1. Searching PubMed is Very Similar to Searching the Internet, Right?

Even an expert Internet searcher needs to learn PubMed's unique rules and structure before becoming a good PubMed searcher.

Example: A Google phrase search for: recent Mount Sinai faculty publications
Click here to see the same search pasted into PubMed
Click here to see a well designed PubMed search on the same topic

Google and Google Scholar search techniques do not always work in PubMed. Click here if you'd like to see an overview comparison of Google, Google Scholar and PubMed.