Import
1:
How can I download and import references from PubMed's website?
Answer:
Note: EndNote 8-X2 have an issue where the year will import blank unless you use the steps here.
Note: EndNote 7 or earlier, you will need to first download the most current version of the PubMed filter, as their Medline format has changed since these versions of EndNote were released. The updated filter is available here:
Save this file to the Filters folder, within the EndNote folder on your computer, and replace the existing filter with this one when asked. Note that EndNote 7 and earlier users may find the Year field blank for 2010 and later references, the only option is to upgrade or type the year in manually.
All versions of EndNote: Follow the steps below to download your search results from the PubMed website and import them into your EndNote library.
Execute your searches to obtain search results (Select "Clipboard"
from the "Send to" drop down in the PubMed navigation bar to save records from multiple
searches as you work).
On the search results page, use "Send to:" and select the "File" option.
Choose "Medline" from the "Format" drop down
menu in the PubMed navigation bar. Click the "Create file" button.
This should bring up a dialog box allowing you to save the text file containing your selected references.
Note: If you use File>Save from your browser, instead of the Send To pull down, the file will not import.
If you have a popup blocker enabled, such as the one that comes by default from Windows XP Service Pack 2 (or later), you may need to disable the popup blocker temporarily to allow the PubMed website to send you the file.
When the Save dialog box comes up for you to save the file to your computer, click on the "Save" button and save the file somewhere easily
accessible such as your desktop (we recommend saving with the file
extension *.txt).
In EndNote, open the database where you would
like these references saved.
Under the File menu select "Import".
In the Import Option field, select the Other Filters... option and select
the Import filter called "PubMed (NLM)".
In the Import Data File field, select the Choose File... button, and then
select your downloaded *.txt file.
Click the Import button and your references will be imported.
