MY NCBI (module 4.5)

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MY NCBI(module 4.5)



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MODULE 4 How to use PubMed
Part 5 My NCBI Instructions This part of the
course is a PowerPoint demonstration intended to
give a guided tour of the PubMed interface.
This part of the module is off-line and
intended as an information resource for reference
use. This part of the module should be taken
before using the live tutorial on the PubMed and
does not required a HINARI training password.
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Before logging into PubMed, you must Login to
the HINARI website using the URL
http//www.who.int/hinari/
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HINARI Log-In 2
You will need to insert your HINARI User Name
and Password in the Login box and click on the
Login button.
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From the main HINARI webpage, you can access
PubMed by clicking on Search HINARI journal
articles through PubMed (Medline).
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Welcome to the PubMed Homepage. Part 5 of the
tutorial will look at the My NCBI facility.
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To access My NCBI, there are Sign In Register
options on the top right-hand side of the
webpage. We will now Register for My NCBI.
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We now have to fill in a short Registration
page. We will need to select a Username and a
Password. Make sure this is written down for
future reference. We will also need to set up a
security question in case we need to ask PubMed
to supply us with a new password.
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An e-mail address is required. When completed,
click on Register.
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We will receive a confirmation e-mail from NCBI.
When we receive the e-mail, we will need to click
on the link in the body of the e-mail message to
verify our new My NCBI account.
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To access My NCBI, we will need to Sign In with
our Username and Password
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We enter our Username and Password into the boxes
and click on the Sign In button
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When we are signed into My NCBI, our Username
appears in the My NCBI box.
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To set up filters in My NCBI, enter My NCBI by
clicking on the hyperlink.
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Once in My NCBI, choose the Filters option from
the left-hand menu.
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We need to choose PubMed as a database from those
listed.
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Commonly requested filters are listed on the
filter selection page. When we choose a filter,
My NCBI will refresh and apply the filter. In
this example, we will choose the Free Full Text
Filter.
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In this example, the Free Full Text Filter has
been applied see check in box.
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To find the HINARI Filter, we need to Search
Filters.
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HINARI
Within the Search Filters option, enter HINARI in
the search box and press Go.
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Filters matching our Search will appear below.
We click on the matching filter to apply it to
our My NCBI account.
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Check the box next to Add a result tab for all
items that match this filter.
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The filter will now be applied. Now, return to
PubMed to see the new results tabs.
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We have now done a search for Public Health
Policy. There are now three results tabs All,
Free full text, and HINARI. Note These three
tabs are the default configuration when
completing a HINARI/PubMed search.
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When we click on the HINARI tab, we can now
access the whole result set. Via the Abstract
Display, you will see a HINARI icon.
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If we would like to save the search, we can do so
by clicking on the Save Search hyperlink.
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We now have the option to save the search either
with or without automatic e-mail updates. In
this example, we will choose No automatic updates
and click OK.
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We can now run a new search. We will choose to
Save Search in My NCBI.
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This time we have chosen to save the search and
receive regular e-mail updates. We can choose
some options for e-mail delivery.
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The first option is delivery day. From the
dropdown menu, this can be either daily, weekly,
or monthly on a specified day.
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From the dropdown menu, we can also specify the
record display format from the standard PubMed
Display options.
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We can also specify the record format as either
HTML or Text. HTML e-mails will contain
hyperlinks back to PubMed.
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From the dropdown menu, we can choose a Maximum
number of items to send per update between 0
500. Once we have chosen the number of records,
click the OK button.
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To retireve saved searches, click on the My NCBI
hyperlink.
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When we enter the My NCBI area, we can see a list
of our saved searches. From this page, we can
re-run a search by clicking on the appropriate
box.
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We also can alter the delivery details by
clicking on the Details icon.
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We also can see what has been added to PubMed for
selected searches. We can delete saved searches
if they are no longer required.
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This is the end of Module 4 Part 5. There is a
workbook to accompany this part of the module.
The workbook will take you through a live session
covering topics included in this demonstration
with working examples. Updated 07 2007