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Be PubMed proficient.  Take the PubMed Tutorial.

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Understanding the Vocabulary - Building the Search - Managing the Results - Saving the Search - Getting the Articles

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The following are brief animated tutorials with audio for using PubMed. Running times are rounded to the nearest minute. Click on the link to launch the tour.

Searching PubMed

PubMed's MeSH Database

Managing Results

Links to Full Text (My NCBI)  

Your library may use LinkOut Filters or Outside Tool to link from PubMed to full text articles.  Ask your librarian.

Saving Searches (My NCBI)  

Collections and Bibliographies (My NCBI)

Preferences and Filters (My NCBI)

Webcasts

The Basics of Medical Subject Headings (MeSH®) in MEDLINE®/PubMed® (Instructional Web site)

Branching Out: The MeSH® Vocabulary (Instructional Video)

For additional instruction on using PubMed, see the following resources:

For additional instruction for libraries on using LinkOut, see LinkOut for Libraries Training and Educational Resources.