When reviewing search results, click in the box next to the PubMed record to select an item to store.
Click the Send to link on the top right hand side of the search results to open the destination options. Send to options work for the entire results set when no boxes are checked.
The Clipboard provides temporary storage for selected items. It allows you to save citations from various searches so that you can move them to more permanent storage in one step.
Once you have added items to the Clipboard, a link to the items is posted just below the search box on the right hand side of the results screen.
Items placed on the clipboard have a red "Item in clipboard" notice at the bottom of the abstract.
At the end of your search session, click on the Clipboard: # items link to go to the Clipboard page. Use the Send to options on the Clipboard page to move your selections to a permanent place.
PubMed provides access to a permanent storage space called "My NCBI". When you select "Send to" Collections, you are prompted to sign in to My NCBI.
You can sign in to My NCBI with your Onyen. Click on "See more 3rd party sign in options" and select University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Once you sign in to My NCBI, PubMed will first take you back to the search results page. If your items are not still selected, click on Advanced under the search box, on the Advanced Search Builder page scroll down to your History and use the Items found link next to the Select # Documents set.
With your select items on the screen, click "Send to" Collections. On the next screen give your collection a name that will help you identify the content when you return later. You will be able to add selections to this collection as needed.
To retrieve your collection when you start your next PubMed session, click on the My NCBI Sign In link at the very top of the right hand side of the screen. After you sign in, click on your user name next to the My NCBI Sign Out to access your collection.
The "Send to" Citation Manager option formats a file to download for import into a bibliographic reference program such as RefWorks or EndNote.
Detailed help for importing citations can be found in the following guides:
The "Send to" Email option sends the article record. It does not send links to the full-text of the article.
The "Send to" Email option has a number of default settings. Be sure to review the default settings to make sure you receive the content you want.
Open the Emailed Article Record in PubMed
Consider saving your search whenever you want to:
To save a search:
Saved searches are stored in My NCBI
Sign in to My NCBI with your Onyen
Return to My NCBI
Learn more about My NCBI