Saving searches, creating RSS feeds and more, for University of Michigan affiliated patrons.

1. Staying Current Using PubMed Merle Rosenzweig, A.M.L.S. Health Sciences Libraries Taubman Medical Library © 2007 Regents of the University of Michigan. All rights reserved.

2. Are you drowning in a Sea of Publications trying to keep up with the new the journal literature?

3. You know that you can search Medline in PubMed for journal articles from the medical and life science research literature, but you can do much more.

4. PubMed’s My NCBI can help

6. You can connect to the University of Michigan’s PubMed Link via:

7. The Dentistry Library Page PubMed

8. Taubman Medical Library Page

9. [email_address]

10. PubMed with UM SFX journal links

11. The University Library Page

12. Find Database>pubmed>GO

13. Pubmed (UM SFX Links)

14. The University of Michigan’s PubMed provides a unique URL "Uniform Resource Locator ”.

16. What is MyNCBI ?

17. My NCBI is a free tool that retains user information and preferences to provide customized services. It allows you to save searches, select filtering options, and set up automatic searches that are sent by email.

19. Registering with My NCBI

21. Click on Register in the My NCBI box.

27. Outside Tool

29. MGetIt UM Outside Tool

30. Turning on Outside Tool

32. Selecting an Institution

33. Signing In and Out

37. Saving a Search in My NCBI

38. Run a search in PubMed while signed in to My NCBI.

40. Sign In, Search, Click Go Signed In Search Click Go

41. Click on Save Search , located next to the search box . A new window opens up. Answer the questions. Click OK. Save Search OK

42. Your saved searches can be accessed by clicking on My NCBI. The maximum number of searches is 100 per user name .

43. My Saved Searches

44. Checking for New Results

48. RSS (Really Simple Syndication) & PubMed

49. What is an RSS Feed?

53. Google Reader

57. Setting Up A Google Reader Account

60. Setting Up RSS Feeds For PubMed

61. Do your search in PubMed. Search Click Go

62. Select RSS Feed from the Send to drop-down menu

63. On the RSS Feed window: 1. Make your choice from the “Limit items if more than”. 2. Click “Create Feed”.

64. Click the XML button.

65. Copy the URL that appears at the top of your browser window.

66. Adding your PubMed Feed to Google Reader

69. PubMed Feed

70. Any question on the content of this presentation can be sent to [email_address]