2. Getting to PubMed http://pubmed.gov Always free. No log in needed. You can access this from any computer in the world.
3. What is PubMed? The biggest and best biomedical bibliographic database in the world Over 16 million bibliographic citations Over 600,000 citations added each year 4,800 journals More than 50 languages
7. What’s all the NCBI stuff? PubMed is MEDLINE plus genetic resources PubMed was developed and maintained by the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) located at the National Library of Medicine (NLM) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH)
As you look through results, you will see hoards of tempting icons. Unless you click on an icon that says “Free” on it, you will be taken to the publisher website and asked to pay $30-40 for the privilege of viewing the article. There is no need to do that. You can check the A-to-Z List from the library home page and access your article that way (I’ll show you that later). Or you can send the citation to me and I can get it in about 1-3 days. If you need a rush on the article for an urgent patient care issue, just let me know, and you should receive it within a few hours.There is no direct cost to the hospital for articles. We contract with UAA and have collaborative agreements with other libraries so aren’t charged for the articles you request. There is no limit on what you can request.
