My NCBI Tools & the NIH Biosketch: Step 2 My Bibliography

The National Center for Biotechnology Information provides access to NLM databases and supports customized services from MyNCBI, including My Bibliography & SciENcv.

My Bibliography is designed to store & manage citations of your scholarly work.
Start to build My Bibliography by clicking on "Add Citation" to:

1. search PubMed & import citations with the "Send to" function
2. manually input non-PubMed citations using structured formats

What scholarly works can be added to My Bibliography?

• Journal articles
  • from PubMed
  • from journals not indexed in PubMed
• Citations not yet appearing in PubMed
• Manuscripts submitted to NIHMS
• Book chapters
• Talks / Presentations / Grand Rounds
• Patents
• Other materials

How do I find my articles in PubMed?

• In My Bibliography, click on "Add Citation"
• Default is to search PubMed--click on "Go to PubMed"
• Click on "Advanced Search," then change search field from keyword to author
• Type in last name with one or two initials (full names will only search back to 2001)
• Review search results and click in the boxes next to citations for your articles
• Click on "Send to" and select My Bibliography, then save

What can My Bibliography do?

• Provide citations for use within SciENcv & the biosketch
• Link citations to PubMed & full text
• Share a public link to all your published work 
• Assist in managing compliance with NIH Public Access Policy
• Generate an Award Compliance Report for RPPRs
• Begin the submission process of manuscripts to PubMed Central