July 2005 Page 1 FSU College of Medicine Beginner’s Guide • Navigating the Library Web Site – page 2 • PubMed , an Introduction – page 8 • Ovid, an Introduction – page 15 • MDConsult , an Introduction – page 20 • FIRSTConsult , an Introduction – page 26 • InfoRetriever , an Introduction – page 31 • Library Newsletter Archive – page 37 • Library Contact Information – page 38 • Library Resource Descriptions – page 39 (appendix) (link to printable PowerPoint file)
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FSU College of MedicineBeginner’s Guide• Navigating the Library Web Site – page 2
Enter PubMed by double-clicking in the scroll-box on the library home page.
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PubMed MEDLINEPreliminary Results
Large number of hits.
Click on ‘Details’ to show how PubMed translated the search. (You can modify the search by typing in the text box.)
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PubMed MEDLINERefining Results
Click on ‘Limits’ to filterthe search.
Limits added in this search:- Clinical Trials- Adults over 19 years- Human subjects- Indexed in the last 2 years.
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PubMed MEDLINERefined Results
Number of hits is still quite large. (1220 from previous 240,165)
Add ‘AND diet therapy’ to the search terms. (AND, OR, & NOT operators must be in all capitals.)
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PubMed MEDLINEFinal Results
Number of hits is a manageable 39. (down from previous 1220 and 240,165)
‘Details’ has been updated.
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PubMed MEDLINEGetting the articles
Select ‘Abstract’ view.
Click on FSU icon to link to full text of the article.
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PubMed MEDLINEGetting the articles when there is no FSU icon
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If there is no FSU icon, there are other options:
• Check the FSU COM e-journals page.
• Check the FSU University Library Serials Solutions Page.
• Check the WebLUIS online catalog.
• Request an Inter-Library Loan (ILL).
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OVID
Select a database.
Enter OVID by double-clicking in the scroll-box on the library home page.
Ovid times out after 15 minutes of inactivity and you may see this page if this happens. No ID/password is needed. Click on the “Start Ovid” button to start a new session.You will have to start your search over.
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OVID MEDLINEBegin a Search
Select from terms that OVID found in thesaurus. ‘Explode’ includes subordinate terms, ‘focus’ narrows to the main term.
OVID can translate ordinary words to medical terms (MeSH)
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OVID MEDLINEOvid allows searching for selected related terms and sub-terms. (optional).
OVID displays the selected term in a ‘tree’ of related terms, giving the number of hits for each term.
Sub-headings are also listed with numbers of hits.
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OVID MEDLINESearch Results Limits were applied to reduce the
number of results from 19797 to 174.
Link to complete reference and/or full text when a link to full text is available. When a link to full text is not available in Ovid, the SFX link may help you locate it.)
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OVID MEDLINEComplete Reference
The complete reference gives more information about the article (which can also be searched to find more related articles).
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Entering MDConsult -Two approaches:Generic – no user name or password is needed.
Personal – create your own username and password. You can customize MDConsult for your personal interests.Also your personalized username and password allows access when the ‘Generic’ button is not available.
MDConsult Enter MDConsult by double-clicking in the scroll-box on the library home page.
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MDConsultMain Page
Navigation tabs
Guided tour / tutorial
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MDConsultBooks
• 100+ Medical books are in MDConsult.
• Included in the COM Library eBooks list.
• All may be searched at once in MDConsult.
• May also be searched using WebFeat.
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140+ medical journal titles are in MDConsult.
Included in the COM eJournals list.
Find the contents of a journal issue by using the search engine.
Journal title – Thesaurus ‘off’ – Publication date –
MDConsultJournals
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Mosby’s Drug Consult with indexes.
Frequent updates and news.
MDConsultDrugs
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MDConsultPatientHandouts
Patient handouts are available in English and in Spanish
Search all sections for “heart attack.”
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• Differential Diagnosis Tool
• Medical Topics Articles
• Patient Education Handouts
• Procedure Descriptions
• Links to MDConsult books
and journals
• PDA Downloads
FIRSTConsultEnter FIRSTConsult by double-clicking in the scroll-box on the library home page.
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FirstConsultDifferential Diagnosis| Medical Conditions | Procedures | Patient Education
Diagnoses are listed by probability depending on patient’s age.Links lead to detailed information.Integrated with MDConsult for full-text books and journals.
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FirstConsultDifferential Diagnosis | Medical Conditions | Procedures | Patient Education