When you retrieve search results in a database, we highly recommended that you:
How to select and save results in PubMed:
View the following instructional video (provided by the U.S. National Library of Medicine) or read on:
Most databases provide the option to save a search on the database's server so that you can run it again the next time you enter the database without having to re-enter all your search terms.
Most databases also enable you to set up an email alert so that you are alerted, for example, each time the database indexes an article that relates to your search terms (or an author/set of journals that you have identified). To save searches and set up alerts:
1. Run a search on your topic. Click save alert located just below the search box. This enables you to save your search at the same time.
2. A new screen appears requiring you to log in to your PubMed account using your '3rd party' platform of choice. Alternatively, there is an option to sign-in using your University password but this has not proven to work consistently and it won't enable you to keep your account after you've left University. If you haven't already set up a PubMed account, register here.
Once logged in, a form appears giving you the option to set the content and frequency of your alerts (if it doesn't appear, click 'save search' again). Complete the form and click 'save'.
3. Retrieve and re-run searches at a later date. Enter PubMed and log in to NCBI (the login button is in the top right-hand corner of the screen). Click your username (top right corner) and then click dashboard. On your dashboard, you can view a list of your previously saved searches and click one to re-run it. To amend a previous search, click the cog icon next to it. If you are unable to view the searches, click the small arrow to the right of the heading 'saved searches'.