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Database Searching Tutorials: Further Information and Training

This guide provides tutorials on how to use different scholarly databases
You can access PubMed at https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov or access using the complete list of Pratt Library databases.

 

From PubMed: PubMed is a free resource supporting the search and retrieval of biomedical and life sciences literature with the aim of improving health–both globally and personally.

The PubMed database contains more than 38 million citations and abstracts of biomedical literature. It does not include full text journal articles; however, links to the full text are often present when available from other sources, such as the publisher's website or PubMed Central (PMC).

Available to the public online since 1996, PubMed was developed and is maintained by the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI), at the U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM), located at the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

Publishers of journals can submit their citations to NCBI and then provide access to the full-text of articles at journal web sites using LinkOut.

 

 

For updates on PubMed, check out PubMed New and Noteworthy.

You can access PubMed at https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov or access using the complete list of Pratt Library databases.

Setting up Outside Tool within your own myNCBI account’s site preferences will help you more easily access full-text articles. Once set up, full-text icons will then appear when you are logged into your myNCBI account. You will no longer need to access PubMed using special links: just click on the icons for access if full-text is available.

The icons look like this: UC libraries logo 

Example of the full-text icons included in this article's record:

 

Setting Up Outside Tool for Full-Text

1. Log in to your MyNCBI account and navigate to your Dashboard.

       

 

 

2. Click on NCBI Site Preferences. 

 

 

3. Click on Outside Tool under PubMed Preferences. 

 

4. Select Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center and University of Cincinnati libraries from the menu by searching alphabetically. 

 

5. Once you've added them to your Outside Tool, they should display on your Preferences page. 

 

If you cannot find the full-text of an article in PubMed after clicking on full-text article icons and ensuring you're logged in, you can request the article through interlibrary loan one of two ways - by using the form on the Pratt website home page OR using the Send to E-Mail button in PubMed.

 

Submitting an article request using the Request an Article, Chapter, or Book form

Navigate to prattlibrary.cchmc.org and click on the Request an Article, Chapter or Book button in the bottom left menu.

Fill in as much information as you have available and submit your request. We will email you to confirm your request and then again when your article is available.

 

Submitting an article request in PubMed using the Send to E-mail button

You can also use the Send to E-Mail button*. This allows you to send your search results to your email and then forward it to prattlibrary@cchmc.org. You will receive a confirmation email from Pratt Library along with an order number once your request is processed.

1) Search as usual in PubMed. Before ordering please try these options:

  • Click on Pratt, UC Article Linker, or publisher full-text icons in PubMed.
  • Check directly in Pratt Journal Finder and/or UC Journal Portal (requires UC login) as only a portion of the journal collection is in PubMed. If the publication cannot be found in either place, proceed to step 2.

2) Check the box(es) of the article(s) needed.undefined

3) Select Email above the results.    

4) Fill out the form.

  • To: enter your email address.
  • Selection: will show your checked boxes or scroll down to choose All results on this page.
  • Format:  choose Summary.

5) Click on Send email.

6) Go to your personal email. It could take a few minutes to receive the email, which displays as Sent by NCBI.

7) Forward this email to pratt.library@cchmc.org

A confirmation email with an order number will be sent once your request is processed.

 


 

Here's a selection of PubMed tutorial videos and other resources that will help you use PubMed efficiently and effectively.