Ten Tips for Mastering PubMed's New Design

Find It@MCG Button--displays in the top right of the abstract format for a single record display; and below the abstract when viewing multiple records on one screen.

Full Text--know the difference in Full Text, Free Full Text, and Abstract Limits.
- The links to full text limits will only include citations that have a publisher supplied link. It may not include links to a specific library’s holdings. [Use Find It@MCG button]
- The links to free full text limits will include citations with free full text access to articles. Note: Citations are not restricted to journals in PubMed Central.
- The abstracts limit will retrieve only citations with an abstract. Most citations to articles published before 1975 do not include abstracts.
Limits--can be activated on the Advanced search page. An additional link to change or remove limits appears on the upper right of the search result screen.

Limit settings for Author, Journal, or Publication Date will become a part of the search strategy.
These limits must be re-set for each search.

Printer Option--has been removed from the Send To menu; use the print option on the computer’s browser.
Auto Suggest--is a new feature activated in the search box. Based on the terms entered, some of the most popular PubMed searches will be displayed in a menu.

More PubMed Articles--has been changed to “Titles with your search terms” in the result display.
Citation Display--is no longer available. In the abstract display supplemental information such as Publication Types, MeSH Terms, Substances, and Grant Support can be viewed by expanding the plus symbol.

PubMed's Related Articles--are found below the PMID when viewing multiple records. In a single record the Related Articles are located on the right side of the page.

NCBI Personal Account--will allow saving of search results as well as search strategies. The My NCBI link is located on the top right-hand corner of the page.