In "The Anatomy of a Citation," we introduced the PMID or PubMed Identifier. The PMID is a unique identifier, sort of a social security number for every article indexed in Medline. No other article will have the same PMID. All citations in PubMed and Ovid Medline search results should have PMIDs.
Here's a neat trick for finding the full-text article with this unique PMID number.
On the Library Web page, use the A-Z Journals List.
> Scroll down until you see the "Search by PubMed ID" box.
> Copy and paste or type the PMID into this box.
> Click on SEARCH and Viola!
The complete citation information will be inserted into the web form without any additional work on your part.
If Affinity Libraries have access to the full-text article, the sources and links will be listed in the results page. All you need to do is click on the link to get the full-text.
If no full-text holdings are listed, you also have the option of submitting a Journal Article Inter-Library Loan Request. A link to this form is available on the A-Z Journals results page for the PMID Search.
Handy Tip to Save Time : Instead of filling in each blank, copy and paste the citation info into the comments box of the Article Request Web Form. This will give library staff all the info we need to track down the article for you, and it saves you time and typing.
Let us know if you have any questions on this! We're here to help!
Your Librarian, Michele
