Savvy Searcher: PubMed

PubMed has added two new features to My NCBI: the ability to share individual saved collection(s) and the ability to create customized filters. My NCBI is a PubMed tool which allows users to create an individual account to customize their search experience and save searches.

My NCBI has always allowed users to save their searches and receive automatic e-mail updates of new search results. Now, users can also save citations and share those citations with colleagues. Here's how you can use this feature:

1. Sign-in to My NCBI or create an account.
2. Search PubMed for articles, then select (via checkbox) the citations which you'd like to save.
3. Use the pull-down menu and select 'Send to Collection'. You will be prompted to create a new collection, or add these citations to an existing collection.
4. You can access your My NCBI account at any time to access your collections. You can also indicate whether your collections are private or public. When a collection is public, a URL is generated that can be sent to others, who can then view those saved citations.

Users can also create customized search filters. Presently, My NCBI displays search results on two tabs labeled 'all' and 'review' at the top of the search results. When signed into My NCBI, users can create additional tabs, for example, a tab for "English and Humans", which will automatically filter results and display only those in English, and relevant to humans. Here's how you can use this feature:

1. Sign-in to My NCBI or create an account.
2. Access your My NCBI account by clicking My NCBI in the upper right corner of your PubMed screen.
3. Click on 'Search Filters' on the left side of the screen, and then choose PubMed from the list of databases.
4. Select from the available filters to set filter preferences. Available filters are listed under the tabs, including those marked for Frequently Requested Filters, Browse Filters, and Custom Filters.

For more information on these enhancements or other features of PubMed's My NCBI, see About My NCBI, PubMed's Help, or Ask Us.