PubMed Instructional Handout

USING THE PUBMED SINGLE CITATION MATCHER FEATURE

A guide for students in health professions in locating articles in the PubMed database when a citation is known. An alternative method to searching the database without using the PubMed

Unique Identifier Number.

Maria Barakovskykh LIS 6303 SP13

Before searching any database, make sure that you log in on the front page of the USF Libraries’ site!Look for the prompt in the top left corner of the window.

As students at the University of South Florida, the easiest way to sign in is to click on the NetID users’ option.

Once logged in, there are two options to choose from:1. Databases by Title: Once in, enter PubMed in the search field.2. Databases by Subject: Once in, pick Medicine from the list of topics on

the left, choose Article Databases on the right, and click Go. On the next screen, scroll down to PubMed.

This is the front page of the PubMed database’s search function. It provides multiple options. The one that is being used today is the Single Citation Matcher feature.

Here is the Single Citation Matcher tool. Enter any of the fields available.

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Insert a part or the full name of the journal. Add volume

and issue numbers.

Add your topic. It will most likely be included in the title of the article.

Once the result comes up, pick the Full Text @USF button to gain access to the article.