HINARI Access to Research Initiative gateway (HINARI)
MODULE 4.5: HOW TO USE PUBMED -- PubMed: Using MyNCBI
Table of Contents – Module 4.5: My NCBI and how to register Setting up filters in My NCBI Saving Searches in My NCBI This module continues the mastering of the skills necessary to utilize the PubMed database as means to identify e-journals within HINARI. It will highlight the option to receive MY NCBI email alerts that contain journal citations on subject searches of your choice. Note that these alerts will not contain the full-text article. You will need to LOGIN to HINARI and locate the specific article using the „Find journals by title‟ AZ alphabetical list. Similarly to the other modules, you will need access to the Internet and be required to complete a series of exercises. You must login to HINARI and then go to „search for articles through PubMed (Medline)’ or you will not have access to the full-text articles (see section 1. Connecting to PubMed) 1. Connecting to PubMed HINARI users can search and access full-text articles directly from the PubMed database. You will need to have your HINARI log in details to do this. First go to the HINARI website found at www.who.int/hinari where you can select the LOGIN hyperlink which will take you to the HINARI login page. When the login page opens, enter your institutional HINARI User Name and Password into the login boxes and then select the “Login” button to access the HINARI site. If you do not register in HINARI using your institution‟s User Name and Password, you will not have access to the HINARI publishers‟ full-text articles at the completion of your PubMed search. From the Full-text journals, databases and other resources page, select the hyperlink “Search HINARI journal articles through PubMed (Medline)”.
The home page for PubMed displays giving you access to PubMed databases.
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On the PubMed homepage the active query box is in the grey horizontal bar running across the PubMed page.
This workbook will guide you through the MyNCBI functions in PubMed along with the additional features available to you. There are exercises incorporated within the workbook to illustrate the different features along with additional exercises to practice at the end of the workbook. Tip! If you use the back button on your browser while navigating around PubMed you may find that you need to use the “refresh” feature in order to re-display the webpage.
2. MyNCBI and how to register The “MyNCBI” feature allows you to setup filter tabs in your display area, save searches, and set-up automatic email alerts to new articles added to PubMed.
To register, click on the Register link in the MyNCBI box on the top right-hand side of the webpage. A registration form will then open in a new window.
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When the form has been submitted NCBI will send you an email containing a link to verify your email address. It is important to complete the registration and verify the email address before saving searches within MyNCBI.
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Setting up filters in MyNCBI
Filter tabs allow MyNCBI users to identify sets of articles within search results. There are common filter tabs that will identify Clinical Trials, Review articles, Free Full-text articles, English Language articles, and articles with Abstracts. There are also tables for Linkout collections such as the HINARI collection. To access filters you can choose the filters option from the left-hand menu.
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When you enter the filter selection page, first you will select a database. For this exercise, select PubMed. will see the list of common filters. Tick the box next to the filters you wish to set for your account.
Exercise 1 Open PubMed www.pubmed.gov (that url links to http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?DB=pubmed) Login to MyNCBI with your username and password Choose Filters from the left-hand menu Choose PubMed from the list of databases Check the box next to the Free Full Text Filter To choose the HINARI filter you will need to search filters
Exercise 2 From the Filter selection page click on the search tab
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Enter HINARI in the search box and click GO Click on the matching filter (HINARI) By checking boxes, choose add a result tab & add an Icon from the options Once the filter has been applied return to PubMed
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Saving Searches in MyNCBI
When you are logged into MyNCBI while using PubMed, you have the facility to select Save Search. Once you have saved a search you can opt to run the search in the future yourself, or to have MyNCBI run the search automatically and email you the results.
Exercise 3 Go to the PubMed home page and enter public health policy in the search query box. Click on “Go”. Note: you may enter an alternate search – one that you want to receive. Click on the “Save Search” hyperlink When asked “Would you like to receive email updates…..” click on the Yes radio button Enter a name for your search Choose a monthly delivery option Choose Abstract as a format and HTML Set the maximum number of results to 500 Click OK
To retrieve and review saved searches click on the MyNCBI link.
Saved searches will be listed on the MyNCBI page.
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Note: you may need to “refresh” the page if you use the back button on your browser. Exercise 4 Open PubMed www.pubmed.gov Login to MyNCBI with your username and password Choose Filters from the left-hand menu Choose PubMed from the list of databases Check the box next to the English Language Filter List the current filters that you have checked
Exercise 5 Clear the search query box on the PubMed home page Enter reproductive health in the search query box. Click on “Go” Below the display/summary horizontal bar, you will note the numbers of citations with your various filters. How many of these articles are under the Free Full Text results tab? How many of these articles are under the HINARI results tab? Optional – procedure for saving other searches in MYNCBI: Note: remember what filters you are using. You may want to limit or expand these filters. Exercise 6 Go to the PubMed home page and enter ________________ in the search query box. Click on “Go” Click on the “Save Search” hyperlink When asked “Would you like to receive email updates…..” click on the Yes radio button Enter a name for your search
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Choose a monthly delivery option Choose Medline as a format and Text Set the maximum number of results to 50 Click OK
Assignment You now have completed module 4.5 and finished five or more exercises. You have set up your own MY NCBI account and learned how to set filters, and create searches/email updates. We now have finished the PubMed training modules. Updated 09 2008
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