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30 Min. to PubMed Basic Searching

30 Min. to PubMed Basic Searching. Margaret Vugrin, MSLS, AHIP Preston Smith Library. Pre–Presentation. I avoid searching in PubMed… True or False I find searching in PubMed… Easy, OK, Hard, Never use it MeSh headings are…________________. I have a hard time narrowing my results.

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30 Min. to PubMed Basic Searching

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  1. 30 Min. to PubMed Basic Searching Margaret Vugrin, MSLS, AHIP Preston Smith Library

  2. Pre–Presentation • I avoid searching in PubMed… True or False • I find searching in PubMed… Easy, OK, Hard, Never use it • MeSh headings are…________________. • I have a hard time narrowing my results. True or False • I would rather search in…_____________________.

  3. Structure… PubMed Building Blocks

  4. MeSH Sub-Headings Key Words And OR Not

  5. Filters Language Major Topic Age Gender Article Type Date

  6. Journal Title Author

  7. Child’s play… Simple Sophisticated

  8. How you organize your blocks… will make the difference.

  9. blood Combination of letters keyword • blood

  10. blood

  11. MeSH Sub-Headings Major Topic

  12. Add to Search Builder Search PubMed

  13. Breastfeeding MeSH

  14. Search PubMed What’s Different?

  15. Clinical QuestionDoes breastfeedingof healthy newborns decrease childhood obesity? Does breastfeeding decrease childhood obesity?

  16. Obesity MeSH

  17. …decrease childhood obesity? Prevention and control

  18. Advanced 10,861

  19. Search Add Add

  20. MORE Show

  21. MORE

  22. MeSH Sub-Headings

  23. MeSH Sub-Headings And MeSH Major Topic

  24. Filters Article Type Age Species Language

  25. Read from Bottom up

  26. Apply

  27. Questions??? • Biggest benefit of using MeSH? • Sub–headings broaden or narrow my topic? • Name three filters…

  28. Next Time • Locating full-text • Searching by author • Searching by journal • Quick steps to locate citations • Gold Rush • Exporting

  29. Does vigorous physical activity increase the risk of bleeding in children with hemophilia? • Please send me screen capture of your strategy.

  30. Thank you! margaret.vugrin@ttuhsc.edu 806 –743–2241 http://www.ttuhsc.edu/libraries

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