New PubMed Interface
Effective spring 2020, PubMed comes in a new interface. Accessing PubMed through UBC library website will automatically direct you to the new interface, however, if you access PubMed through a search engine results page (example: Google), you may end up accessing the legacy interface. You can access PubMed through the new interface by clicking on the banner at the top of the legacy interface homepage.
PubMed Tutorials
- PubMed TutorialComprehensive tutorial from the creators of PubMed.
- PubMed User GuideThe National Library of Medicine's user guide for the updated PubMed interface. Provides answers to frequently asked questions, and help on searching using the new interface.
- A new PubMed: OrientationA 14 mins video created by the Laupus Health Sciences Library of the East Carolina University and offers details on the changes in appearance from the old PubMed interface, new PubMed features, basic and advanced searching, results retrieval, and mobile compatibility and enhancements,
- New PubMed InterfaceA quick 3:27 mins video tutorial created by the University of Sunderland Library introducing the new features offered through the new PubMed interface.
Why Search PubMed?
PubMed includes the MEDLINE database and additional articles drawn from over 5,600 biomedical journals. The MEDLINE database is also available from other sources, such as Ovid.
PubMed offers more focused searching on health topics than Summon, Web of Science or Google Scholar. Tools like automatic term mapping and filters help you find relevant search results quickly. For more complex searches, such as those done for a systematic review, we recommend using Ovid MEDLINE instead.
Always access PubMed from UBC Library's website to ensure you see UBC eLinks to full text of articles.
- PubMed (1946 - present) This link opens in a new windowPremier database containing over 30 million references to journal articles in life sciences with a focus on biomedicine. Freely available and includes MEDLINE. This link goes to the version with UBC elink.
Key PubMed Tips
- Always check the Search Details page to understand how PubMed has interpreted your search
- MeSH can help you find relevant articles on your topic
- You may also need to include keywords in your search, in addition to MeSH terms.
- Filters can narrow your search by study design, age or sex, publication date, and more