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EndNote at ODU Instructions

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EndNote @ ODU Table of Contents

For more information on using EndNote, contact:

  • Nancy Schafer -- nschafer@odu.edu
  • Karen Vaughan -- kvaughan@odu.edu
  • Miriam Bridges -- mbridges@odu.edu

 

EndNote Instructions - Using Import Filters

Some Databases Require Import Via Filter Files

Cambridge Scientific Abstracts -- FirstSearch (OCLC) -- PubMed -- WilsonWeb

While some of our databases do not provide the direct export, EndNote provides filters to interpret the citation information from the database. You may need to go to the EndNote download site for filters: http://www.endnote.com/support/enfilters.asp

Basic Instructions:

  1. Mark records, and then select your marked list.
  2. Save the records in a text (.txt) file.
  3. In your Endnote library, select “File”/ “Import.”  Select your text file.
  4. At Import Option dropdown list select an appropriate filter for the database you searched.
  5. Click "Import."

ALWAYS PROOF YOUR CITATIONS CAREFULLY !!

Database-Specific Instructions:

Open EndNote before beginning your database search.
After exporting citations, be sure to clean up formatting and review citations for accuracy in EndNote.

Cambridge Scientific Abstracts/ILLUMINA Databases

(ASFA, Art Bibliographies Modern, Criminal Justice Abstracts, EconLit, GeoRef, PAIS, Sociological Abstracts, etc)

  1. Perform your search, mark records, and then select “Update Marked List.”
  2. Select “Save, Print, Email” at the top of the records list.
  3. Select:  “Marked Records,” “Full format,” “Text” (doc format); “PC” (file format). SAVE.
  4. In File Download box, “Save.” Save as a “Text Document.”  Then, SAVE.
  5. Open your Endnote library.  From the File menu select Import, then open your text file.
  6. At the Import Option dropdown list, select “Other filters”, then find the CSA filter for the database you used. [If it's not there, try choosing "e-psyche (CSA)".] Click “Import.”
  7. Your citations will appear.

FirstSearch (OCLC)

(WorldCat, Arts & Humanities Citation Index, GeoBase, etc)

  1. Perform your search.  Mark records to be exported.
  2. Select “Marked Records" at the top of the page.
  3. Click "Export"; then, Export to "EndNote"; then, "Export"
  4. At the File Download box, select "Open" to save directly to your EndNote library.  
  5. From the Import dropdown list, select the OCLC filter for the database used. "Choose."
  6. Your citations will appear in your library.

PubMed

  1. Perform your search.  Mark desired references.
  2. Select “File” from the “Send to” drop-down menu. For Format, select MEDLINE, then click "Create File."
  3. In the File Download box, click SAVE and save the .txt file to the desired location.
  4. In EndNote, select “File/Import”
      • Import data file: select “Choose File” and select your text file, then “Open”
      • Import Option: select “Other filters” and “PubMed(NLM)” filter, then “Choose”
  5. Click “Import”
  6. Your citations will appear in your library.

WilsonWeb Databases

(Art Full Text, Education Full Text, Essay & General Lit, Library Lit)

  1. Perform your search and mark records to save.
  2. Click “Exporting/Citing” from the top toolbar.
  3. Click the marked records option (or all) and the “EndNote Filter” option; then “Export.”
  4. (Rather than follow the onscreen instructions) Simply left-click the "here" link.
  5. In your EndNote library, select the import filter for WilsonWeb.
  6. Your citations will appear in your library.