New PubMed
This guide refers to the new version of PubMed that was released in November 2019 and is now the default version of PubMed as of May 20, 2020.
- New PubMed Transition FAQsTransition information from the National Library of Medicine.
Attribution
This guide was adapted from PubMed: Guide to using PubMed by UCL Library under a CC BY license.
What is PubMed?
PubMed is a free interface for searching MEDLINE, the most popular bibliographic database in the health and medical sciences. It contains references to millions of journal articles from biomedical journals and is updated daily.
Accessing PubMed
Washington University faculty, students and staff should access PubMed via the Washington University Libraries A-Z list of databases list in order to see GetIt@WU links to Wash U. subscribed journals:
- PubMed (1946 - ) This link opens in a new windowOver 3,500 journals published internationally, covering all areas of medicine. Includes the entire Medline database (1966+) PLUS PreMedline (recent articles that are not yet fully indexed for Medline) and links to publisher full-text web sites and other databases. Learn more about this database
Other users can access PubMed directly from the PubMed homepage:
How PubMed Works: Introduction
(Created on June 3, 2020): https://youtu.be/4fac8W7ItZM