1. 1
Internet Tool in life Sciences
Research
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2. Gain, grasp and apply
knowledge
Understand WHY before HOW
Affirm the value of good
research
Commit to becoming a skillful
researcher
Integrate searching into your
life
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3. Lessons
1- Essentials
2- Searching
5 min. break
3- Using MeSH
4- Working with Results
5 min. break
5- Jeopardy game
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4. 1- Essentials
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5. ?
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6. What is the story?
1836-Present
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7. In 1836, the library of the US Army
Surgeon General was a small collection
of medical books on a single shelf.
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8. The world's largest medical library
More than seven million books, journals,
technical reports, manuscripts, microfilms,
photographs, and images

9. Medline

10. 1- Essentials
What is MEDLINE?
Is a bibliographic database produced by the
National Library of Medicine, a division of the
National Institutes of Health
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MEDLINE?
Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval
System(MEDLARS)
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MEDLINE dates back to the 1950 . It contains
more than 21.6 million citations and
abstracts for more than 5,582 journals
published in the U.S. and more than 70 other
countries
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• MEDLINE covers medicine, nursing,
dentistry, pharmacology, veterinary
medicine, the health care system, and
the pre-clinical sciences
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Content: MEDLINE contains abstracts and
bibliographic citations - including
author, article title, journal title and
publication year
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What MEDLINE is NOT:
• MEDLINE does NOT index books or book
chapters
• MEDLINE (by itself) does NOT contain the full
text of journal articles
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16. National Center for Biotechnology Information
Medline

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18. 1- Essentials
PubMed is the free interface that
provides access to the MEDLINE
database
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Why is PubMed/MEDLINE Important?
PubMed/MEDLINE provides people from all over
the world with access to citations from
biomedical articles. It is the largest database of
its kind and therefore, an indispensable tool for
clinicians and researchers
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Advantages of PubMed
 PubMed is the free interface used to search
MEDLINE
 Automatic term mapping
 Access citations for newly published articles
 Full Text Linking
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21. 1- Essentials
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22. Isa service you can use to customize
your experience when searching PubMed or other
NCBI databases
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23. You can use My NCBI to:
Save searches
Set up e-mail alerts for new content
Create collections of saved references
Choose filters that organize search results
Highlight search terms within your results
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24. To get started, click on the "Register" link in the upper right-hand
corner of PubMed or in the blue side bar on the left
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25. Saving Searches
It's easy to save searches using My NCBI. When you save a search, you
can choose to manually check for new references or schedule e-mail
delivery of new papers added to PubMed which match your search
criteria. To save a search:
1. Run your search.
2. Click "Save Search"
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26. Name the Saved Search
Choose "no" when asked "Would you like to receive e-mail updates of new
search results?" if you want to manually check for new references OR
Choose "yes" when asked "Would you like to receive e-mail updates of new
search results?" if you'd prefer to have new references sent to you via email.
Specify the frequency, format, and maximum number of citations you would
like to receive per email alert
Click "Save"
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27. Creating Collections of References
It's easy to create collections of references using My NCBI. You can access
your collections from any location after signing in to My NCBI. To create
collections and save references to them:
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28. Creating Collections of References
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30. Using Filters to Group Results
Filters allow you to group results based on your personal preferences.
In PubMed you can filter your results by publication type, language,
full text , and several other criteria
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31. Sign in to My NCBI
Choose "Search Filters" under "Table of Contents" on the left side of the page
Choose "Frequently Requested Filters", "Browse Filters", or "Search Filters" and
select your preferred filters. You can choose up to five filters
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32. After you run your searches in PubMed you will now see the filter tabs
directly above the results. Click on one of the filter tabs to display only those
references corresponding to the selected filter
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33. Changing My NCBI Preferences
You can edit your preferences within My NCBI to change how items
will display. For example, you can highlight your search terms when
they appear within search results. You can also change the default
display of references when you click on a reference link from within
your search result set
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34. To change your preferences
1- Log in to My NCBI
2- Select "Preferences" from the Table of Contents on the left side of the page
3- Click on the link for the preferences you'd like to change
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35. Video Demonstrations
NCBI has created several short videos
demonstrating how to use My NCBI. Clicking the
link below will take you there
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36. Other PubMed tools
The Clipboard
Is a temporary saving place - and a handy PubMed
tool. It allows you to save selected citations while you
run additional searches
It doesn't need to have MY NCBI account
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38. Other PubMed tools
PMID number
The PubMed Identification (PMID) number can also
save you time. The PMID identifies one specific article
and is located at the bottom of every PubMed reference
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39. PMID number
When the PMID Helps:
If you have a print out of PubMed references and want to easily pull
them up again
If you need to remember a citation later, but don't have time to write
down the reference
If you want to pull up references in PubMed that you found in another
database (some databases, like UpToDate, list PMIDs in their
references)
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40. Simply type (or copy/paste) the PMID number into PubMed's search box to
retrieve the reference
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41. ISBN
DOI
ISSN Identify products and therefore
enable easy exchange, storage
and data retrieval worldwide.
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42. DOI
•Volume: 40 million assigned DOIs to date
•Users: 3,000 naming authorities, e.g. publishers and imprints
•Example: 10.1000/0A920021223F3320 (book)
or 10.1177/1077801208325096 (journal article)
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43. ISSN
Serial publications
Not apply to web sites, blogs and web pages because they do not follow a
predetermined, regular publication cycle
Volume: more than 1,3 million records
Purpose: unique identifier for print or online serial publications
Example: 1077-8012 (print journal) or
1552-8448 (online journal)
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45. ISBN
Purpose: unique book identifier that enables standardized processing for
book distribution and bookselling worldwide and also point-of-sales data
Example: 978-81-291-1372-6; 13 digits after
Jan. 2007, 10 digits before that
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46. References
1- Gustave L. and Janet W. Levy Library of Mount Sinai School of Medicine
2- Galter Health Science Library
3- NCBI Manual
4-http://suite101.com/article/how-to-uniquely-identify-information-
a80103; accessed in 23-6-2012
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47. End of the lesson
THANK YOU
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