MEDLINE – Keeping up with medical literature
What is 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 (MeSH). The database contains citations from ,1950 to the present, with some older material.
How to search MEDLINE
Anyone with Internet access can use MEDLINE through PUBMED: http://pubmed.gov Basic instructions for searching MEDLINE through PUBMED are found here: http://www.acog.org/departments/dept_notice.cfm?recno=20&bulletin=1537
You can find additional instructions and help through the PUBMED site.
How to set up an RSS feed to automatically capture new MEDLINE records on multiple myeloma
An RSS feed will automatically send you new listings to your RSS reader (i.e. through Google Reader). You can set up search strategies in MEDLINE on PUBMED and save them as an RSS feed. When you check your RSS reader, you will find records on new articles.
If you want to prepare your own PUBMED RSS feed, first read David Rothman’s paper on how to set up an RSS feed in PUBMED: http://davidrothman.net/2006/07/17/how-to-generate-a-custom-rss-feed-from-pubmed.
This is an RSS feed that I developed from PUBMED on multiple myeloma limited to human and English:
http://eutils.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/erss.cgi?rss_guid=0X4eZyAO7Ctk64t6VEIZkNmSiGoTkKW8_wEdPKwd90z If you copy this link into your RSS reader, you will automatically receive new citations from PUBMED on multiple myeloma.
How to get copies of articles found in PUBMED searches
You should be able to obtain items through your local public library (though they may not be free). Your local librarian can also help you with your search strategies. You can also call 1-800-338-7657 to find the nearest medical library that may be able to help you.
