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Importing records from PubMed

1. With the standard PubMed_(NLM) filter

First save your results in PubMed.

  • At your PubMed search results, change the display to MEDLINE.
  • Choose Send to File and save as a .txt file.
Then in EndNote import the saved results into a temporary EndNote library using the PubMed_(NLM) filter. Check and copy to your main EndNlote library. If necessary, the filter can be downloaded from EndNote: importing records to your EndNote filters directory.

2. Or with the alternative PubMedwithURL filter

If you want your EndNote records to include a link to the PubMed record's URL, use this alternative filter and make some global changes to records.

  • Download the PubMedwithURL filter from the import filters page to your EndNote filters folder.
  • Save your results in PubMed as above.
  • Using the PubMedwithURL filter, import your PubMed search result into a temporary EndNote library.
  • Make sure the temporary EndNote library contains only the imported PubMed records. The PubMed accession number appears in the URL field in these records. You will add a prefix to change it to a PubMed URL.
  • Use Change Fields on the References menu.
    Choose In: URL as the field.
    Choose Insert before field's text.
    Copy into the text box the prefix URL:
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&dopt=Citation&list_uids=
    Unmark Include a space after the new text. OK.
  • Copy the records to your main library.