Redesigned PubMed becomes default version on May 18
The new, redesigned version of PubMed, the National Library of Medicine's (NLM) online search engine, will become the default site on May 18, 2020 after more than a year of rolling updates.
The new PubMed features a modern interface with enhanced search results, including highlighted text snippets to help users preview an abstract while scanning your results list, and updated web elements for easier navigation. The new Best Match sort order uses advanced machine-learning technology and a new relevance search algorithm to generate the top-ranked results. All of these improvements are intended to connect users with the world’s leading sources of biomedical information faster and easier than ever before.
Staying connected is more important than ever. That’s why it was one of NLM's primary goals to deliver the same great experience to mobile as well as desktop devices. Whether a user wants to create an RSS feed to stay up to date, save items to a My NCBI collection, or have a perfectly-crafted search automatically deliver the latest results, the responsive design means they can have it all from a phone or a laptop. In fact, responses from our mobile users were so overwhelmingly positive, NLM decommissioned the old, separate mobile site this past March.
Once the new PubMed becomes the default site, users' existing links will be automatically redirected — meaning they won’t need to manually update links to PubMed citations or search results. My NCBI saved searches and collections will continue to work in the new PubMed.
Because even positive changes can be challenging to adapt to, NLM added several resources to help users navigate the new site.
* A Trainer’s Toolkit provides instructional materials that can be customized and shared. The series of nine quick tours, each only one to four minutes long, can be viewed online or embedded in course management software. Users will also find slide decks, handouts, and webinar recordings all designed for sharing and reuse.
* How PubMed® Works is a series of four 90-minute online classes offered by NLM and the National Network of Libraries of Medicine. Recordings will be available for viewing after each session ends for those who can’t attend or would like to view the material again.
* The comprehensive PubMed User Guide is available from the homepage and under the “Help” link on every page in PubMed. It starts with a list of frequently asked questions, allowing users to jump to short, easy-to-follow instructions for finding and using their favorite features.
Read more: https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/2020/05/12/the-new-and-improved-pubmed-i...
Read the New PubMed Transition FAQs: https://support.nlm.nih.gov/knowledgebase/article/KA-05275/en-us