Directions for Importing References from Library Databases

Importing References From Library Databases

You can import citations/references from the majority of the Library's databases into your EndNote library. When importing references, please note the following:

• Some databases require that pop-up blocking be disabled in order for the records to be exported into EndNote.
• Some databases may require the use of of a custom import filter. Should such a filter be needed, it will be posted with the instructions.

If you are having difficulty importing references from any of these databases, or you do not see a specific database included in the list, please feel free to Ask a Librarian.

Find Instructions by Database Name

ABI/INFORM Complete (ProQuest) ABSEES (EBSCO) Academic Search Premier (EBSCO) Accounting & Tax (ProQuest) AgeLine (CSA) America: History and Life (ABC-CLIO) American Bibliography of Slavic & East European Studies (EBSCO) American Film Institute Catalog (ProQuest) Anthropology Plus (RLG) APS Online (ProQuest) Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts (CSA) Art Abstracts (EBSCO) Artbibliographies Modern (CSA) ArticleFirst (OCLC) Arts & Humanities Citation Index (ISI) ATLA Religion (EBSCO) Avery Index Architecture (RLG) Banking Information Source (ProQuest) Beilstein/Gmelin (Crossfire & Discovery Gate) Bibliography of the History of Art (RLG) Biography Index (OCLC) BioOne Abstracts and Indexes (CSA) Book Review Digest (OCLC) Books in Print (OCLC) British Humanities Index (CSA) Business Source Complete (EBSCO) Catholic Periodical Literature Index (EBSCO) Chicano Database (RLG) CINAHL: Cumulative Index of Nursing and Allied Health (OVID) ClasePeriódica (OCLC) Clinical Evidence (OVID) Clinical Pharmacology (EBSCO) Communication & Mass Media Complete (EBSCO) Compendex Computer Science Index (EBSCO) Contemporary Women's Issues (OCLC) Criminal Justice Abstracts (CSA) Current Contents (ISI) Design and Applied Arts Index (CSA) EBM Reviews (Ovid) EBSCO Animals (EBSCO) Econlit (EBSCO) Education Abstracts (EBSCO) Engineering Village English Short Title Catalogue (RLG) ERIC (EBSCO) ERIC (OCLC) FactSearch (OCLC) Factiva GeoRef (OVID) GEOBASE (OCLC) GLBT Life (EBSCO) Google Scholar Health and Psychosocial Instruments (Ovid) Health Source (EBSCO) History of Science, Technology, and Medicine (RLG) Historical Abstracts (ABC-CLIO) Hoover's Company Records(ProQuest) Humanities International Complete(EBSCO) Humanities and Social Science Index Retrospective (Wilson) IIMP (Chadwyk-Healy) Index Islamicus (CSA) Index to 19th-Century American Art Periodicals (RLG) Index to Foreign Legal Periodicals(RLG) Index to Hispanic Legislation (RLG) Index to Jewish Periodicals (EBSCO) Index to Legal Periodicals & Books (Wilson) Information Science & Technology Abstracts (EBSCO) Inside Information Plus (RLG) International Index to Film/TV Periodicals (ERL WebSPIRS) International Index to the Performing Arts (Chadwyk-Healy) Internet and Personal Computing Abstracts (EBSCO) INSPEC (ISI) ISI Chemistry (ISI) JSTOR LexisNexis Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts (EBSCO) Library Literature and Information Science (EBSCO) Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts (CSA) MAS Ultra (EBSCO) MathSciNet MEDLINE (OCLC) MEDLINE (OVID) Military & Government Collection (EBSCO) MLA Bibliography (OCLC) New Testament Abstracts (EBSCO) Newspaper Source (EBSCO) Oceanic Abstracts (CSA) Old Testament Abstracts (EBSCO) PAIS Archive (OCLC) PAIS International (OCLC) PapersFirst (OCLC) Periodical Abstracts (OCLC) Periodicals Index Online - PCI (ProQuest) Philosopher`s Index (CSA) ProceedingsFirst (OCLC) ProQuest Dissertations and Theses (ProQuest) ProQuest Historical Annual Reports Proquest Historical Newspapers (All Titles) (ProQuest) ProQuest Newsstand (ProQuest) PsycBooks (OVID) PsycInfo (OVID) PubMed Readers’ Guide Retrospective (Wilson) RILM Abstracts of Music Literature (EBSCO) RIPM: Retrospective Index to Music Periodicals (EBSCO) RLG Cultural Materials (RLG) RLG Union Catalog: RLIN (RLG) Social Services Abstracts (CSA) Science Citation Index (ISI) SciFinder Scholar Scopus (Elsivier) Social Sciences Citation Index (ISI) Social Work Abstracts (OVID) Sociological Abstracts (CSA) SPORTDiscus (EBSCO) Union Lists Periodicals (OCLC) Web of Science / Web of Knowledge (ISI) Wilson Biographies Illustrated (EBSCO) Wilson Select Plus (OCLC) WorldCat (OCLC) Worldwide Political Science Abstracts (CSA) Zoological Record (Ovid)

ABC-CLIO
(Historical Abstracts and America History and Life)

1. Search and mark the records you would like to import.
2. Click on "View Tagged Only".
3. Click on "Export Options".
4. Select "Full Entry" then "Tagged Entries" and "EndNote/ProCite/Reference Manager". Click "Export Records".
5. Select your EndNote library and your references should import automatically.

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Beilstein/Gmelin

Beilstein/Gmelin citations do not include abstracts and often cite only the specific page, and not starting and ending pages.

Via CrossFire Commander

1. Search for compound facts, structure or reactions.
2. From each hit in results, view citations using "Get" drop down and choosing "Get all related citations".
3. Choose "Export Hits" and then "Procite/EndNote/Reference Manager" and save as ascii text file.
4. Open EndNote. Select your EndNote Library.
5. Go to File/Import.
6. Under "Import Data File," select the text file you just saved.
7. Under "Import Options" select "Reference Manager (RIS)"
8. Click import and your references should import automatically.

Via DiscoveryGate

• Search for compound facts, structure or reactions.
• From each hit in results, view citations using "Show Citations for this Substance (Reaction)" and select the citations to export.
• Click "export selected citations" and choose RIS format radio button in the popup box to save to a file.
• Open EndNote. Select your EndNote Library.
  
• Go to File/Import.
  
• Under "Import Data File," select the text file you just saved.
  
• Under "Import Options" select "Reference Manager (RIS)"
  
• Click import and your references should import automatically
  

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Chadwyck-Healey
(Periodicals Contents Index, International Index to the Performing Arts, etc.)

1. Search and mark the records you would like to import.
2. Select "Mark List" and then "Select/Clear Citations".
3. Click on "Download Selected Citations."
4. Select "Export directly to Procite, EndNote or Reference Manager."
5. Select your EndNote library and your references should import automatically.
   

1. Search Compendex/Engineering Village and mark the records you want to import.
2. Click the "Download" button at the top of the page.
3. From the "Download Selected Records" menu in the popup window, select "RIS, EndNote, Procite, Reference Manager"
4. Click "Download" button and choose "Save" (file will have .ris extension)
5. Open EndNote. Select your EndNote Library.
6. Go to File/Import.
7. Click on Choose File and select the .ris file saved previously
8. From the "Import Option" dropdown menu select the "Reference Manager (RIS)" option
9. Click on "Import" and your references should import automatically
10. Check and edit as required.

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CSA
(Index Islamicus, Sociological Abstracts, WorldWide Political Science Abstracts, etc.)

CSA databases do not have a direct export feature for EndNote. To import records, you must use an import filter. The filters that are supplied with EndNote do not import everything correctly. Download our updated filter (courtesy of the University of Queensland)

1. Search and mark the records you would like to import.
2. Click on "Save, Print, Email". Select "Full Format - no references" Save as "PC" format.
3. Open EndNote. Select File/Import.
4. Chose your file (usually called "csaresults.txt").
5. Under "Import Options" select "Other filters"
6. Click on "Find" and select "CSA". Then select the database you have searched.

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EBSCO
(Academic Search Premier, Business Source Complete, EconLit*, etc.)

1. Search and select the records you would like to import by clicking on the "Add" icon on the right side of the screen.
2. Select "View folder" or "Folder Has Items"
3. Select "Export", then "Direct Export to EndNote, ProCite, or Reference Manager" and click "Save".
4. Select your EndNote library and your references should import automatically.

*Some fields in EconLit records do not import correctly. For best results, please use our custom filter.

We regret that records cannot be exported from Factiva to EndNote at this time.

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A. Set your preferences in Google Scholar:

1. From the Google Scholar search page, click on the Scholars Preferences link..
2. Scroll down to the Bibliography Manager section.
3. Select "Show Links to Import into" and select "EndNote" from the drop-down.
4. Click Save Preferences.

B. Export records into EndNote:

1. Conduct your search in Google Scholar
2. Each record displayed will have an "Import into EndNote" link. Clicking on the link will launch the EndNote export.
3. Select your EndNote library and your references should import automatically.

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ISI
(Web of Science--Humanities, Social Science, and Science Citation Indexes)

1. Search and mark the records you would like to import
2. Click on "Submit Marks" (on right hand side of your screen)
3. View your "Marked List" (on top of your screen)
4. Select "Export to Reference Software" and then click "Export".
5. Select your EndNote library and your references should import automatically.

JSTOR

See our detailed instructions for exporting from JSTOR

LexisNexis
(Academic, Congressional, State Capital, Statistical)

We regret that records cannot be exported from LexisNexis to EndNote at this time.

MathSciNet

Only the basic bibliographic citation can be imported into EndNote. You cannot import the review or abstract.

Search MathSciNet and mark the records you want to import.

1. At the top of the search results page and choose "Citations ( EndNote )" from the drop down menu
2. Click on the "Retrieve Marked" button.
3. Use the "File/Save Page As" function in your browser to save the file as text only.
4. Open EndNote. Select your EndNote Library.
5. Got to File/Import.
6. Click on Choose File and select the text only file saved previously
7. From the "Import Option" dropdown menu select the "EndNote Import" option
8. Click on "Import" and your references should import automatically
9. Check and edit as required.
   

OCLC FirstSearch
(WorldCat, MLA, PAIS International, WilsonSelect, etc.)

1. Search and mark the records you would like to import.
2. Select the "Marked Records" option at the top of your screen.
3. Select the "Export" icon in the grey toolbar.
4. Select "EndNote" under "Export To"
5. Select "Export".
6. Select your EndNote library and your references should import automatically.
   

OVID
(MEDLINE, GeoRef, PsycInfo, Social Work Abstracts, etc.)

1. Search and mark the records you would like to import.
2. Go to "Results Manager"
3. Under "Result Format" select "Direct Export"
4. Under "Actions" select "Save"
5. Select "Export results to Endnote, Procite, or Reference Manager". Click "Continue".
6. Select your EndNote library and your references should import automatically.

ProQuest
(ABI/INFORM, ProQuest Dissertations and Theses, ProQuest Historical Newspapers)

1. Search and mark the records you want to import.
2. Select "Export."
3. Select "Export directly to ProCite, EndNote or Reference Manager."
4. Select your EndNote library and your references should import automatically.

PubMed

You can import records two ways from PubMed, using an import filter or direct search using a connection file.

Using an Import Filter

1. Search and mark the records you want to import.
2. From the "Display" drop down menu select "Medline"
3. From the "Send To" drop-down menu select "Text"
4. Save the document as a text file (.txt).
5. Open EndNote. Select your EndNote Library.
6. Go to File/Import.
7. Under "Import Data File," select the text file you just saved.
8. Under "Import Options" select "PubMed (NLM)"
9. Click import and your references should import automatically.

Direct Search Using a Connection File

1. Open EndNote. Go to Tools/Connect.
2. Select "PubMed (NLM)"
3. Enter your search terms and click "Search"
4. Retrieve your references and highlight those that you wish to move to your EndNote library.
5. Click "Copy # References To" and select the library.
6. Your references should import automatically.

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RLG
(RLG Union Catalog, FRANCIS, Anthopology Plus, etc.)

1. Search and mark the records you want to import.
2. Select Display Records as "Full"
3. Select "Export" to Bibliographic Software.
4. A pop-up window should appear. Select "EndNote 4.03 or higher" and click "OK".
5. Select your EndNote library and your references should import automatically.

SciFinder Scholar
(Mac & PC)

1. Search and mark the records you wish to import.
2. Select Save from the File menu and use the Tagged text format.
3. Open EndNote. Select your EndNote Library.
4. Go to File/Import.
5. Under "Import Data File," select the text file you just saved.
6. Under "Import Options" select "SciFinder (CAS)"
7. Click import and your references should import automatically
   

1. Search Scopus and mark the records you want to import.
2. Click the "Output" button in the Results area (located below the Refine Results area)\
3. Select desired output type "Export" button
4. Select from dropdown menus Export format "RIS format (Reference Manager, Procite, EndNote)" and Output "Abstract format" (or other desired format)
5. Click "Export" button and choose "Save" (default filename "scopus.ris")
6. Open EndNote. Select your EndNote Library.
7. Go to File/Import.
8. Click on Choose File and select the .ris file saved previously
9. From the "Import Option" dropdown menu select the "Reference Manager (RIS)" option
10. Click on "Import" and your references should import automatically
    

Wilson
(Readers' Guide Retrospective, Humanities & Social Sciences Retrospective, etc.)

1. Search and mark the records you want to import.
2. Click on the "Exporting/Citing" button on the left side of the screen.
3. Select the + sign next to "Export to Refworks, EndNote Software".
4. Under "Download Record(s) into" and select "The EndNote Filter". Click "Export."
5. Select your EndNote library and your references should import automatically.

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