Access Path #1
Use the PCC Library Web Page /CampusResources/Library
Select Internet Resources, then Medicine & Health
Select MedLine (either PubMed or consumer-oriented MedLine Plus)

Access Path #2
Go directly to MEDLINE at their web site http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed 
Go directly to MEDLINE Plus at http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus

MedLine PubMed
(1) primarily for students, researchers, teachers
(2) more "technical" than MedLine Plus
(3) detailed, multi-optioned search screen

Basic search methods
(1) on the search bar, select your database (default is MedLine)
(2) type in author, title, subject, or keyword in the search bar
(3) use the LIMIT tab to narrow your search by journal, language, age set, etc
(4) retrieve your results
(5) right side of the screen may have option to "link out" to the full text
(6) if no full text available, contact Library staff for assistance

MedLine Plus
(1) consumer-oriented
(2) color-coded links to other databases and articles
(3) higher percentage of quickly-available full-text

Basic Search Methods
(1) type your subject/keyword in search box and retrieve results
(2) pay attention to links and other suggested subjects

If you need more medical information......
Review the PCC Library Medical Collection

Option #1
Using CARL (our online catalog), search for topics of interest. Identify the Library of Congress Classification number and retrieve the item from the circulating collection. Go to our catalog here.

Option #2
In the circulating collection (on the 2nd floor, main campus), the health and medicine collections will be located on shelves #36-38. Major subject categories are as follows:

QM Human anatomy
QP Physiology
RA Hygiene
RC Radiology
RK Dentistry
RT Nursing

Use Medical Indexes
Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health (CINAHL), Radiology Index and the Index to Dental Literature are available in print in the central Reference area. The most current information has been incorporated into MedLine PubMed (see above).

Also available are the periodical holdings lists for Pueblo's Parkview Medical Center and St. Mary Corwin Hospital. This allows you to see who may locally own a specific medical journal you need.

Review Current Medical Magazines in the Periodical Collection
The PCC Library currently subscribes to numerous medical magazines; check the online catalog for current holdings.

Internet Resources
There are thousands of web sites that provide health and medical information. Reliability and currency of their information must always be a consideration by the user. Some of the more reliable sites can be found via our medical links here.

Tip Sheet #59 (April 2007)