Preview Upcoming Improvements to PubMed Central (PMC)

Updated article display and journal list Since announcing the launch of a more modern PubMed Central (PMC) website in March 2022, NLM’s NCBI continues to make improvements based on your feedback. We invite you to preview the latest improvements planned for the PMC website. These improvements will become the default in October 2024 and include … Continue reading Preview Upcoming Improvements to PubMed Central (PMC)

Using NCBI Data and Tools for Your Research Project

Are you a biology student working on a research project? NCBI offers free access to a wide variety of resources and tools to help you find and download data for your project.   How and why do you use our resources? Check out the example below: Your professor has assigned you a research project looking at … Continue reading Using NCBI Data and Tools for Your Research Project

NCBI Pathogen Detection Plays Key Role in Identification of a Novel Shiga Toxin Subtype

Using the Pathogen Detection pipeline, we recently found new Shiga toxin 2 (stx2) subtypes in isolates from the United States collected as part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) routine disease surveillance. Our pipeline relies on AMRFinderPlus to identify anti-microbial resistance (AMR), stress-resistance, and virulence genes. We screened over 60,000 E. coli … Continue reading NCBI Pathogen Detection Plays Key Role in Identification of a Novel Shiga Toxin Subtype

Putting Content into Context: Clarifying PubMed Central’s Role as an Archive

The role of a library in a digital world continues to evolve and expand. NLM’s PubMed Central (PMC) has a large and diverse user base that includes students and the public, as well as researchers, clinicians, and librarians. We recognize that these different audiences have varying levels of familiarity with PMC as an archive of … Continue reading Putting Content into Context: Clarifying PubMed Central’s Role as an Archive

Read About NCBI Resources in 2023 Nucleic Acids Research Database Issue

The 2023 Nucleic Acids Research Database Issue features papers from NCBI staff on GenBank, Conserved Domain Database, and more. The citations are available in PubMed with full-text available in PubMed Central (PMC). To read an article, click on the PMCID number listed below.  Database resources of the National Center for Biotechnology Information in 2023 PMCID: PMC9825438  NCBI … Continue reading Read About NCBI Resources in 2023 Nucleic Acids Research Database Issue

New Enhancements to PMC Website

Legacy view will no longer be available effective mid-March 2023  You asked, we listened! We appreciate your feedback since the launch of the updated PubMed Central (PMC) website in March 2022, and we made several improvements to help you better access PMC. These updates include:  Streamlined functionality to get formatted citation information that includes the … Continue reading New Enhancements to PMC Website

Next Phase of the NIH Preprint Pilot Launching Soon

Phase 2 expands the scope of the preprints included in PubMed and PMC Last month, the National Library of Medicine (NLM) announced plans to extend its NIH Preprint Pilot in PubMed Central (PMC) and PubMed beyond COVID-19 to encompass all preprints reporting on NIH-funded research. The second phase of the pilot, launching later this month, … Continue reading Next Phase of the NIH Preprint Pilot Launching Soon

New PMC Website Design is Live!

We have launched a fresh look and feel to the PubMed Central (PMC) website, which marks the first step of an ongoing modernization effort. The updated website will allow us to make continuous enhancements to PMC based on your feedback.    What Has Changed?    Now when you visit PMC’s homepage, you will see:   A redesigned and reorganized homepage   … Continue reading New PMC Website Design is Live!

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Updated PMC Launching Soon!

In the coming weeks, we will be launching an updated PMC website with a modern design. You can try the updated version on PMC Labs now, and it will become the default design of the PMC website following launch. Be sure to check the banner at the top of the PMC website for updates on an exact cutover date. … Continue reading Updated PMC Launching Soon!

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A more modern PMC is on its way – there’s still time to give us feedback!

In June, we announced the arrival of PMC Labs, where you can test drive the work underway to create a more modern PMC website. Since then, we’ve continued to talk to users, gather input, and make ongoing adjustments based on your feedback. We hope that the planned updates will create an easier navigation and reading … Continue reading A more modern PMC is on its way – there’s still time to give us feedback!