PubMed

PubMed is a biomedical database that includes over 37 million citations in the fields of biomedicine and health. PubMed includes citations to scholarly books, articles, data and more. In addition to covering biomedical and health fields, PubMed includes citations on adjacent disciplines: life sciences, behavioral sciences, chemical sciences, and bioengineering.

PubMed Overview. (August 15, 2023). National Institute of Health, National Library of Medicine, PubMed. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/about/

This research guide 

This research guide provides brief video tutorials explaining the "what" and the "how" of PubMed.

What is PubMed?

This tutorial describes the sources you will find in PubMed as well as how journals are reviewed and evaluated to ensure that they meet quality guidelines.

5:56 minute tutorial

PubMed: Find Articles on a Topic

This tutorial shows you the basics of finding articles by topic in PubMed.

0.44 minute tutorial

PubMed Subject Search: How It Works

This tutorial describes how PubMed interprets your search terms and phrases including mapping to Medical Subject Headings (MeSH).

4:04 minute tutorial

PubMed: Using the Advanced Search Builder

Learn how to use the advanced search builder to build and refine your PubMed searches.

3:17 minute tutorial

Proximity Searching in PubMed

Learn how to use proximity searching to find variations of a phrase and build your search query.

4:03 minute tutorial

Find Articles from a Citation

Learn how to find an article in PubMed using it's citation information like the article title, author, journal name, and date of publication.

1:13 minute tutorial

Save Searches and Set Email Alerts

Learn how to save PubMed searches and set email alerts to be notified when there are new results found by your searches. 

2:27 minute tutorial

Topic Searching in PubMed®: Using the Medical Subject Headings (MeSH®)

This is a four module course providing training on constructing in-depth searches in PubMed.