title: PubMed Informer: monitoring MEDLINE/PubMed through e-mail alerts, SMS, PDA downloads and RSS feeds.
abstract: PubMed Informer is a Web-based monitoring tool for topics of interest from MEDLINE/PubMed primarily designed for healthcare professionals. Five tracking methods are available: Web access, e-mail, Short Message Service (SMS), PDA downloads and RSS feeds. PubMed Informer delivers focused search updates and specific information to users with varying information-seeking practices.
authors.affiliation: Office of High Performance Computing and Communications, National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Muin
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Fontelo
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ackerman
mesh_terms: D040421:Cell Phone; D034201:Computers, Handheld; D034742:Electronic Mail; D016239:MEDLINE; D039781:PubMed; D017010:Reminder Systems