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NLM Training: Getting Started with LinkOut March 15, 2005, Bethesda, MD

NLM Training: Getting Started with LinkOut March 15, 2005, Bethesda, MD. NLM Technical Bulletin. 2005 Jan–Feb;(342):e1.

February 15, 2005 [posted]

LinkOut is a feature of PubMed® that provides users with links from PubMed and other Entrez databases to a wide variety of relevant web-accessible online resources, including full-text publications, biological databases, consumer health information, research tools, and more. The goal is to facilitate access to relevant online resources beyond the Entrez system to extend, clarify, or supplement information found in the Entrez system.

This hands-on class is designed to introduce students to LinkOut and provide step-by-step instruction on activating LinkOut for print and electronic journal collections, allowing users to see their own library's holdings and access electronic full-text through the PubMed interface. Topics covered are registration for LinkOut, entering holdings, displaying a library's icon for "branding" purposes, and access to free full-text through LinkOut.

Getting Started with LinkOut is a free class and is awarded four MLA continuing education credits.

Online registration is available through the NN/LM National Training Center and Clearinghouse: http://nnlm.gov/mar/online/request.html.

Please send questions about the class to lib-linkout@ncbi.nlm.nih.gov.