Editor: PubMedMaker is bibliography software, which is designed for anyone who wishes to manage medical literature data with a FileMaker Pro database. You perform a search of the literature in PubMed, NLM gateway or TOXNET on the Internet and save the search results as a text file. PubMedMaker converts this text file into a FileMaker Pro database simply by dragging & dropping. By using FileMaker Pro's function, you can search, select, sort, and print literature references. Literature list can be formatted and exported in simple text, rich text (Reference list for your paper) or HTML (Reference Web Publishing) to conform to the style you desire.
The FileMaker Pro database made by PubMedMaker has the function of Direct Link to on-line journals and Automatic management of PDF files of literature which enable you to decrease your burden to keep track of them.
Outline of PubMedMaker
1) Literature search and download--You can perform a search of the scientific literature in PubMed, NLM gateway or TOXNET on the Internet and save the search results as a text file
2) Making a FileMaker Pro database--Drag and drop this text file onto the PubMedMaker icon. FileMaker Pro database is generated in the PubMedMaker folder.
3) Choose literature for citation and making a Reference database--Choose the literature which you will cite in your paper and click the "Make RefList" button. A FileMaker Pro database named "Reference" appears in the PubMedMaker folder.
4) Output of Reference list--You can set Up the style of Reference list in the Reference database to conform to the style of scientific journals. You can out Put Reference list files in the PubMedMaker folder in plain text, rich text (RTF), HTML List or Web Reference format. Web reference, linking PubMed, is named from that of source database.
