Access to the literature is important for your learning and research. UH Libraries subscribes to a large number of journals in the health sciences. Many people use PubMed as their portal to access biomedical literature. Watch the video below for a quick tutorial on how to access full text articles through PubMed. Step-by-step instructions with screenshots are included below the video.
First, visit the link below.
Always make sure you are accessing PubMed through UH’s unique URL, rather than just visiting pubmed.gov.
Enter your search terms. Once you find an article of interest, click on the title. You will see a “UH Find This Item” button on the right side of the page, under “FULL TEXT LINKS.”
For journals to which we subscribe, clicking that button should take you to the full text of the article.
Depending on the publisher and whether you are on or off campus, you may be prompted to log in with your CougarNet account.
Look for a link to the PDF of the article and download it.
Alternatively, you can change the display of your results so that you don’t have to click on each individual title to get to the “UH Find This Item” button.
At the top right of the results page, click on “Display options” and then “Abstract.”
This will change the results page to show you the abstract of each article, with the “UH Find This Item” button appearing at the bottom of each abstract.
Again, click on the button to access the full text of the article.
I hope this helps! Please let us know if you have questions.
The National Library of Medicine (NLM) has been developing an updated version of PubMed which will replace the current interface sometime in early 2020.
New features will include enhanced search results and a responsive design for mobile devices.
The new site is currently available to preview and use at https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?otool=uhulib
Be sure to click on the green “Feedback” button in the lower right corner of the page to let NLM know what you think, or if you encounter any problems.
To help you get ready for this change, the Health Sciences Librarians will be hosting PubMed demonstration & help sessions in December (at the Health Sciences Library) and January (in the Faculty Café).
New PubMed demo drop-in sessions,
Held at the Health Sciences Library conference room:
Monday, December 2……….12:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Tuesday, December 3……….12:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Thursday, December 5……..3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Tuesday, December 10……..11:00 am – 1:00 pm
Thursday, December 12……12:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Friday, December 13…………9:00 am – 11:00 am
Monday, December 16……..10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Wednesday, December 18..12:00 pm – 2:00 pm
New PubMed demo drop-in sessions,
Held at the Faculty Café:
Thursday, January 9…………8:30 am – 10:30 am
Friday, January 10……………8:30 am – 10:30 am
Wednesday, January 15……11:00 am – 1:00 pm
Thursday, January 23……….2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Not ready to make the switch? You can still access full-text articles through the current version of PubMed by using UH Libraries’ custom link, https://libraries.uh.edu/pubmed
Please stop by one of our upcoming sessions, or contact the Health Sciences Library with any questions.
Rachel Helbing, rrhelbin@central.uh.edu, 713-743-5462
Stefanie Lapka, slapka@central.uh.edu, 713-743-8334
The National Library of Medicine (NLM) let us know some months ago that they’ve been working on a new version of PubMed (https://www.nlm.nih.gov/pubs/techbull/ma19/ma19_pubmed_update.html). I attended a webinar today to learn more about the new features, functionality, and look of the site, which is set to launch at the beginning of 2020.
The “labs” (or beta) version is already available to use. If interested, give the new site a try at UH’s custom link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/labs/pubmed/?otool=uhulib
Be sure to click on the green “Feedback” button in the lower right corner of the page to let NLM know what you think, or if you encounter any problems that need to be fixed prior to launch.
Once the new site has officially switched over, we’ll be offering open classes on how to get the most out of your PubMed searches. Watch this space (and your email) for more information.
Go to https://libraries.uh.edu/pubmed
You can tell you’re in the right place if the URL looks like this:
Enter your search as usual:
Click on the title of an article you’d like to read:
Click on the “UH Find This Item” button on the right side of the page:
A new tab will open.
This is the page that looks different. Look at the links under the “View Online – Full text availability” headings. Choose one that has appropriate date coverage for the article you’re trying to get. In this case, either one would work, so I just went with the first one on the list.
Look for the link to download the PDF.
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Here’s another example. Click on a title from your PubMed results list:
Click on the “UH Find This Item” button on the right side of the page:
Look at the links under the “View Online – Full text availability” headings. Pay attention to the notes, if there are any. Choose one that has appropriate date coverage for the article you’re trying to get. In this case, I chose the second link, because the first link has a note saying it is “For UH Clear Lake users.”
Click on the “Download PDF” button to get the full text article.
We are still tweaking some of the settings on this new system. I will update with more information (especially on requesting interlibrary loans through PubMed) as it becomes available.
If you have questions, please contact Rachel Helbing at rrhelbin@central.uh.edu or 713-743-5462.