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September/October 2000 |
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Outreach News
A major focus of the outreach program at the UAMS Library is providing training for health care professionals to use databases produced by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to access the most current, reliable biomedical information available. While most of the training, which is provided by the Library free of charge, takes place in the central nine counties of the state, arrangements may be made upon request to provide training for health professionals in other parts of the state. PubMed is a system from the National Library of Medicine through which individuals may search MEDLINE, Pre-MEDLINE and other NLM databases over the Internet free of charge. Created by NLM's National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI), PubMed also provides access to numerous NCBI databases for DNA and protein sequencing, genome mapping data, and 3-D protein structures all through the same search system. PubMed does not offer access to the following databases available through the UAMS Library's OVID subscription: Bioethicsline, CancerLit, CINAHL, Current Contents, Evidence Based Medicine Reviews, Health & PsychoSocial Instruments, IPA, and PsychInfo. However, PubMed is an excellent alternative for searching MEDLINE and Pre-MEDLINE on the rare occasions when the OVID system is down, as well as an excellent choice for non-UAMS health professionals who might not have access to the OVID system. |
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The search capabilities of PubMed vary depending on the type of search strategy constructed. MEDLINE, the premier biomedical bibliographic database, contains over 11 million citations to the journal literature. Pre-MEDLINE is a database of citations which are currently undergoing the indexing process and have not been assigned MeSH headings nor gone through the quality control review. Once a citation has been completely indexed, it then moves from the Pre-MEDLINE database to MEDLINE. A search on PubMed allows you to search MEDLINE and the Pre-MEDLINE databases as well as other NLM databases at one time. PubMed offers textword searching and allows the use of the powerful MeSH [Medical Subject Headings]. Various display formats are available for viewing retrieved citations. PubMed also provides links to numerous publishers' web sites through which subscribers to individual journal titles can access the full text of articles. When using PubMed on the UAMS campus, you may find it will let you into the full text of some articles since many of the UAMS Library's electronic journals are IP authenticated. Below are dates for scheduled PubMed classes at the UAMS Library. Other class times and locations may be scheduled upon request. If you would like to register for a class, or request that one be scheduled at another time or location, please contact Susan Steelman, MLIS, at 501-686-6737 or SteelmanSusanC@exchange.uams.edu . January 16 February 15 March 6th
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