Research Guides: BIOL 340: Research Methods: Resource Tutorials

PubMed Tutorials

PubMed Subject Search Tutorial
This 4 minute interactive tutorial provides a basic overview of how PubMed searches use MeSH subject headings.
Link to NLM YouTube Playlist of PubMed Tutorials
A playlist of tutorials about using PubMed created by the National Library of Medicine.
Link to Welch Medical Library Lecture Series
A playlist of YouTube videos about PubMed created by the Welch Medical Library at Johns Hopkins University.

MeSH Tutorials

MeSH Home Page
This is the homepage for all things MeSH from the National Library of Medicine.
Introduction to MeSH
This Intro to MeSH page links to several brief explanations of the different elements of MeSH.
Topic Searching in PubMed: Using MeSH
This is a free, self-paced course that is designed to provide an in-depth understanding of topic searching, MeSH, and using PubMed. This resource is best for those who are expecting to use PubMed quite a bit.

EBSCOhost Tutorial

A brief overview of how to use EBSCOhost databases. The EBSCO interface is used in several Health Science databases, including Alt HealthWatch and Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition.