The contents in this guide will help you to:

• Conduct effective literature searches in PubMed
• Understand how to customize PubMed to your needs and use it for ongoing projects

• What is PubMed: content included and distinction from other databases
• Access PubMed: connect through the NYU Health Sciences Library
• Search PubMed: an overview of how to conduct a basic search, including:
  • PubMed search terms
  • PubMed syntax
  • PubMed example search strategies
  • Automation and Precision in PubMed searches
  • Modify your PubMed search
• Filter search results in PubMed
• Save search results from PubMed
• Customize your PubMed experience: instructions for creating an NCBI account
• Save search strategies from PubMed
• Locate Full Text from PubMed
• Find related articles in PubMed