EndNote Basic: Import References from PubMed

Export PubMed Results as an .NBIB file. 

1. Conduct a search in PubMed. 

2. Select the articles you wish to download.

• Check the boxes next to articles for the citations you wish to download.
• If you wish to download all of the citations: click Save > All Results
• If you're conducting multiple searches, save items to your Clipboard, a temporary storage space in PubMed.  You can do this by selecting Clipboard from the Send to menu. If you do this, a Clipboard icon and the number of items on it will be displayed at the upper right of the page. To view the items on your Clipboard, click on the items link next to the icon.

3. Send citations to Citation Manager

• Once you are ready to export your results, click the Send to menu at the upper right corner of your results page or Clipboard. 
• Select Citation manager.  You can download up to 10,000 citations at a time in the new PubMed.
• Click Create File. Your computer will download a .NBIB file.
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To import a saved database reference file into Endnote Online:

1. Open your Endnote Online account in your browser. Under the Collect option, click Import References.
2. Click the Browse button on this screen to import the file.

   

3. Next to Import Option:, select the correct format from the  dropdown menu. If you do not select the correct file format from the dropdown list, your references will not be imported. The correct file formats for common health sciences databases at UNC are as follows:
   • Embase: RIS
   • PubMed: NBIB
   • Google Scholar: ENW
4. From the To: dropdown menu, select the group where you would like to place the imported references (or select [unfiled] if you don't want to put them in a group). Then click Import.