Advanced PubMed (Productivity & Efficiency): Professional & Clinical Information Skills...

Professional & Clinical Information Skills Beyond UM

(2) Patricia F. Anderson,

pfa@umich.eduMarch 27, 2007

Sessions

Mar. 27: PubMed for Clinicians Mar. 29: Advanced PubMed

(Productivity & Efficiency) (TODAY)Apr. 3: Getting Articles: Loansome

Doc Etc.Apr. 5: Finding the Clinical Internet

Handouts for Today

These slidesFRIAR form

Advanced PubMed - Productivity & Efficiency

Using the History functionUsing parentheses to structure a

searchSaving a search

Details - URLMyNCBI

Create an RSS feed

PubMed

PubMed: History

Search one term or concept.Search another term or concept.Click History tab.Combine the two (or more)

searches by using the search number with boolean operators.

The boolean operators (AND, OR or NOT) must be capitalized.

PubMed: History: What It Can and Can’t Do

History display may seem a little confusing until you get used to it.

Search History lost after 8 hoursAll searches shown in reverse

chronological order, can use numbers that are not adjacent or in sequence

Save searches by clicking on #Combine searches by number (#) and

operator (AND, OR, NOT)

PubMed: History

PubMed: History

Concept: BBTDBbtdBaby bottle tooth decayEarly childhood cariesNursing cariesInfant tooth decayBottle cariesMilk cariesMilk bottle cariesEtc. …

PubMed: History

Concept: BBTD Repeated terms:

Tooth decayCaries

Terms combined with repeated terms:Baby bottleEarly childhoodNursing InfantMilkBottle

Unique ‘terms’ representing complete conceptBBTDECC

PubMed: History: Example

PubMed: History: Example

Be sure to capitalize AND, OR when combining set numbers.

Be sure to use the number sign (#) before the numeral.

PubMed: History: Example

Screenshots show search statements and how they are combined to make a complete search.

PubMed: History

PROS:Allows constructing a complex search by

chunking conceptsAllows mixing and matching concepts to

find what worksFinal result can be searched in My NCBI

CONS:Only works in the current search sessionCannot be saved as a bookmark

PubMed: Using Parentheses

Same search done as a single line search statement by using parentheses to group the same terms or concepts

Remember groupings for this concept:Repeated termsCombined terms with repeated termsUnique termsFor example:

(((repeated terms) AND (combined terms)) OR unique terms)

PubMed: Using Parentheses

For example: ((repeated terms)

AND (combined terms)) OR (unique terms)

Image source: Wikimedia Commons: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Venn_diagram_cmyk.svg

PubMed: Using Parentheses

For example: (((repeated terms) AND (combined terms)) OR

unique term) ((repeated terms) AND (combined terms)) OR

(unique terms) For example:

((caries OR tooth decay) AND ("early childhood" OR "baby bottle" OR nursing OR "milk bottle" OR infant)) OR (ecc OR bbtd)

((caries OR tooth decay) AND ("baby bottle" OR nursing OR "milk bottle" OR infant)) OR (“early childhood caries” OR bbtd)

PubMed: Using Parentheses

For example: ((repeated terms) AND (combined terms)) OR

(unique terms) For example:

((caries OR tooth decay) AND ("early childhood" OR "baby bottle" OR nursing OR "milk bottle" OR infant)) OR (ecc OR bbtd)

PubMed: Using Parentheses

For example: ((caries OR tooth decay) AND ("early childhood" OR

"baby bottle" OR nursing OR "milk bottle" OR infant)) OR (ecc OR bbtd)

What did PubMed think this said:

PubMed: Saving Searches: Details

PubMed: Saving Searches: URL

PubMed: Saving Searches: URL

PubMed: Saving Searches: Bookmark or Link

When you click on URL, the page with search results appears again, but with a different URL.

Option 1: Bookmark the page.You can return to the bookmark at anytime

for updated search results.Option 2: Make a link.

Go to the location bar in your browser.Highlight and copy the URL. Paste this in your

web code or email message to share the search.

PubMed: Saving Searches: My NCBI

Why MyNCBI?Save searchesE-mail search result updates

automatically

PubMed: Saving Searches: My NCBI

Why, andwhat --more details.

PubMed: Saving Searches: My NCBI

Sign inorregister

PubMed: Saving Searches: My NCBI

Registering

PubMed: Saving Searches: My NCBI

Registering - personal security

PubMed: Saving Searches: My NCBI

Completing registration - the captcha

PubMed: Saving Searches: My NCBI

Next time, or on a different computer, you’ll need to sign in.

PubMed: Saving Searches: My NCBI

To save your search, go to History, then click on the search set number that you want to save.

From the pop-up menu, choose save in MyNCBI.

PubMed: Saving Searches: My NCBI

Answer a couple questions, then clickOK.

PubMed: Saving Searches: My NCBI

It’s saved!

PubMed: Saving Searches: My NCBI

Next time you want it, check the box, then click on “What’s New for Selected”

PubMed: Saving Searches: My NCBI

Saving your searchShows strategy NamingSelect e-mail updates and options

PubMed: RSS

What is RSS?“Really Simple Syndication”

Why RSS?Delivers content to youSort of like e-mail, but without spam

PubMed: RSS

Sending to RSSComplete your search“Send to” menu

is on far rightSelect “RSS Feed”

PubMed: RSS: Screenshot

Screenshot (what you see when you choose “Send to RSS Feed”)

PubMed: RSS: Choices

RSS or E-Mail Alerts?To use RSS you must use an RSS feed

reader -- different software than e-mail.To use e-mail you must save the search

in MyNCBI and configure options there.NOTE: E-mail alerts may be vulnerable

to spam blockers as they are updated.

PubMed: RSS: How To

Click XML button. (NOTE: some RSS feeds other than PubMed might use other icons.)

Copy URL to your feed reader.NOTE: PubMed RSS feeds not

permanent.

RSS Feed Readers: Google Reader

Google Reader:http://www.google.com/reader/Easy, free RSS reader applicationMust have or create a Google e-mail

accountUses a web interface

RSS Feed Readers: Google Reader

Screenshot

RSS Feed Readers: Google Reader

Sign in, orcreate your account

RSS Feed Readers: Google Reader

Or test drive …

RSS Feed Readers: Google Reader

The basics: new, add, groups, newest on top …

RSS Feed Readers: Google Reader

Upper left corner of screen immediately takes you to all your new items.

RSS Feed Readers: Google Reader

Tips and tricks displayed on far right.

RSS Feed Readers: Google Reader

Adding your “subscription” to the feed (in this case, your PubMed search).

RSS Feed Readers: Google Reader

Read the feed

RSS Feed Readers: Google Reader

Settings (or “Manage Subscriptions”)

RSS Feed Readers: Google Reader

Choose options from tabs (defaults to Subscriptions)

RSS Feed Readers: Google Reader

Group your feeds in folders.

Assignment:

Use search topic from last class (or your comp care topic).Identify 2 primary concepts from that topic.Select 2 or more terms to describe each

concept.Construct a ‘complex’ search using either the

history function or parentheses.Save search using either My NCBI or

Details-URL. Print screen to turn in.Create RSS feed for your search in Google

Reader (or RSS tool of your choice).