PubMed @ Himmelfarb: Home

PubMed @ Himmelfarb provides a straightforward method for sorting different article types and provides links to articles in GW Himmelfarb Library's full-text collection. PubMed @ Himmelfarb filters automatically group articles into categories based on their methodology and apply an English language limit.  

The filters appear on the right sidebar after you execute a PubMed search: 

• Practice Guidelines
• Systematic Reviews
• Randomized Controlled Trials
• Cohort & Case-Control
• Background/Reviews

NOTE: In order to use PubMed @ Himmelfarb filters and see Find It @ Himmelfarb links, you must access PubMed via the custom link to PubMed available on this page and on the Himmelfarb homepage . 

If you have questions about PubMed @ Himmelfarb, please contact Laura Abate (leabate@gwu.edu).  

How is PubMed @ Himmelfarb different from that available at www.pubmed.gov?

PubMed @ Himmelfarb provides links to Himmelfarb Library's full-text journals and a simple method for sorting different article types. We recognize that finding information to support clinical decisions and education can be time-consuming due to the quantity of information available. The goal of the PubMed filters is to reduce your searching time in order to allow more time for you to read and analyze available information.  

What is different about PubMed @ Himmelfarb?

PubMed @ Himmelfarb integrates 'Find It @ Himmelfarb' links for each article in PubMed.  'Find It @ Himmelfarb' links connect users to full-text articles if available.  In instances where a full-text copy is not available, a Documents@Go link will display and can be used to order a full-text copy.    

PubMed @ Himmelfarb sorts articles into five groups based on article types which are listed on the right-hand side of the search results area. The five groups are:

• Practice Guidelines
• Systematic Reviews
• Randomized Controlled Trials
• Cohort & Case-Control
• Background/Reviews

How were the results' groupings selected?

The groupings reflect Himmelfarb Library's instruction in searching PubMed for clinical information as well as the evidence-based medicine curriculum in the School of Medicine & Health Sciences.  To support the identification, analysis, and use of different types of journal articles, the filters are designed to help users find different article and study types quickly.  

I already set my own preferences using 'My NCBI'. How will this affect those settings?

If you have set up PubMed preferences, you will continue to see your personal preferences. If you would like to use PubMed @ Himmelfarb, then simply sign out of your PubMed account and access PubMed @ Himmelfarb OR customize your account using the following settings.

To add the Find It @ Himmelfarb button to your My NCBI account:

1. Access PubMed then click on Log in button in the upper right corner of the screen.
2. Click on your login name in the upper right corner of the screen to select Dashboard, then select NCBI Site Preferences.
3. Click on Outside Tool, then select 'George Washington University, Himmelfarb Library'.

To add Himmelfarb Library's filters to your My NCBI account: 

1. Access PubMed then click on Log in in the upper right corner of the screen.
2. Click on your login name in the upper right corner of the screen to select Dashboard, then select Manage Filters.
3. Click on Create Custom Filter, then copy/paste one of the search strategies and provide the name for the search strategy (e.g. Practice Guidelines, Systematic Reviews, etc.).

Can I use LibKey Nomad with PubMed?

Yes, LibKey Nomad is a browser plug-in that works with PubMed as well as other databases and sources of scholarly information.  LibKey Nomad expedites access to Himmelfarb Library's collections as well as freely available journal articles.

We would like your feedback!

Please submit comments to Laura Abate at 202-994-8570 or leabate@gwu.edu