LinkOut for Libraries Training and Educational Resources
Return to LinkOut
Libraries that participate in LinkOut can link directly from PubMed citations to their library's online full-text subscriptions and local print holdings records or to their institution's OpenURL-based service (link resolver). To promote your library's participation in LinkOut see; LinkOut for Libraries Promotional Materials.
Quick Tours
The following are brief animated tutorials with audio for using LinkOut Tools. Running times are rounded to the nearest minute. Click on the link to launch the tour.
Managing Library Holdings in the Library Submission Utility
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Other features of the Library Submission Utility
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is LinkOut, Outside Tool and LinkOut Local?
- Why can't I see my icons in PubMed?
- How does LinkOut work?
- How do I use the Submission Utility?
- What statistics are available for my library?
- How do I design an icon for my library?
- How can I localize PubMed for my patrons?
LinkOut Meetings
The LinkOut User Meeting is held at the annual Medical Library Association (MLA) conference. Meeting summaries and presentations are available below. All LinkOut User Meetings report on the current status of LinkOut; provide an update on the past year's developments and outline future plans.
- LinkOut Review at MLA 2011 (14 min. video, MLA Annual Meeting Theater Presentation, May 2011)
- LinkOut for Libraries at MLA 2010 (MS PowerPoint Slide Presentation from the LinkOut for Libraries Team at NLM)
- LinkOut at MLA 2010 (MS PowerPoint Slide Presentation from the LinkOut Development Team at NCBI)
- LinkOut for Libraries Tips and Tricks (7 min. video, MLA Annual Meeting Theater Presentation, May 2009)
- LinkOut Meetings (2002-2008)
For additional information on LinkOut for Libraries, see the following resources:
- LinkOut for Libraries Help
- The NCBI LinkOut Information for Libraries resource
Additional resources of interest to libraries:
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