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PubMed is the National Library of Medicine's search service. It provides access to over 17 million citations in MEDLINE, PreMEDLINE, new records from journal publishers, and other related databases, with links to participating online journals. Access through this connection provides links to DUMCL's full-text journal subscriptions and holdings of the print collection.

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Advanced PubMed Searching (NNLM)
In-depth packet of information (8 pages) listing MeSH subheading abbreviations, qulifier Hierarchies, families of subheading explosions, subset codes, publication types, search field tags, and stop words.

PubMed Basics
Offers basic tips to get started searching PubMed.

PubMed: Quick Reference Card
A basic handout on PubMed designed to be printed out and folded in half for easy pocket reference.

PubMed Class
This hands-on introductory class to searching PubMed will discuss searching with MeSH, available limits, full-text access, saving searches, and creating alerts.

PubMed Tutorial
Interactive tutorial that takes you through the process of forming a clinical question using PICO to completing a PubMed search.

PubMed Tutorial (NLM)
Use this interactive tutorial to get an understanding of how to search PubMed and its more advanced features.

PubMed: Simple Subject Search (NLM)
This two-minute video walks you through a simple search with information on using the Details tab.

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PubMed My NCBI (NLM)
Offers basic tips and information to get started using the My NCBI features within PubMed.

My NCBI Help Page
An extensive help manual on the features and uses of My NCBI.

Saving Citations in My NCBI Collections (NLM)
This four-minute video describes how to save and organize selected citations and how to access them in the future.

Saving Searches in PubMed: My NCBI
Use this handout to learn how to save your search strategy in PubMed.

My NCBI: Saving Searches (NLM)
Use this four-minute video to learn how to save your search strategy in PubMed.

Setting Up Filters in PubMed: My NCBI
Save time by filtering your searches through self-selected filters such as age, study design, or Duke-owned.

Table of Contents Email Delivery via PubMed
Learn how to aave a journal's Table of Contents sent to your email each month.

How to Use Get It @ Duke
This video (2:12) shows you how to utilize the GetIt@Duke button to locate full-text articles.

Creating Links to Journal Articles
Creating links to articles is the best way to share content protected by copyright.

Finding an Article
Enter information into the Single Citation Matcher to find links to an article or verify the citation's accuracy.

Branching Out: The MeSH Vocabulary (NLM)
This 12-minute introduced the development, structure and use of the MeSH® vocabulary.

Searching Tips-MEDLINE & CINAHL
Tips for increasing or decreasing your search results in MEDLINE and CINAHL.