstract View

  16. MeSH Terms

  17. MEDLINE View

  18. Direct Link to Full Text:

  19. PubMed tutorial • 1 minute tutorial on a simple subject search • Note Advanced Search > Details screen to understand the PubMed search engine in one picture!

  20. Subject Search

  21. Limits Results

  22. Details – scroll down

  23. Search Strategies • Limit search • By type of article • By date • By age group • By language • Phrases in quotes: “focal nodular hyperplasia” • AND, OR, NOT, parentheses “medication errors” AND “quality improvement” NOT (ambulatory OR “nursing home”)

  24. Types of Articles • Editorials • Letters • Review Articles • Meta-Analysis • Systematic reviews • Clinical Guidelines • Original Research • Case Studies • Case Control • Time Series • Cross sectional • Cohort • Control trials • Randomized Control Trials

  25. Advanced Search

  26. Using Your Search History

  27. Put a reference in the Clipboard

  28. Clipboard • As you search • Add articles to Clipboard • Collect all the good articles there

  29. Email Clipboard

  30. Follow the link to the article

  31. When you see this…

  32. When the pretty red button isn’t there….

  33. Identify the Full Journal Title

  34. Finding Full Text Articles Pubmed Linked to full text? No… • Medical E-Journals list from library webpage? Not listed… • FSU E-Journalsfrom library webpage. In electronic format? No... • Interlibrary loans for titles not owned by FSU: MedLibrary@med.fsu.edu

  35. All FSU E-Journals • Under Resources • Expand E-Journals • Click on All FSU E-Journals

  36. FSU Libraries E-Journals

  37. Interlibrary Loan

  38. Finding Journal Articles at FSU

  39. Endnote X2 • $100 Software free to all faculty • Manages articles • Create libraries of articles by topic • Cite and format bibliography in papers/articles • Contact librarians if interested

  40. Google Scholar • Searches Pubmed, some of our content, links to full text • In Search Engines box • Great for finding articles • Can’t save searches or email searches

  41. Saving Articles

  42. Find it @ FSU Link goes to Serials Solutions Link goes to FSU Online Catalog

  43. Exercise • Write a clinical question • What kinds of articles do you want to answer this question • Locate first 10 articles on search • Find the full text articles • Print one of the full text articles

  44. Open exercises: topics from group

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