NLM Training Manuals and Resources
This page includes links to the training resources used in conjunction with the classes offered by the National Library of Medicine Training Center (NTC).
The PubMed® Tutorial offers a just-in-time training alternative. The PubMed Tutorial is a Web-based interactive tutorial that enables anyone using a computer with Internet access to learn about PubMed. The tutorial can be reached directly from the PubMed sidebar by clicking "Tutorials." Other distance education resources for NLM products may also be of interest.
Training materials for the courses are available in the following formats:
- Materials for PubMed classes—in Portable Document Format (PDF) and Microsoft® (MS) Word
- Materials for TOXNET® and Beyond class—in PDF
- Materials for Unified Medical Language System® (UMLS®) class—as PowerPoint slides
- Materials for Molecular Biology Information Resources class—as HTML documents
These workbooks are not copyrighted. Feel free to use any part of the workbooks - you may customize parts for training programs, demonstrations, or workshops you conduct.
| Course Name | Download Formats | File Size |
|---|---|---|
| NLM Training: PubMed 1-day class April 2011 |
6.8 MB | |
| MS Word | 8.8 MB | |
| TOXNET and Beyond: Using the National Library of Medicine Environmental Health and Toxicology Portal 1-day class January 2011 |
8.0 MB | |
| Unified Medical Language System (UMLS) Basics 1-day class December 2008 |
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| Introduction to Molecular Biology Information Resources 3-day class December 2004 |
Web site |
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