My Library is where you organize the research you save in Consensus. You can store papers, searches, and uploaded documents in Collections so everything you care about is easy to find, revisit, and use in your work.
You can save items to your My Favorites collection or create custom Collections to organize research by topic, project, or question.
Where to find your Collections in My Library
Click the My Library button (bookmark icon) on the left sidebar
In My Library, you’ll see all your saved and uploaded papers
Your Collections will appear in the left sidebar, click on one to open it
Click the New collection button in the top right corner to create a new Collection
How to import papers and upload documents into your Library
Click the Add button in the top right corner
Choose one of the following options:
Upload (PDF, RIS, or BibTeX)
Paste DOIs
Import from Zotero
Learn more about importing from Zotero here.
Your papers and uploaded documents will be added to your Library and can be organized into Collections.
You can upload published papers as well as your own documents, including manuscripts, experiment proposals, dissertations, clinical protocols, private research reports, and more.
Uploads are private and only accessible to you unless you choose to share a Collection that includes them.
How to save papers and searches to a Collection
Run a search in Consensus (ex: does zinc supplementation improve depression?)
Choose what you want to save:
Save a specific paper: Click the bookmark button on an individual paper
Save selected papers: Select the papers you want, then click the Save button at the bottom of the results
Bulk save results: Click the Save button at the bottom of the results and choose which papers to save (All cited, Top 20 papers, or All papers).
Save the search: Click the bookmark button at the top of the main search page to save the search itself
Select My Library or an existing Collection to save to, or click New Collection to create one.
How to find Suggested Papers in My Library
Consensus can suggest related papers based on what you’ve already saved in My Library and your Collections.
To view Suggested Papers:
Open My Library
Click the Suggested tab to view paper recommendations based on your saved Library items
Or, open a specific Collection and click the Suggested tab to view recommendations based on the papers in that Collection
Suggested Papers can help you discover related research you may be missing. Suggestions are based on the papers already saved in your Library or Collection, including uploaded papers and Zotero imports.
From the Suggested tab, you can:
Save a suggested paper to your Collection
Dismiss a suggestion that is not relevant
Open the suggested paper’s Citation Graph
Click Refresh to generate a new list of suggestions
If you do not see suggestions yet, you may need to add more papers. Collections need at least 5 saved papers before Consensus can generate suggestions.
How to share a Collection with others
You can share Collections from My Library with other people so they can view or collaborate on the research you’ve saved.
To share a Collection:
Open My Library
Select the Collection you want to share
Click the Share button in the top right corner
Enter the email address(es) of the people you want to invite
Click the plus button
Click the email address to choose their role: Viewer or Editor
Click Send invite
To view Collections that have been shared with you, open My Library and click 'Shared with me' in the top left corner.
Learn more about sharing Collections here.
How to sort papers in your Library
You can sort papers in your Library and within individual Collections to quickly find what you’re looking for.
Click the My Library button (bookmark icon) on the left sidebar
This opens all saved items. Click a Collection to view papers within that Collection
Hover over the column headers (Title, Authors, Journal, Year, DOI, Design, Saved)
Click the arrow next to a column header to sort by that field
How to Chat with Collections
You can chat with papers in a Collection in two ways.
Option 1: From a new search
Start a new search
Click the Corpus button to select your entire Library
Click the + button to select a Collection or saved papers
Option 2: From within My Library
Open My Library
Use the search bar at the bottom of the screen to ask questions
If you don’t select specific papers or a Collection, your question will be answered using your entire Library
If you click into a specific Collection, your question will be answered using only the papers in that Collection
Chat with Collections is only available in Pro or Deep search mode. To unlock more usage, upgrade to the Pro subscription.
How to generate a bibliography from your Library
Open My Library
Select the papers you want to include
Click the Cite button above the search bar after selecting papers
Choose your preferred citation format (APA, MLA, Chicago, Harvard, or AMA / Numeric)
How to export a RIS or CSV in My Library
Open My Library using the bookmark icon in the left sidebar
Choose which papers you'd like to export:
Entire Library: By default, My Library displays all your saved papers
Specific Collection: Click a Collection in the left sidebar to view only the papers in that Collection
Selected papers: Select individual papers from your Library or a Collection to export only those papers
Click the Export button at the bottom of the screen, above the search bar
Select your preferred format: CSV, RIS, or Bibliography
If no individual papers are selected, the export will include all papers in your current view (either your entire Library or the Collection you're viewing).
Troubleshooting
How to delete a saved paper or Thread from My Library:
Select the item(s) you'd like to remove
Click the 3 dots (...) at the bottom of the page
Click red trash can to delete the item(s)
How to create a collection within another collection
Click the My Library button (bookmark icon) on the left sidebar
Click New
Name your new Collection
Under 'Create In' select the parent Collection you’d like it nested under.
Still need assistance? Contact us at [email protected] or via the Support Chat.