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Adding citations from a file is also a relatively easy method to get citations into My Bibliography. What is less easy is creating that file according to the required specifications. My NCBI needs a bibliographic file type, like an RIS file. These can be exported from citation management systems like Zotero or EndNote, among others. However, if you are just getting started, amassing the required citations will take time. The example used in this tutorial will generate the RIS file using a free online tool called Zotero Bib. 

I recommend this method of adding items to My Bibliography if the faculty is not in the life or biomedical sciences and has few if any articles contained in the database PubMed. 

1. Open ZoteroBib.
2. Locate article webpages for the articles and works to be added.
3. Take the URL or DOI of the resource and plug it in the entry bar on ZoteroBib.
4. Click Cite to generate a citation.
5. Repeat numbers 2 - 4 until all desired citations are added.
6. Scroll down to a box that says 'Copy to Clipboard' and click the dropdown arrow at right. 
7. Select download RIS from the dropdown menu.
8. An RIS file download will be initiated. 

1. Go to My Bibliography (in the My NCBI tool).
2. Click Add citations and From a file from the dropdown menu.
3. Select the recently saved RIS file. 
4. The citations should automatically be entered as private records, each can be changed or supplemented by clicking Edit at the right of each entry.