PubMed Labs is a test site where the NLM/NCBI are experimenting with new features and tools that may eventually incorporate in PubMed.  They are looking for inputs on these features / tools and the final incorporation will be based on the inputs they receive – so what you see today may get included as it is, or in a revised form. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- What is the NCBI/NLM working at? Better search algorithms: A new search algorithm that uses machine learning to more accurately find the best matches. The “best match” option to display results already exists and is based on…

Having difficulty in accessing full text of published research articles due to paywalls? Well, Open Access Button is an application that helps you to get free access to full text articles and legally too. One can either get access instantly wherever possible or request the author for a copy of the article through this application. They provide a button which can be installed on the user’s browser for quick use. The principle behind this application is that research outputs that are publicly funded should be made available free of cost to the public as well as to the other researchers…

In today's Blog post, we discuss Dropbox-  an incredibly useful app for moving files between computers, or keeping a copy of your most important files in the cloud. However, that isn’t all Dropbox is great for; it is also great for helping students keep their files as mobile as they are. With Dropbox, you could be stuck with a desktop and still be able to access your work from anywhere. If you own a laptop and are working on a project or an article, you can drop the associated files into your Dropbox, and after it syncs, it’ll be online and ready…