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This page contains directions for exporting records from Yale literature databases and other popular resources into EndNote. If you have suggestions for changes or additional databases, contact Andy Shimp. The most current EndNote filters and connection files are available from the EndNote Website.

Orbis
(Yale Library Catalog)

 Option 1: Search Orbis from within EndNote
From the EndNote "Tools" menu select "Online Search " and connect with file "Yale U."

Option 2: Save records from Orbis/Import them to EndNote
Note: Use option 2 if you want to import records from your Orbis Bookbag.
View Video Tutorial (2 min. 41 sec.)

  1. From Orbis, go to "Save Options" at the bottom of the screen.
  2. Select the download format "Full Format" from the pull down menu and click on Print/Save.
  3. From your Web browser's File menu, select "Save As..." and save the file.
  4. From the EndNote File menu select Import.
  5. Click "Choose File" and locate the file you just downloaded from Orbis. Choose the import option called "Yale U" from the drop down menu. (The first time you may have to select "Other filters..." and pick it from the complete list of filters.) Note: If your records include non-Roman (Unicode) characters, from the "Text Translation" menu choose "Unicode (UTF-8)"
  6. Click the Import button and the records will be transferred to your EndNote library.

Morris
(Yale Law Library Catalog)

 From the EndNote "Tools" menu select "Online Search " and connect with file "Yale U Law School New."
ABI Inform (ProQuest)
  1. Search the database and retrieve citations and mark records you want to keep.
  2. From the database results page or from the "My Research" folder, select "Export."
  3. Select "Export directly to ProCite, EndNote or Reference Manager."
  4. EndNote will open and prompt you to open a library. The records will be automatically imported into the EndNote library you select.
Academic Search (EBSCOhost)
  1. Search the database and retrieve citations. Click the "Add" button to add articles you want to the folder.
  2. Select folder from tab at the top of the screen.
  3. Select "Export."
  4. Choose the EndNote option and select "Save."
Alternative Press Index (OCLC FirstSearch)
  1. From the database, mark records to keep and click the Export button
  2. Select "EndNote" and click the Export button
  3. EndNote will open, and you will be prompted to open an EndNote library.
  4. You will then be prompted to choose an import filter. Choose the Eric (OCLC) filter.
America: History and Life (ABC-CLIO)
  1. Search the database and retrieve citations.
  2. Mark records you want to keep by clicking in the "tagged" box.
  3. Select the "Export Options" tab, select the output option for EndNote and click the "Export Records" button.
  4. EndNote will open and prompt you to open a library. The records will be automatically imported into the EndNote library you select.
ARTBibliographies Modern
(CSA)
  1. Search the database and retrieve citations.
  2. Click Save/Print/Email Records button
  3. Select "Full Format" and Save
  4. Save the file in the format [filename].txt
  5. From EndNote's File menu, select Import
  6. Choose the downloaded data file for the "Import Data File" box
  7. For "Import Option" select "ArtBiblio Modern (CSA)."
ATLA Religion Database (EBSCOhost)  
  1. Search the database and retrieve citations. Click the "Add" button to add articles you want to the folder.
  2. Select folder from tab at the top of the screen.
  3. Select "Export."
  4. Choose the EndNote option and select "Save."
BIOSIS
(Web of Knowledge)
  1. From BIOSIS, mark records and click "Add to Marked List" or click "Export to Reference Software" on the right column of a search results screen.
  2. If you added the records to the marked list, click the "Marked List" button located on the top of the screen and select "Export to Reference Software."
  3. EndNote will open, and you will be prompted to open an EndNote library. The records will automatically transfer to the library you open.
CAB Abstracts (Ovid)
  1. Search the database and retrieve citations. Select citations by clicking in the box.
  2. Select "Export."
  3. Choose the EndNote option and select "Export Citations."
CINAHL (Ovid)
  1. Search the database and retrieve citations. Select citations by clicking in the box.
  2. Select "Export."
  3. Choose the EndNote option and select "Export Citations."
Compendex
(Engineering Village)
  1. Search the database and retrieve citations.
  2. Click the "Download" button.
  3. Select the EndNote format and click the "Download" button.
  4. EndNote will open, and you will be prompted to open an EndNote library. The records will be imported to the library you select.
Current Contents
(Web of Knowledge)
  1. From Current Contents, mark records and click "Add to Marked List" or click "Export to Reference Software" on the right column of a search results screen.
  2. If you added the records to the marked list, click the "Marked List" button located on the top of the screen and select "Export to Reference Software."
  3. EndNote will open, and you will be prompted to open an EndNote library. The records will automatically transfer to the library you open.
Dissertations and Theses: Full Text (ProQuest)
  1. Search the database and retrieve citations and mark records you want to keep.
  2. From the database results page or from the "My Research" folder, select "Export."
  3. Select "Export directly to ProCite, EndNote or Reference Manager."
  4. EndNote will open and prompt you to open a library. The records will be automatically imported into the EndNote library you select.
EconLit (CSA)
  1. Search the database and retrieve citations.
  2. Click Save/Print/Email Records button
  3. Select "Full Format" and Save
  4. Save the file in the format [filename].txt
  5. From EndNote's File menu, select Import
  6. Choose the downloaded data file for the "Import Data File" box
  7. For "Import Option" select "EconLit (CSA)."
Environmental Sciences and Pollution Management (CSA)
  1. Search the database and retrieve citations.
  2. Click Save/Print/Email Records button
  3. Select "Full Format" and Save
  4. Save the file in the format [filename].txt
  5. From EndNote's File menu, select Import
  6. Choose the downloaded data file for the "Import Data File" box
  7. For "Import Option" select "Environmental Sci (CSA)."
ERIC (OCLC FirstSearch)
  1. From the database, mark records to keep and click the Export button
  2. Select "EndNote" and click the Export button
  3. EndNote will open, and you will be prompted to open an EndNote library.
  4. You will then be prompted to choose an import filter. Choose the Eric (OCLC) filter.
Ethnic Newswatch (ProQuest)
  1. Search the database and retrieve citations and mark records you want to keep.
  2. From the database results page or from the "My Research" folder, select "Export."
  3. Select "Export directly to ProCite, EndNote or Reference Manager."
  4. EndNote will open and prompt you to open a library. The records will be automatically imported into the EndNote library you select.
GeoRef (SilverPlatter)
  1. Search the database and mark records.
  2. Click the save to disk button.
  3. Select the option for exporting to EndNote and click "OK."
  4. EndNote will open, and you will be prompted to open an EndNote library. The records will automatically transfer to the library you open.
Google Scholar
  1. Select "Scholar Preferences" at the top of the page.
  2. Scroll to the "Bibliography Manager" section and select "Show links to import citations into EndNote."
  3. Click the "Save Preferences" button.
  4. You will see a link "Import into EndNote" next to search results. When you click the link, EndNote will open, and you will be prompted to open an EndNote library.
Note: Verify that citation data has imported completely.
Historical Abstracts (ABC-CLIO)
  1. Search the database and retrieve citations.
  2. Mark records you want to keep by clicking in the "tagged" box.
  3. Select the "Export Options" tab, select the output option for EndNote and click the "Export Records" button.
  4. EndNote will open and prompt you to open a library. The records will be automatically imported into the EndNote library you select.
INSPEC
(Engineering Village)
  1. Search the database and retrieve citations.
  2. Click the "Download" button.
  3. Select the EndNote format and click the "Download" button.
  4. EndNote will open, and you will be prompted to open an EndNote library. The records will be imported to the library you select.
JSTOR
  1. Search the database and retrieve citations.
  2. Click the save citations link.
  3. Click the view saved citations link.
  4. Click the link to Directly export citations into EndNote.
  5. EndNote will open, and you will be prompted to open an EndNote library. The records will be imported to the library you select.
For additional information see the JSTOR Website.
Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts--LLBA (CSA)
  1. Search the database and retrieve citations.
  2. Click Save/Print/Email Records button.
  3. Select "Full Format" and Save.
  4. Save the file in the format [filename].txt.
  5. From EndNote's File menu, select Import.
  6. Choose the downloaded data file for the "Import Data File" box.
  7. For "Import Option" select "LLBA (CSA)." You may have to select "Other Filters" to locate the LLBA (CSA) filter.
MathSciNet
  1. Select Format: Citations (BibTex)
  2. Select either Retrieve Marked (if you have marked records) or Retrieve First 50
  3. Use your browser options to save the records to disk (Ex.: File-Save As)
  4. Save the file as type Plain Text (*.txt)
  5. From EndNote's File menu, select Import.
  6. Choose the downloaded data file for the "Import Data File" box.
  7. For "Import Option" select "Refer/BibIX."
Medline (Ovid)
  1. Search the database and retrieve citations. Select citations by clicking in the box.
  2. Select "Export."
  3. Choose the EndNote option and select "Export Citations."
MLA Bibliography (Chadwyck)
  1. Search the database and mark records you want to to transfer to EndNote by clicking in the box to the left of the record number.
  2. Click "Marked List."
  3. Click "Download Citations."
  4. Click to export directly to Endnote.
  5. EndNote will open and prompt you to open a library. The records will be automatically imported into the EndNote library you select.
Philosopher's Index (SilverPlatter)
  1. Search the database and mark records.
  2. Click the save to disk button.
  3. Select the option for exporting to EndNote and click "OK."
  4. EndNote will open, and you will be prompted to open an EndNote library. The records will automatically transfer to the library you open.
PsycINFO (EBSCOhost)  
  1. Search the database and retrieve citations. Click the "Add" button to add articles you want to the folder.
  2. Select folder from tab at the top of the screen.
  3. Select "Export."
  4. Choose the EndNote option and select "Save."
PsycINFO (Ovid)  
  1. Search the database and retrieve citations. Select citations by clicking in the box.
  2. Select "Export."
  3. Choose the EndNote option and select "Export Citations."
PubMed Option 1: Search PubMed from within EndNote

From the EndNote "Tools" menu select "Online Search " and connect with file "PubMed (NLM) ."
 

Option 2: Save records from PubMed and Import them to EndNote

 
RefWorks
  1. From RefWorks, go to the References menu and select Export.
  2. Choose the Bibliographic Software option and save the file to your computer
  3. In EndNote, go to the File menu and select Import.
  4. Locate the file and for "import option" choose "Reference Manager RIS."
RILM Music Abstracts
(OCLC FirstSearch)
  1. From the database, mark records to keep and click the Export button
  2. Select "EndNote" and click the Export button
  3. EndNote will open, and you will be prompted to open an EndNote library.
  4. You will then be prompted to choose an import filter. Choose the Eric (OCLC) filter.
SciFinder Scholar
  1. Select the SciFinder "Save As" button
  2. Save the file as type Tagged Format (*.txt)
  3. In EndNote go to the File menu and select Import
  4. Choose the downloaded data file for the "Import Data File" box
  5. For "Import Option" select "SciFinder (CAS)." If the filter is not included in the initially displayed menu items, select "Other filters" and choose the filter from EndNote's "Filters" folder.
Web of Science
(Web of Knowledge)
  1. From Web of Science, mark records and click "Add to Marked List" or click "Export to Reference Software" on the right column of a search results screen.
  2. If you added the records to the marked list, click the "Marked List" button located on the top of the screen and select "Export to Reference Software."
  3. EndNote will open, and you will be prompted to open an EndNote library. The records will automatically transfer to the library you open.
WilsonWeb Note: When the WilsonWeb directions were last revised on 12/20/06 the direct export option into EndNote did not work properly. Alternatively follow the directions below for saving records and importing them into EndNote. If you have problems getting the records to import correctly, download the most recent WilsonWeb filter from the EndNote site to your EndNote--Filters folder.
  1. click the "Print Email Save" button
  2. Under "Saving, Citing and Formatting for bibliographic software" make the following selections:
    Fields: All citation fields
    Format: Plain Text
    Include: Record Numbers
  3. Click "Save."
  4. A new Web page will display with the records. From your Web browser, save the page as a text file.
  5. From EndNote's File menu, select Import.
  6. Choose the downloaded data file for the "Import Data File" box.
  7. For "Import Option" select "WilsonWeb." You may have to select "Other Filters" to locate the WilsonWeb filter.
WorldCat
(OCLC FirstSearch)
  1. From the database, mark records to keep and click the Export button
  2. Select "EndNote" and click the Export button
  3. EndNote will open, and you will be prompted to open an EndNote library.
  4. You will then be prompted to choose an import filter. Choose the Eric (OCLC) filter.
Zoological Record
(Web of Knowledge)
  1. From Zoological Record, mark records and click "Add to Marked List" or click "Export to Reference Software" on the right column of a search results screen.
  2. If you added the records to the marked list, click the "Marked List" button located on the top of the screen and select "Export to Reference Software."
  3. EndNote will open, and you will be prompted to open an EndNote library. The records will automatically transfer to the library you open.
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