All About PubMed

Setting Up My NCBI

Get the most out of PubMed with a My NCBI account. My NCBI is a free account that lets you set your preferences for NCBI databases, like PubMed. It will allow you to save searches, create alerts, view your search history, set your institutional affiliation, and more. 

1. Create/sign in to an NCBI account

• Access MyNCBI From PubMed, or go directly to the login page at https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/account/
• Create an account or sign in using one of NCBI's designated 3rd party sign-in options.

Save Searches and Set E-Mail Alerts in PubMed

Save Searches and Set E-Mail Alerts from the National Library of Medicine on YouTube

Set Up Your Institutional Affiliation for PubMed

How to set up PubMed Outside Tool from Health Sciences Library JABSOM on YouTube

Create Collections of Search Results in PubMed

Save Search Results in Collections, Including Favorites from the National Library of Medicine on YouTube