1. Margaret Vugrin, MSLS, AHIP Preston Smith Library

2. 1) I avoid searching in PubMed… True or False 2) I find searching in PubMed… Easy, OK, Hard, Never use it 3) MeSh headings are…________________. 4) I have a hard time narrowing my results. True or False 1) I would rather search in…_____________________.

3. PubMed Building Blocks

4. Key Words MeSH Sub- Headings And OR Not

5. Age Filters Language Gender Article Type Date Major Topic

6. Journal Title Author

7. Child’s play… Simple Sophisticated

8. How you organize your blocks… will make the difference.

9.  blood blood Combination of letters

10. blood

11. MeSH Sub- Headings Major Topic

12. Add to Search Builder Search PubMed

14. MeSH Breastfeeding

15. What’s Different? Search PubMed

17. Does breastfeeding decrease childhood obesity?

18. MeSH Obesity

20. …decrease childhood obesity? Prevention and control

21. 10,861 Advanced

22. Add Search

24. MORE Show

26. MORE

28. MeSH Sub- Headings

29. MeSH Sub- Headings And Major Topic MeSH

30. Age Filters Article Type Species Language

32. Apply

34.  Biggest benefit of using MeSH?  Sub–headings broaden or narrow my topic?  Name three filters…

35.  Locating full-text  Searching by author  Searching by journal  Quick steps to locate citations  Gold Rush  Exporting

36.  Does vigorous physical activity increase the risk of bleeding in children with hemophilia?  Please send me screen capture of your strategy.

37. margaret.vugrin@ttuhsc.edu 806 –743–2241 http://www.ttuhsc.edu/libraries