Citation format 1 The Citation Display option is

Citation format 1 The Citation Display option is similar to the abstract display but has some extra information such as Me. SH terms and substances included.

Add citation here! In the Citation display option, we can see the Me. SH Terms assigned to the record during indexing by the National Library of Medicine (NLM). Also note the HINARI icon to the full-text article.

MEDLINE format 1 The MEDLINE Display option is selected here.

MEDLINE field identifiers The MEDLINE Display option shows all the fields in the MEDLINE record with field identifiers at the beginning of each line. This format is best used for downloading records into reference managing software.

Number of records displayed There a number of different options for displaying the number of references per page. These range from 5 to 500. It is advisable to download as many references per page as possible as this will save time when viewing results by eliminating the need to scroll through numerous pages. From the Show drop down menu, 200 has been selected to re-display. To change the Show number, click on one of the options in this menu.

Results pages The results page is now displaying 1 -200 of 3223 citations. There are now only 17 pages of results to view.

Sorting options Results can be ordered alphabetically by Author or Journal title, or by publication date (the default). In this example, Journal has been selected from the drop down menu. To change the alphabetical order, click on one of the options in this menu.

Sorting by journal title The results 1 -200 are now displayed alphabetically by Journal title.

Selecting references To select references from the results list, we need to check the box on the left side near the top of each record. This is required for the Send to Text, Print, Save or Email options.

Selecting references 2 From the results page, records 1 -5 now have been selected.

Send to Text option 1 The results selected can now be formatted for print by selecting Send to Text from the drop down menu.

Send to Text option 2 This option presents a format for output to a printer.

Send to File 1 To download selected results to a hard drive, floppy disk, compact disk or flash drive, select Send to File from the drop down menu.

Send to File 2 Open the file in Notepad and give it a. txt file extension. Click on Save File.

Send to Email 1 To email selected results, choose Send to E-mail from the drop down menu.

Send to Email 2 Type in an email address in the box provided. Then click on the Mail button. Note that we have selected the Abstract Format as HTML Date. From this screen, weand can. Sorting choosebya Pub format and sorting order, and add text notes.

Send to Email 5 When you return to the main results screen, a message bar appears to inform that an E-mail has been sent from the Pub. Med server to the client address.

This is an an example of an E-mail received from Pub. Med. The four citations that were checked are in the Abstract display.

Send to Clipboard 1 Selected results can also be sent to a clipboard area. Select Send to Clipboard from the drop down menu.

Send to Clipboard 2 An information bar will appear telling you how many results have been sent to Clipboard, the time limit after which they will be lost, and the maximum number of items allowed on the clipboard. Since we used the HINARI tab and checked 5 items, these have been transferred to the Clipboard.

Send to Clipboard 3 To retrieve items from Clipboard, click on the link below the query box.

Send to Clipboard 4 From within Clipboard, you can re-format and display results in the same way as you can from the main results page. Here, we have the Abstract display.

Send to Clipboard 5 To remove an item from Clipboard, choose Send to Clip Remove from the drop down menu.

Send to Clipboard 6 An information bar will appear saying how many items were removed from the Clipboard. This is the end of Module 4 Part 1. There is a workbook to accompany this part of the module. The workbook will take you through a live session covering the topics included in this demonstration with working examples. Updated 02 2009