It is suggested that you print this out


Instructions for IGM download
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Goto IGM home page http://igm.nlm.nih.gov/
select medline
enter query terms
click perform search
select titles you wish to download by clickining checkboxes
if you wish to view them first select fetch for display and then return to results to get back to your selection
to download click download to disk
click to download all searches or those selected
click long records with abstracts, with mesh headings
click prepare download
on next screen select tagged medlars format
click download now

On IE5 you are presented with a screen of text. Press save as whatever filename but ensure it is saved as a text file. This file will then load onto Qcite.

Pubmed NLM download
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/PubMed/index.html
select medline as search and enter search details
click search
on new screen tick checkboxes of files you wish to download
at top of page in the selection box select Medline report
click display
on the new screen at the bottom of the page in the selection boxes select PC and text format
click save
enter details in the save file dialog box

Transfer this file to Qcite


Endnote export
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On endnote menu click styles
Select medline_NLM_export.ens (you may have to load this on)
Next on menu select file
Click on export
A save file dialog appears
Remeber to save as a text file (.txt)
Transfer this file for import into Qcite

Reference Manager Export
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select the references you wish to export
on the menu select references
click export
enter filename
output format is Medlars
export
Transfer this file to Qcite

Ovid
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From the Ovid interface files can either be imported as a traight forward Ovid export or as an Ovid Medlars epxort. Both options are available.

27/10/99

