1. PubMed Overview
From the main HINARI webpage, we can access PubMed by clicking on Search HINARI journal articles through PubMed (Medline). This is an invaluable tool for identifying full-text articles and linking directly to the document.
Note: If you do not properly sign on, you will not have access to full text articles from the HINARI/PubMed database.
As previously noted, we now will discuss the HINARI/PubMed option.

2. We now will have opened HINARI/PubMed and will enter a search in the PubMed Search box.
In this example, we will enter a search for malaria infections AND Africa into the Search or query box. To execute the query, click on the Search button.
PubMed is a database with over 19 million citations. Most of these citations contain abstracts. For HINARI and Free Full Text journals, there is a way to go directly from PubMed’s citations to the full-text articles.

3. Results of the search are displayed in the main body of the page.
Note the two additional filters for Free Full Text and HINARI articles.
Of the 3401 articles, 1377 are available via the HINARI filter and 992 with Free full text filter ( there are some overlaps).

4. PubMed also contains an additional hypertext link for Free full text articles. By clicking on this link, you will be re- directed to the Abstract display and be able to access the full text.
Note: Access to HINARI articles also is from the Abstract display or the HINARI Filter.

5. You have numerous Display Settings options
You have numerous Display Settings options. From the Display Settings drop down menu, we have clicked on the Abstract Format, 20 Items per Page and Recently Added Sort by options.

6. We have displayed the search results using the Abstract display.
By clicking on the HINARI or the Free article icons, we can access the full-text article.
Again, remember that you must be signed onto HINARI and accessed HINARI/PubMed to be able to successfully use the Icons in the Abstract display.

7. In order to save the citations and abstracts, we would open the Send To drop down menu. From this menu, we are able to select the File, Collections, Order, Clipboard and options.

8. To use these options, you must place check marks in the boxes to the left of the citations that you wish to send to File, Collections, Order, Clipboard and options.
If you do not place check marks in the boxes, the entire search results will be sent to the option you choose.
Note how PubMed lists the # of citations you have checked.

9. In this example, we will email the search results
In this example, we will the search results. From the Send To drop down menu, we have selected the with the Summary and Recently added options. The search results will be sent to the address you entered as the recipient.
In this overview, we only have discussed the ‘Send to’ option. All the other options function in a similar way. For more information on the HINARI/PubMed website, go to Module 4.1 PubMed Website Interface (

10. Limits
From the initial (HINARI) PubMed page, we will also can open the Limits search option. This is another invaluable tool to find the specific articles that are of interest to you. 10

11. Limits allows you to search more effectively in the PubMed database
Limits allows you to search more effectively in the PubMed database. Searches can be limited by restricting terms to fields or setting specific date or record tagging parameters. We will highlight several Limits options.
In the subsequent slides, we will highlight several of these Limits options that are invaluable for completing precise searches in PubMed. A more extensive review of Limits is in Module 4.2 on the HINARI training page. See for access to this module.

12. In the Published in the Last drop down menu, there are numerous options ranging from Any date (the default) to 10 years and Specify date range. We will click on the 1 year option and then the Search button – for the HIV AND Pregnancy search.

13. By using the 1 year Limits option, we have a search with 488 citations.
The Limits Activated are highlighted in a yellow box with Change and Remove (hypertext) options. We will click on the Change link and return to Limits.

14. Using the HIV AND pregnancy search, we will add the English languages Limit, we will check the boxes of two Ages Limits: Adolescent years and Young Adult years. Finally, we will click on the Search button.
Note that there are many other useful Limits that can be added.

15. By using the English languages Limit option and the Adolescent and Young Adult Ages Limits, we have a search with 2259 citations.
This only is a sampling of the numerous ‘Limits’ choices. When using this option, you will find the various options that you prefer.

16. MY NCBI
The ‘My NCBI’ feature allows you to set-up filter tabs in your display area, save searches, and set-up automatic alerts to new articles added to PubMed.
To register, click on the Register link in the ‘ My NCBI’ box on the top-right side of the webpage. A registration form will then open in a new window.
Note: You will need to register only once and, after that, use the [Sign In] option.
We briefly will discuss the My NCBI option on the top right-hand side of the webpage. Each individual must Register for this option.

17. After registering, we suggest that each person add two Filters – Free Full Text and HINARI.
Again, if you choose, you can add up to 5 filters although we recommend using the Free Full Text and HINARI ones.

18. We have now completed a PubMed search for hiv AND pregnancy
We have now completed a PubMed search for hiv AND pregnancy. There are now three results filters – All, Free Full Text, and HINARI. To retain this search in your My NCBI account , you would click on the Save Search hypertext link.
Via your My NCBI account, you can have messages sent to you that will include citations and abstracts for all new Free Full Text and HINARI articles on this subject.

19. We have opened the My Saved Data listing
We have opened the My Saved Data listing. You can see a list of the saved searches - ‘hiv and pregnancy’ and ‘malaria and bednets’ in this example. This registered person will receive weekly s with new articles for these saved searches.
Note that the s you receive from the ‘saved searches’ will list the new citations in either Summary or Abstract format. Once you have the information on the specific articles, you must return to HINARI to access the full-text.

20. We will discuss one final option called Collections – MY NCBI
We will discuss one final option called Collections – MY NCBI. While MY NCBI is active, we have completed a PubMed search for diabetes AND developing countries. This search has resulted in 1232 citations that are in the Summary display.

21. We have checked the boxes in the first five citations from this search
We have checked the boxes in the first five citations from this search. In the Send to drop down menu, we have activated Collections and will click on Add to Collections .

22. In the MY NCBI Collections page, you can note that 5 items from PubMed have been transferred. We have clicked on the Create new collection button and, in the Enter a name for your collection box, written diabetes and dev ctries. To save this collection, we will click on the Save button.

23. This slide confirms that Your collection was saved.
These MY NCBI tools are quite useful for researchers and clinicians – to be alerted about new publications on specific topics and also to save PubMed searches.

24. Training Materials
From the initial page of the HINARI website, we have accessed the Training Materials listing. A combination of PowerPoint presentations and Word exercises, these modules are for instruction at your institution and can be adapted locally.
This slide lists the modules for the principal components of HINARI. Note the Additional Resources module which features the material in the Reference Sources section. (e.g. CINAHL, Evidence-based Practice Resources).
The material on the HINARI Training Materials subpage is updated quarterly. New modules also are added regularly (see Module 7: Additional Resources).

25. We have accessed the Module 4. PubMed
We have accessed the Module 4. PubMed. Note that there are 6 unique modules that cover the key aspects of HINARI/PubMed.
The PubMed website regularly undergoes updates particularly the design features. These changes are added to the specific HINARI PubMed modules as quickly as possible.

26. We now will view the Authorship Skills modules.
We have highlighted the material in the Brief Training section. Note the Short Course that is geared toward training your institution’s users and also the Problems and Solutions modules.
We now will view the Authorship Skills modules.
The Short Course has been useful for the training of users. Many of these individuals do not have sufficient time to attend an extensive HINARI course. By completing the Short Course, the users can learn the key features of HINARI and HINARI/PubMed. Please remember that the training materials can be downloaded and edited for the local training.

27. Due to requests from participants at workshops, the Authorship Skills modules have been developed. This material reviews the peer-review publishing process, discusses copyright and plagiarism issues and includes a web-bibliography with annotated links to material on the Internet.
This material is aimed at the researchers who, after completing research, need assistance in publishing the results. The Web-Bibliography has links to over 30 useful resources on the Internet.

28. HINARI Do’s/Users
Material owned by the Publishers made available through HINARI can be used by Authorized Users or Walk-in Users
An Authorized User: an institution’s or government department’s employee, permanent or visiting faculty, or student
Walk-in User: anyone who comes to the Institution’s premises and is permitted by the Institution to access services there
This and the subsequent three slides details who is eligible to use the material and how the various specific full-text articles and documents from the other HINARI resources can be used. Note – we encourage the distribution of the institution’s User Name and Password to ALL ‘authorized users.’

29. HINARI Do’s/Articles For HINARI Band 1 participants:
institution may supply printed or digital materials (documents) to the institution’s employees, faculty members, students or another Authorized User
remote access is permissible but limited to computers owned personally by employees or by institution
publisher’s material may be placed in print Course Packs or placed in Electronic Reserves for students (delete after the end of the course)

30. HINARI Don’ts/Articles
Downloading/Printing: users cannot download complete journal issues or books (per journal issue or book, 15% limit)
Document supply: Cannot distribute documents obtained through HINARI to any other individuals or organizations outside the registered institution
Document fees: The institution may not supply the document for a fee except to recover cost of printing
Uploading: Cannot upload the material to or post to a publicly available website or elsewhere
The initial bullet is very explicit – you cannot download all the articles from one issue of a journal or all the chapters from an e-book or other resource.

31. HINARI Don’ts/Access
Do not give the Publisher’s Material or User Name/Password to other individuals or institutions
if others are interested in HINARI, send them to their institutions’ libraries
Do not access HINARI while traveling outside the country
Do not put the User Name/ Password on the Institution’s website or any other Internet page
Do not share or publish the ID and password through public sites on the Internet: Groups, Wikis or Blogs
can put a link to initial page of HINARI or have information about HINARI
These three bullets summarize the individual limits to HINARI access. Accessing HINARI from outside the country or publically displaying the User Name and Password would result in the institution needing a change in the login code. This creates a difficult problem for all the users at your institution.

32.
Besides HINARI, there are two ‘sister’ research4life programs – AGORA for agriculture research and OARE for environmental research. This website contains an overview of all three programs.
All three programs has the same eligibility but your institution must register for each program separately.

33. HINARI: health research (7000 journals) http://www. who
HINARI: health research (7000 journals) AGORA: agriculture research (1278 journals) OARE: environment research (2990 journals)
updated:
Besides the number of journals for each program, the specific web addresses are listed. Note that there is some overlap in journal titles as some specific journals fall into more than one broad discipline. If your institution includes programs that would benefit from either AGORA or OARE e-journals, you can register for these. Each program requires a separate registration and, for Band 2 countries, the $1000 payment.