Library Blog | Edward L. Pratt Research Library

The new PubMed is now available!

PubMed (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/) has updated their look with a more responive layout that supports small-screen devices including mobile phones and tablets. While the look is different the same features that you found in the legacy version are still availble including:

Filters to access and customize
Create alerts and save searches
Advanced search page
Save publications to add to My Bibligroaphy in NCBI, email OR download citations in an RIS file to add to a reference manager

See the NLM Techincal Bulletin for all of the changes and updates.

Did you know you can customize PubMed using My NCBI?

After signing up for a free My NCBI account in PubMed (click Register for an NCBI account under the Sign In button), you can customize the appearance including but not limited to:

See Using Preferences in the My NCBI Help Internet book for all of the ways you can adjust PubMed to your own preferences.

In the screenshot below see how this page was customized to highlight the search words in pink, add the abstract to the view in Format, show up to 50 results per page, filters were adjusted to show specific Article types, Text availability and Species:

Halloween Inspired Collection from NIH General Medical Sciences

Can you guess what this spooky image is? Check out today's NIHGM's blog post to find out:
https://biobeat.nigms.nih.gov/2019/10/cool-images-a-colorful-and-halloween-inspired-collection/
To see their entire gallery:
https://images.nigms.nih.gov/https://images.nigms.nih.gov/

A human fibroblast cell dividing. A tan-colored area surrounds the cell that contains two magenta-colored centers. Green dots line the area where the cell is dividing.

Credit: Nilay Taneja, Vanderbilt University, and Dylan T. Burnette, Ph.D., Vanderbilt University School of Medicine.

Celebrate National Medical Librarians Month at our Open House!

Did you know October is National Medical Librarians Month? Come celebrate with your colleagues and meet the library staff at the Pratt Research Library during our open house on Monday, October 21^st from 11am-2pm. Enjoy cake and coffee with us in S9.100 and learn more about our library and resources by testing yourself on our library facts and viewing our archival displays with tangible pieces of our amazing history at Cincinnati Children's Hospital.

Come enjoy a treat and celebrate with your Pratt Library colleagues!

keep calm and ask a medical librarian

New features continue to be added to PubMed Labs

PubMed is getting a new look early next year including a new hompage, online user guide and much more. PubMed Labs, the test site, has been set up for users to try it out before it is released.

Read about the new features added in the NLM Technical Bulletin
Take a look at PubMed Labs (remember any work done here won't be saved-it is a test enivornment)

Pratt Library Orientation 10/8-Seats Still Available!

Join us for a quick Pratt Library orientation on 10/8 from 10:00-10:30am. This course provides an overview of services and resources available from Pratt Research Library. It is intended for new employees, those new to using library resources, and those interested in refreshing their knowledge of Pratt Library.
Please register in ELM by going to My Hub > My Learning and search for

Activity Code PS_07250_20191008_1000_CR_BRNT
OR
Pratt Research Library Orientation

APA 7th Publication Manual to be released October 2019

My Photo Check out the latest changes in the 7th edition of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association:https://blog.apastyle.org/apastyle/2019/08/introducing-the-7th-edition-of-the-publication-manual.html
The first announced change released is that there will be only one space after a period at the end of a sentence!
The APA Style Blog (the official companion to the manual) will be updated in the coming weeks with the latest changes to this new edition: https://blog.apastyle.org/apastyle/
Follow this searchable blog or twitter ‎@APA_Style if you are interested in helpful tips from APA experts year round! Watch this space for information on where you can get your hands on a library copy once it is released.

Mac users-Important EndNote information!

EndNote has made us aware that when macOS20.15 Catalina is released in the fall all Mac users must use Endnote X9 (including all updates) in order to aviod interruption in your workflow. You can contine to use an older version as long as you do not upgrade to Catalina. For more information: https://support.clarivate.com/Endnote/s/article/EndNote-for-Mac-macOS-Catalina-Compatibility

NLM introduces MAGPIE web tool

MAGPIE (Map Assisted Generation of Procedure and Intervention Encoding) was released on 5/28/2019 by the NLM. This interactive tool enables users (including professional coders, research, clinicians) to find SNOMED CT (designated clinical terminology in the U.S. for clinical problems and procedures in the electronic health record) and ICD-10-PCS (codes for medical procedures and interventions-2018 version) for medical procedures as well as interventions. For more information and how to use it:
https://bit.ly/2ws2az3

Advanced Google Searching Webinar Available in ELM

The Advanced Google Searching webinar recording is now available through ELM for those would like to document their completion. Search for Advanced Google Searching (PS_07184) in the Learning Catalog. This webinar provides an overview of how Google searching works and introduces how to use advanced searching techniques and the Advanced Search interface, and how to set up search alerts.

Topics covered include:

Google overview

Advanced searching interface

Advanced searching techniques & settings

Image searching

Google Scholar

Search alerts

Other Google Search products

Additional information and class handouts are available online here: https://libguides.cchmc.org/webinars/advancedgoogle Please contact Elaine Grigg Dean at elaine.dean@cchmc.org with questions.