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Tip: Set up Personal Accounts in your favorite databases. 

Here are a few helps for our major health sciences databases.  Most databases have an option for users to set up and account.  Many resources require an personal account for certain features, such as saving searches, or accessing a specific question/answer resource.   The Matas Library recommends that users create a personal account for the Library databases that are used frequently or for  complicated research. You may save your searches and also save citations for later use.  Access to full-text may be enhanced by using the in the live databases rather than from email or print.

1. My NCBI Help
2. OvidSP Help
3. Embase Help - Embase.com (Register - ask medref@tulane.edu for a subscription key)

Suggestion: Find out more with Health Sciences Tutorials 

Tip:  Please note that the Matas Library uses a special link from the home page for PubMed the activates :
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?otool=tulanelib 

Suggestion:  Here is some information for setting preferences in MyNCBI in PubMed for LinkOut:
         Once signed in to MyNCBI choose Preferences > PubMed Preferences > Outside Tool

At the Matas Library we use the icon as a link resolver to locate full text.  To turn on this service within a MyNCBI personal accout you must  select a preference for the Matas Outside Tool, "otool feature".  

After creating an MyNCBI account you may set filters and preferences.  To turn on an Outside Tool, click on Preferences on the My NCBI sidebar and then click Outside Tool.  Select "Tulane University Matas Library" from the available list and click Save; the selected icon will display in PubMed’s Abstract format.  The Tulane Outside Tool is fully accessible only to individuals affiliated with Tulane University.

When you click on the icon, you will then be directed to the available services for that citation offered by the Tulane Libraries.     includes both access to electronic full text and information on Library Catalog for local print holdings.

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ONLINE TUTORIALS (Subject Guide: Matas Tutorials and Instruction)

PUBLICATION SUPPORT 

• EndNote Web
• RefWorks (ask us for the group code for off-campus access)

 Tulane Utilities 

• Tulane WebMail (OWA)
• Tulane Phone Book
• Meditech - (remote password access required from the Tulane Hospital- Internet Explorer only)
• Tulane Wireless Registration - (call 1-866-276-1428 for two or more wireless devices

• Google Scholar
• Scirus