Finding Free Full-text PubMed Central Articles in PubMed

Finding Free Full-text Articles in The National Library of Medicine’s PUBMED Database Mark D. Puterbaugh Information Services Librarian Eastern University, Warner Memorial Library, St. Davids, PA [email_address]

Presented by Mark D. Puterbaugh Information Services Librarian And Malinda Shannon Research Assistant Warner Memorial Library Eastern University St. Davids, PA 19087

Pubmed is a search engine provided by the National Library of Medicine. It includes the bibliographic database Medline. “ MEDLINE is the NLM's premier bibliographic database that contains references to journal articles in the life sciences with a concentration on biomedicine. A distinctive feature of MEDLINE is that the records are indexed with NLM's Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). The database contains citations from 1950 to the present , with some older material. “ ( http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query/static/overview.html#Introduction ) While primarily a citations resource, searches in PubMed can be limited to locate full-text articles from publications freely available in the National Library of Medicines’ PubMed Central journal archive.

PubMed can be searched at http://www.pubmed.gov/ The initial screen presents a simple Search Box. Type in the topic then press “Search”.

The search found citations for over 2,500 articles. Pubmed Central holds full-text to 19 articles on the results lists. Select this link to view a results list of full-text articles.

From the results list select the Free article in PMC link.

The article citation and abstract (if available) screen appears. Following the “free article in PMC” link returns a informational page. To bring up the article from PubMed Central select the button or to view the article through SAGE Publications select the button.

Once at PubMed Central there may be a variety of ways to access the article, including PDF images.

Pros & Cons
Pros
The articles are from professional or peer-reviewed publications.
This method can provide the searcher with immediate access to full-text articles.
Cons
This search eliminates many important articles found in PubMed.
Leaves the researcher dependent on a small sampling of relevant resources. This can be frustrating.
While the list of full-text publications found in PubMed Central is growing, the set is small compared to the vast amount of literature produced.
Consult with a librarian, they can help you find further resources for your research.

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Finding Free Full-text PubMed Central Articles in PubMed

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