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Importing PubMed Records into EndNote

NIH researchers: see instructions and special import filter for using EndNote to manage NIHMSIDs & PMCIDs.

  1. Access PubMed at http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?otool=uwisclib. Using this library link will give you access to 1,000s of journals full-text otherwise not available by going directly to PubMed.
  2. Click the check box next to the citations you want to save.
  3. Select Medline from the Display drop down menu.
  4. Select File from the Send To drop down menu.
    You may be prompted to select save or open. Select Save. If you are not prompted then use your browser's File and Save As.
  5. Change the Save as Type choice to Text file (*.txt).
  6. Name your file and click on Save.

In EndNote

  1. Open Endnote and choose the Library into which you want to import the citations.
  2. Choose Import from the File drop down menu.
  3. Click on Choose File at the Import Data File: box and find the file you just saved from PubMed.
  4. Select the PubMed_(NLM) filter at the Import Option: box.
    If you do not see this filter then click on Other Filters to see the complete list.
  5. Click on Import.

    6. Note: If you have EndNote 7 or older you will need the new PubMed import filter. To download the newest PubMed filter go to http://www.endnote.com/enpmalert.asp and follow the on-screen directions.