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BIO 3352 & 4351: Research Methods in Biology

This is a guide to library resources for use in the BIO 3352 & BIO 4351: Research Methods in Biology course. Here you will find databases, electronic journals, tutorials, and other information.

PubMed & PubMed Central


What is the difference between PubMed and PubMed Central (PMC)?

  • PubMed is a biomedical literature database that contains abstracts of publications.
  • PubMed Central (PMC) is a full-text repository that contains the full-text of publications. 

Publications that are archived in PubMed Central may be found when searching PubMed. In PubMed, the abstract of the publication is available and searchable. The same publication in PubMed Central contains the full-text article, and the full text is searchable.

See the National Library of Medicine Fact Sheet for further details on the differences.

*Note: MEDLINE database is a subset of the larger PubMed database. To search only MEDLINE please see the MEDLINE vs. MEDLINE Complete tab for more information.

PubMed Record

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*Notice the "PMC Full Text" button to the right. This will link to the full text of the publication in PubMed Central.

PubMed Central (PMC) Record

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*Notice the PMID (PubMed Identifier) link on the right side. This will link you to the PubMed record for this publication.