Journal articles contain the most up-to-date research reported in the scientific literature. The most efficient way to access this information is through database searching. MEDLINE on PubMed is an excellent starting point for searching the HIV/AIDS journal literature. PubMed contains access to over 4,800 biomedical journals. Some journals containing the most recent research findings are included in PubMed. Examples are: AIDS, AIDS Clinical Review, AIDS Care, Annals of Medicine, British Medical Journal, Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, International Journal of STD & AIDS, the New England Journal of Medicine and more.

Retrieving journal articles may be done at the Boston University Alumni Medical Library. The Library's catalog should be consulted to determine if the Library owns the journal you would like to read. The catalog is available from computers in the library or from off-site at http://library.bu.edu. You may also order journal articles directly from the Interlibrary Loan Department (see Obtaining Articles section below).

Produced by the National Library of Medicine, PubMed provides access to the MEDLINE database. MEDLINE is the leading source for bibliographic and abstract coverage of biomedical literature. MEDLINE encompasses information from allied health, biological and physical sciences, humanities and information science as they relate to medicine and health care, communication disorders, population biology, and reproductive biology. More than 15 million records from more than 4,000 journals are indexed. MEDLINE dates from the 1950's to the present.

Searches in PubMed may be restricted to the AIDS subset. Select the SUBSETS box in the middle to lower right hand side of the PubMed screen and scroll down to AIDS. Choosing this option will restrict your search to the AIDS subset. The AIDS subset contains approximately 160,000 references to journal articles published since 1980. Over 50 percent of these references have abstracts. In addition to journal articles, the subset includes citations to HIV/AIDS-related newsletters. Approximately 1,000 new citations are added each month.

PubMed brochure. Available from the National Library of Medicine. In .pdf format.

PubMed tutorial. Available from the National Library of Medicine.

AIDSDRUGS search for Drug Names, Trial ID Number, and Therapeutic Classes.

AIDSinfo includes: Federally approved information on HIV/AIDS treatment and prevention guidelines, Comprehensive database of government- and industry-sponsored HIV/AIDS clinical trials, Information about approved and experimental HIV/AIDS drugs and vaccines, and an Education and Resource Center. AIDSinfo is sponsored by the: National Institutes of Health: Office of AIDS Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Library of Medicine; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Health Resources and Service Administration; and Centers for Medicaid & Medicare Services.

AIDSTRIALS allows you to search for new clinical trials (added within the last 30 days), currently recruiting clinical trials (all trials), closed clinical trials (all trials), and you may also create your own detailed search.

HIV/AIDS Specialized Information Services from the National Library of Medicine. Clinical trials, AIDSDRUGS, MEDLINEplus, additional web links.

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NLM Gateway enables you to retrieve abstracts from the fifth through the fourteenth International Conferences on AIDS, the Symposium on Non-Human Primate Models for AIDS, the Annual Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, and more. The International AIDS Society contains an archive of abstracts from recent international conferences.

OBTAINING ARTICLES THROUGH THE LOANSOME DOC SERVICE

Loansome Doc was developed by the National Library of Medicine and the National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NN/LM) as a document ordering service. Loansome Doc allows PubMed users to order articles while searching.

The Alumni Medical Library offers Loansome Doc service to individuals with the Boston AIDS Information Outreach Project. Service is provided Monday through Friday, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm.

All participants of the Boston AIDS Information Outreach Project may receive up to five (5) articles or book chapters during the project period at no cost. Individuals requesting more than 5 articles or book chapters will be charged for each transaction. The fee for Loansome Doc service is $3 per article. Articles will be supplied to you over the Internet, by fax, or the U.S. mail. A rush fax service is available for an additional $12 per article.

In order to use the Loansome Doc service, Boston AIDS Information Outreach Project participants must first set-up an account with the Alumni Medical Library. Five articles will be provided to each particiapnt at no cost.

For more information on Loansome Doc or to set-up an account, contact Joe Harzbecker at 617-638-4205 or harzbeck@bu.edu. Or, link to any of these publications for more information:

Using Loansome Doc for a detailed overview of the program.
Loansome Doc Factsheet from the National Library of Medicine.
Loansome Doc: First Step