Refresher: How to acquire an article using PubMed Single Citation Matcher
Suppose you have a citation and want to locate the full text of the article?
1. Begin with PubMed
(www.rmuohp.edu/index.php?/current_students/library_services/electronic_lib
rary/
2. Scroll down the mid section of the page and click on Single Citation Matcher.
3. Fill in the information in the boxes provided. It is usually best to input only the
journal title, volume, issue, and page number, as too much precise
information can confuse the search engine. Sometimes you will need to try
other combinations of information to help PubMed find your article, as
bibliographies may contain typos.
4. The abstract and citation information for your article will come up in a new
page, including the PMID number at the bottom.
5. When the abstract comes up, click on the Link hyperlink in the top right
corner. Then, click on LinkOut. The new page will list which databases, if
any, have the full text. If there is a free icon, you can obtain it online
immediately. If it says Ovid full text or EBSCO full text, you can then click on
that link, typing in your assigned username and password, to retrieve the
article.
6. If the article is not available consider sending it to the Resource Center by
clicking the Send to; then Order; then Order Articles; LoansomeDoc through
the PubMed website
Example:
Pearsall AW. Speer KP. Frozen shoulder syndrome: diagnostic and treatment strategies
in the primary care setting. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. 30(4 Suppl):S339, 1998 Apr. UI: 9565954
The online full text of this article is not available for free. To search for this article you
will want to look in EBSCO. EBSCO has the database titled “SportDiscus”, and
shoulder problems may be related to athletic activities.
1. Type in EBSCO URL http://web.ebscohost.com/
2. Fill in user name and password.
3. Click in the boxes on the left to show you want them included in the search—
for this exercise, check both CINAHL (mainly nursing articles) and
SPORTDiscus (mainly relating to sports injuries).
4. Click Continue.
5. The Advanced Search is set to come up automatically, but if not, click on the
tab above the search box.
6. Type “Pearsall AW” in the author box, then scroll down through the right-hand
categories and click on “AU author.”
7. Fill in Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise and scroll down to fill in “SO
source.”
8. Add the title (TI). With each additional piece of information added, click
Search
Ovid:
1. Go to Ovid’s website and sign in. Since the article was published in 1998,
click on Ovid MEDLINE (R) 1996 to November Week 3 2008, then click the
Open Selected Resources box at the top left.
2. To search for a specific article, click on Advanced Ovid Search.
3. Click on the circle marked Author and type “Pearsall, AW” in the search box.
4. Click on Search.
5. Put a check mark in (click on) the box that says “Pearsall AW.au”—not the
one that says “Pearson AW 4th.Au”.. While they may be the same person, this
isn’t how he signed this article.
6. Look above the chart, left, and click on Search for Selected Terms. A blue
box labeled Search History will appear at the top of a new page. On the far
right side, click on the link DISPLAY.
7. Scroll down, looking at each of the 8 or more choices, then locate the correct
article.
8. Notice that on the right side you have several choices:
Abstract
Complete Reference
Ovid Full Text
9. Click on Ovid Full Text to retrieve the full article. Note: articles are often
presented both in HTML and as a PDF.
10. If the article is not available consider ordering it through the
articlerequests@rmuohp.edu and request an interlibrary loan. Cut and Paste
the entire citation – if the UI or PMID are not included it will be returned to you
for that information. If you send the email, we recommend using a tracking
device found in the Outlook tab “Options”, “Request a delivery receipt”, to
make sure we’ve received your request.
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9.10.2010