The MMC is a public computing facility for the members of the University of Pittsburgh health sciences community. Facilities include more than 100 PC and Macintosh computers that are capable of using the most current multimedia applications, including the latest audio and video formats used on the World Wide Web. There are two classroom facilities which may be reserved to give hands-on instruction to groups of 10 to 20 students. The Specialized Lab is a facility designed to support multimedia technologies in education. Student assistants are available during all MMC hours to answer basic questions.
Technical staff is also available for consultation.
For more information on the computing facilities or to reserve a classroom, contact the Microcomputer and Media Center at 648-8955. The PubMed project is designed to be a search tool for accessing journal citations and linking to the full-text journals of participating publishers on the Web. Below is a brief description of the search features of both systems, as well as features of the OVID interface of the Health Sciences Library System. Access to the OVID databases is available via the user-friendly Windows and Web interfaces of HSL Online. Many online searchers describe the OVID interface as one of the most powerful and flexible interfaces available today.