Updates for PubMed: Ranging from the Clipboard to My NCBI
PubMed is constantly improved by teams at the National Library of Medicine and National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI). These improvements are based on user feedback and information on how the system is used. Over the last several months, PubMed has undergone a variety of changes. Below you will find a list of some of those changes. There may be some updates that you may have noticed recently while you’ve been using PubMed for your research and practice. We thought it was important to cover both the highly visible and the more hidden changes.
Recent PubMed Changes
- The order of the article title and authors has been switched in the Summary display, which is the default display once a search has been performed in PubMed. The title is now first followed by the list of authors.
- A link to the Clipboard has been added to the right of the PubMed search box. This link appears once you’ve added items to the Clipboard for easier access to those items. If you don’t currently use the Clipboard, find out more about how to use the Clipboard and the benefits of doing so.
- The Related Articles box now includes a special red “Review” tag for review articles. This displays when looking at the AbstractPlus view.
- Recent Activity box, containing recent searches and applied limits, can be maximized, minimized, turned on and turned off.
- My NCBI Collection amount increased to 5,000 from 500. Collections are a way for My NCBI users to keep track of important items found in PubMed and other NCBI databases. If you don’t currently use My NCBI to customize and personalize PubMed and other NCBI databases, find out more about the benefits for doing so here.
- Advanced Search has been added to the right of the PubMed search box. The advanced search includes the same options currently available on the limits and history tabs.
Additional Information
If you have questions, comments, and/or other thoughts about the recent and future changes in PubMed, please leave us a comment. We’d like to hear what you think of this resource and the ways you are using it.
