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Contents: Using a Filter—Using a Connection File—Obtaining Full-text of the Articles
Using a Filter
After you have performed your search on PubMed and marked the records which you wish to download, go to the Send To drop-down menu at the top of the list of results and select File.
This will open a further menu. For the Format, select MEDLINE.
Click on the Create File button.
When prompted, Save the file. By default, PubMed will save the file as a text document, which is the correct format for import to EndNote.
The file of records should now be stored on your computer and can be imported into an EndNote library. When importing the records, use the filter which you can download from our filters page.
Tip for Firefox users: After clicking on Create File, choose the Open With option, and use the dropdown menu to select the EndNote program. Click OK. The import to EndNote will begin. You will be prompted to select the appropriate filter.
Using a Connection File
You can search PubMed from within EndNote and import references directly to your library. To do this, use the Online Search function. Select the connection file called PubMed. Or you can download a slightly modified uq_pubmed connection file from our connection files page.
Unlike most other connection files, the PubMed connection file can be used on any computer which has the EndNote software and an Internet connection.
Obtaining Full-text of the Articles
The Find Full Text function, which was introduced in EndNote X2, will often be able to retrieve the full text of the articles and store them in the DATA folder attached to your library. It will also create a link to the PDF from the File Attachments field in the EndNote record. This function does not work very well if you are off campus.
Another option, both on campus and off campus, is to use the OpenURL function in EndNote. This will often connect you to the full text of the article. You then have to download the PDF and use the File Attachments field in the EndNote record to store the PDF in the DATA folder attached to your library.
If you used the online search (connection file), the downloaded references will include links back to PubMed in the URL field. If you use these links to return to PubMed, you can often use the links in PubMed to connect to the full text of the articles, providing that you are on campus. You then have to download the PDF and use the File Attachments field in the EndNote record to store the PDF in the DATA folder attached to your library.
