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The EndNote styles collection contains more than 4,500 bibliographic styles for a variety of disciplines. If you do not see the style you need, check the EndNote website.

If you find the journal style you need, download the file and save to the desktop.

1. For windows: left click on the Start menu, click Explore, go to Program Files, click on EndNote, click on the Styles folder.
2. Drag and drop the output style file from your desktop to the folder.

If you cannot find the output style you need from the EndNote website, you can alter an existing style to conform to your needs.

1. From the Edit menu, choose Output Styles and select Open Style Manager.
2. In the Style Manager, change the setting in the information panel (on the right- hand side) from Style Info to Style Preview. The preview of the selected style should now be displayed.
3. Scroll through the list of available styles to see if you can find one that is similar to what you need.
4. Once you have found a similar style, select it, and click the Edit button. The Style window opens.
5. Choose Save As from the File menu, give this copy of the style a new name that corresponds to the name of the journal you want to use it for, and click Save. This will also keep the original style unchanged, in the event that you need to use it later.
6. The new Style window remains open for you to edit as you need.
7. There are many elements of the style that may be edited. For detailed information on specifics of editing styles refer to the EndNote Manual (via the Help button). As an example, you can edit the citations in the text from superscript numbers "1" to "author-year type". Click on Templates under the Citation heading to see the Citation panel. This template tells EndNote how to format the in-text citations. (The bibliography number corresponds to a numbered reference in a bibliography.) An author-year type of style would display as “(Author, Year)” in the citation template. You may change the template by deleting unwanted field names or punctuation, retyping the punctuation you want, and inserting new fields with the Insert Field button.

PDF version of EndNote Output Styles

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The NIH Library is a biomedical research library whose collections and services are developed to support the programs of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and selected U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) agences. Only NIH and HHS agency personnel may borrow books, use staff photocopiers, request computer searches, and receive other Library services for government related work. NIH & HHS ID badges/PIV cards are required to access services.

The 10-digit number on the back of your NIH ID badge (without the dashes) should be used to log onto the computers on the raised platform in the Library. Document delivery and interlibrary loans require a separate registration.

We are no longer taking reservations for the carrels. The NIH Library has five private study carrels for individual use. NIH staff can use them on a first-come, first-served basis. These study spaces are unlocked and valuables should not be left unattended. Carrels have a desk, door, and WiFi.

The library has several other library workspaces located in the main reading room. Reservations are required for these workspaces. Visit the library workspaces page for more information and/or to reserve a workspace.

Please email edelivery@nih.gov to request an ILL renewal 5 business days before the due date.

1. What is ILLiad?
2. What is the preferred browser?
3. Who can request an item?
4. How do I create an ILLiad account to request materials?
5. How do I submit a request for an item?
   • Manually using the ILLiad form
   • From a PubMed or other database search
   • As a single PMID request
6. How do I request a book, book chapter, conference paper, patent, report, or thesis?
7. I received an email telling me that my item is available. How do I access it?
8. What does the date in the "Expires" column mean?
9. How can I change my password?
10. How can I cancel a request?
11. How can I edit a request?
12. Who can I contact with a question or problem with requesting materials?

What is ILLiad?

If you need an article, book, or other item that is not available in the NIH Library’s collection, the Library can get it for you through our online request system, ILLiad. You must have an ILLiad account to request materials.

The NIH Library provides access to a premier collection of scholarly resources to support research at NIH and HHS, including thousands of journals and eBooks. The NIH Library collection is used extensively but there are times when the trail of research leads to an article, book, report, or other item that is not available from our collection. In those cases, the Library leverages a global network of connections and agreements to find and obtain many of these items for you at no additional cost.

What is the preferred browser?

ILLiad works best with Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox. ILLiad does work with Internet Explorer, but when using Explorer you may experience issues viewing PDFs for filled requests.

Who can request materials?

All NIH and CMS employees may request materials from the NIH Library. The service is also available to personnel from the following select HHS agencies:

• Administration for Children & Families (ACF)
• Administration for Community Living (ACL)
• Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ)
• Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA)
• Indian Health Service (IHS), Office of the Secretary (OS)
• Program Support Center (PSC)
• Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

You must create an ILLiad account, which requires the use of your NIH, CMS, or HHS email address and your ID number, which is located on the back of your PIV card.

How do I create an ILLiad account to request materials?

ILLiad is available from the NIH Library website under Services. Click on Order an Article, Book or Document. It can also be accessed directly: https://nih.illiad.oclc.org/illiad/ or from a database search result screen through the NIH Library Go button.

From the NIH Library website

1. Select the Services menu and click on Order an Article, Book or Document under the Get Help column.
2. From the ILLiad login page, click on the link First Time Users click here to the right of the grey Logon to ILLiad button.


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4. Fill out the registration form. We recommend you use your NIH or HHS email address for the username, and then set a password of your choice.

   Use your NIH, CMS, or HHS office mailing address and telephone number.

   If you are not on the NIH main campus, select Mail to Address for the Preferred Loan Delivery Methodoption.

From a PubMed or database search

If you have conducted a database search, you may see the NIH Library Go icon, which will link you to the full-text of the article if it is owned by the NIH Library. If the Library does not own the article and you want to request it, you will need an ILLiad account.

1. From the database article page, click on the blue NIH Library Go button.
   
2. At the next screen, if the NIH Library does not have a subscription to the journal, you will have the option to request the item through document delivery.
3. Click the blue button Request this item from the NIH Library.
   
4. If you already have an ILLiad account, log in using your username and password. If you do not have an ILLiad account, go to How do I create an ILLiad account to request materials? and follow the directions from there.

5. How do I submit a request for an item?

You may submit requests directly from the ILLiad login form. You may also submit requests from a PubMed @ NIH search or from another database search, via the NIH Library Go button.

If you submit the request via a database search, citation information will be automatically populated into the request form. However, you must already have an ILLiad account in order to request the item.

Manually using the ILLiad form

1. Log into your ILLiad account. If you forgot your password, click on the Forgot Password? link to reset it.
2. From the main screen, select the most appropriate option listed under New Request on the left side of the screen.
   
3. Type in the citation information for the item you need. Please be as complete as possible.

From a PubMed or other database search

If you access PubMed (PubMed @ NIH) or one of the other NIH Library databases (e.g., Scopus, Web of Science, Embase, etc.) every record in PubMed and many of those in the other NIH Library-subscribed databases will show the blue NIH Library Go button to indicate the item is either available through the Library or, if it is not available, can be requested via ILLiad.

1. Click on the blue NIH Library Go button. You will be directed to the full-text article if the Library subscribes to the journal. If the Library does not have access to the full-text, click the blue Request this item through Document Delivery button to request the article through the ILLiad system. 
   
2. Log into your ILLiad account. Your username is your NIH or HHS email address. If you forgot your password, click on the Forgot Password? link to reset it.
3. Once you’ve logged in, the form should be pre-populated with the article information. Confirm the information is correct and then click Submit request.

Single PMID request

If you have a PubMed ID number (PMID) for your request, you can use it to submit your request rather than entering the item information in full.

1. Identify the PMID, which is located below the abstract on every PubMed record.
   
2. Enter the PMID in the top box. You can only enter one PMID at a time.
3. Select the remaining preferences and submit your request.

How do I request a book, book chapter, conference paper, patent, report, or thesis?

1. If you already have an ILLiad account, log in using your username and password. If you do not have an ILLiad account, go to How do I create an ILLiad account to request materials? and follow the directions from there.
2. After logging in to your ILLiad account, under New Request, select the type of item you want to request (Book, Book Chapter, Conference Paper, Patent, Report, or Thesis).
   
3. Complete the Item Information form with as much detail as possible. You can add additional details or a hyperlink to a webpage in the Notes section to assist with locating the item.
4. Click Submit Request.

I received an email telling me that my item is available. How do I find it?

1. Log in to your ILLiad account.
2. Under View, in the left-hand column, click on Available Articles to view your requests.
   
3. From the Available Articlesscreen, you will see the record for each available item requested.
   
4. Click on the View link (PDF icon) to access the PDF file of the item requested. You can then download the PDF to your computer or print the file.
5. If you cannot access the PDF, go to the main ILLiad page. Under View, in the left-hand column, click on All Requests. Open the relevant transaction number. If the article is available, the link to the PDF should appear at the top of the transaction number page.

What does the date in the "Expires" column mean?

Materials are available in your account for 90 days from the date of posting. You may view and save your items at any time during those 90 days. After 90 days have passed, items are deleted from your account, on the “expires” date.

How can I change my password?

1. Log in to your ILLiad account.
2. Under Tools,in the left-hand column, select Change Password and follow the directions
   
3. You need to know your current password to change it. If you forgot your password, click on the Forgot Password? link from the main ILLiad login screen to reset it.

How can I cancel a request?

1. Log in to your ILLiad account. The main screen will display your Outstanding Requests.
   
2. For the article you want to cancel, click on the link located in the Transaction column. The record for that article will open.
3. Click on the Cancel Requestlink at the top of the record. Your request will be cancelled and removed from your list of Outstanding Requests.
   

How can I edit a request?

1. Log in to your ILLiad account. The main screen will display your Outstanding Requests.
   
2. Click on the link for the article you want to edit located in the Transaction column. The record for that article will open.
3. Click on the Edit Requestlink at the top of the record. Add or update the information and click Submit Request.
   

Who can I contact with a question or problem with requesting materials?

Contact the NIH Library Information Desk at 301-496-1080 or edelivery@nih.gov during our normal business hours, Monday–Thursday, 7:45am–8:00pm; Friday, 7:45am–6:00pm; and Saturday–Sunday, 1:00–5:00pm.

The National Library of Medicine produces many databases which are devoted to specific subject areas. Many of these files can now be accessed within their web-based search interface called PubMed®. These are available on the Limits screen on the Subset pull-down menu, unless otherwise noted. Subsets of PubMed include AIDS, Bioethics, Complementary Medicine, Toxicology and Cancer.

• The AIDS subset includes citations to AIDS/HIV literature covering research, clinical aspects and health policy issues.
• The Complementary Medicine subset will retrieve literature on complementary and alternative medicines.
• The Toxicology subset covers toxicological, pharmacological, biochemical and physiological effects of drugs and other chemicals.
• The Bioethics subset covers the literature of ethics and related public policy issues in healthcare and biomedical research.
• The Cancer subset uses a strategy with terms from the Neoplasms and related branches of MeSH, cancer-related text words, and MEDLINE journal titles. It was created jointly by NLM and the National Cancer Institute to facilitate searching for subjects in all areas of cancer, ranging from clinical care to basic research. For additional cancer information try searching cancer.gov, the National Cancer Institutes' web site which includes a variety of information sources for cancer related information. Included in cancer.gov is PDQ®, a comprehensive cancer database, including summaries on cancer treatment, screening, prevention and supportive care.

You may also schedule a personal tutorial with an NIH Librarian to learn how to search these databases more effectively.

If you prefer not to perform a search yourself, you may submit a search request to the NIH Library.

Print jobs are saved on an SD card less than 2 GB. If the card is bigger the machine can’t read it. Place the card in the reader and select the print from Build from SD card. If you do not have an 2 GB SD card, you can borrow one for up to 3 days from the Information Desk.

Average print times are 8-12 hours. Prints running more than 30 hrs are not recommended.

At the end of 2014 the library had printed 174 unique prints.

No, a roll of filament runs about $48 and you can produce 9-10 prints, depending on the size of the jobs. This service is free to NIH staff.

The Reference Manager styles collection contains more than 1,300 bibliographic styles for a variety of disciplines. If you do not see the style you need, check the Reference Manager website.

If you cannot find the output style you need from the RefMan website, you can alter an existing style to conform to your needs.

Find a Similar Style to the One You Need

1. Open Reference Manager.
2. From the Tools menu, choose Bibliography and then Open Output Style.
3. Scroll through the list of styles.
4. Click on a style. The reference format for that style will be previewed below.
5. Select (highlight) a style and click on Open and the Style window will open.

Save the Style and Then Make Changes to It

1. From the file menu, select File and then Save As.
2. Give this style copy a new name and save it. The new style will remain open for changes.

Make Changes to the Style

1. Select the In-Text Reference tab.
   • Under Reference Type, select Generic, then, in the Definitions box, make changes, if any, to the fields.
2. Select the Bibliography tab.
   • Under Reference Type, select the type of reference you wish to make changes to, for example: journal, or book, or electronic citation.
   • For each reference type, change the fields as needed.
3. Save the changes: from the file menu select File, then Save As.

PDF of Reference Manager Output Styles

There are many programs available. Review the Modeling Software page for a list of free software.

The Library provides a free self-service copier for NIH staff. This machine is for copying library materials only. It is located by the Information Desk in the Reading Room.

The machine makes photocopies or scans information into PDFs that can be stored on a USB key or sent via email in color.

Please ask at the Information Desk for for assistance with logging into the machine.

Photocopying facilities are not available for the general public. The National Library of Medicine (NLM) has facilities available for public use.
 

The NIH Library Editing Service provides, as a free service, light and medium editing for NIH- and HHS-related work. The service is intended to help you get your draft ready for peer review. As the writer, you have the option to accept or reject the editing suggestions. In order to serve all eligible staff who request editing assistance, we leave it to you to perform in-depth editing and to make all revisions.

Web of Science provides an interface for searching the electronic databases Science Citation Index Expanded ™ ( SCI) and Social Science Citation Index ® ( SSCI). Our NIH license allows searching for records from 1955 to present ( SCI) and 1956 to present ( SSCI).

• Both databases are updated weekly.
• You can order full text articles found during a Web of Science search.
• You can link to full text articles from online journals to which NIH Library subscribes.
• For more detail search guidelines link to: http://portal.isiknowledge.com/help/h_toc.htm#table_of_contents

Science Citation Index Expanded

The Science Citation Index Expanded is a multidisciplinary database, with searchable author abstracts, covering the journal literature of the sciences. It indexes more than 5,700 major journals across 164 scientific disciplines. Some of the disciplines covered include:

• Agriculture
• Astronomy
• Biochemistry
• Biology
• Biotechnology
• Chemistry
• Computer Science
• Materials Science
• Mathematics
• Medicine
• Neuroscience
• Oncology
• Pediatrics
• Pharmacology
• Physics
• Plant Sciences
• Psychiatry
• Surgery
• Veterinary Science
• Zoology

Social Sciences Citation Index

The Social Sciences Citation Index is a multidisciplinary database, with searchable author abstracts, covering the journal literature of the social sciences. It indexes more than 1,725 journals spanning 50 disciplines, as well as covering individually selected, relevant items from over 3,300 of the world's leading scientific and technical journals. Some of the disciplines covered include:

• Anthropology
• History
• Industrial Relations
• Information Science
• & Library Science
• Law
• Linguistics
• Philosophy
• Psychology
• Psychiatry
• Political Science
• Public Health
• Social Issues
• Social Work
• Sociology
• Substance Abuse
• Urban Studies
• Women's Studies

Campus calls can be made and pages answered from a phone located near the windows on the first level of the Library.

Use Locatorplus, the catalog for the National Library of Medicine's collection, to find books and journals there. Follow the prompts that appear.

The journals of the Neuroscience Center and the NIAID Rockledge libraries were purchased by their respective institutes for the use of their own staff. They may not be borrowed nor do they offer photocopy services. Submit a document request to the NIH Library for any journal article needed.

The book collection is located on the lower level of the Library.