Endnote: Adding References

Information Provider

Recommended Download/Export Format

Import Options/Filters

Library catalog (WorldCat)   

1.       Click "Save" on the right-hand side of the desired record

2.       Go to "saved items" at the top right of the webpage and click "cite"

3.       Click on "Export to Endnote" 

4.       File should automatically download to your computer as Refman (RIS);

5.        File name may look like this: "citation.ris"

Open Endnote;

Click on "collect" and click on "import references"

Choose the file from your computer you wish to import

Under "import option" scroll to the bottom and find "WorldCat (OCLC)"

In the "To" field, select where you would like citations sent to

Click "Import"

Return to "my reference" to see downloaded references 

EBSCOhost

1.       Click the folder icon to the right of the desired record

2.       To begin export, click on "Folder" at the top of the webpage

3.       Click on "export" to the right-hand side

4.       Click on "direct export to EndNote web" on the right-hand side of the webpage

5.        You can elect to "remove these items from folder after saving," but it is not required to do so

5.       Click on "save" on the left-hand side of the webpage

6.        References are automatically imported to EndNote, and you will be redirected to EndNote. 

Click on "my reference" to see downloaded references 

Google Scholar

Set up Google scholar:

1.       Click on the right bars on the top right of the webpage

2.       Click on the "Settings" link

3.       Scroll down to "Bibliography Manager" and select the option "Show links to import citations into," and select "Refman"

4.         Click on the "Import into Refman" link below the desired record

5.       File will be automatically downloaded as "scholar.ris"

1.        Click on the arrow to the right of the downloaded file and click "open"

2.         You will then be asked to login into your EndNote account, and the file will be automatically imported into EndNote

JSTOR

Ovid

1.       Login or register for a free account

2.       Click the checkbox next to the desired record

3.        Click on the "Export Citation" link

4.       Select "Export a RIS file" from the format options

5.       The file should automatically download to your computer and will be named ending in .ris

6.       File name may look like this: "citation.ris"

1.      Perform your search and mark references by checking the box to the left of each record.

2.     Click the "Export" link on the right-hand side of the webpage

3.     Select "Reprint/Medlars" as the format option

4.     Under the Fields section, select "complete reference"

5.     Click Export

6.       File name may look like this: "medlars"

Open Endnote;

Click on "collect" and click on "import references"

Choose the file from your computer you wish to import

Under "import option" scroll to the bottom and find "JSTOR"

In the "To" field, select where you would like citations sent to

Click "Import"

Return to "my reference" to see downloaded references 

Open Endnote;

Click on "collect" and click on "import references"

Choose the file from your computer you wish to import

Under "import option," scroll to the bottom and find "Medline (OvidSP)"

In the "To" field, select where you would like citations sent to

Click "Import"

Return to "my reference" to see downloaded references

ProQuest (Nursing/Health and Religion Databases)

1.       Perform your search and mark references by checking the boxes to the left of each record.

2.       Click on the three dots that appear at the top of the webpage

3.       Click on the "EndNote" option under "citation export"

4.       Hit "continue," and the file download should begin in another tab.

5.       File name may look like this: "ProQuestDocuments.ris"

Open Endnote;

Click on "collect" and click on "import references"

Choose the file from your computer you wish to import

Under "import option," scroll to the bottom and find "ProQuest"

In the "To" field, select where you would like citations sent to

Click "Import"

Return to "my reference" to see downloaded references

PubMed

1.       Perform your search and mark references by checking the boxes to the left of each record

2.       Click on "send to" at the top of the webpage and click on "citation manager," and click on "create file"

3.       File name may look like this: "Pubmed- searchterms-set"

Open Endnote;

Click on "collect" and click on "import references"

Choose the file from your computer you wish to import

Under "import option," scroll to the bottom and find "PubMed (NLM)"

In the "To" field, select where you would like citations sent to

Click "Import"

Return to "my reference" to see downloaded references

ScienceDirect

1.       Perform your search and mark references by checking the boxes to the left of each record

2.       Click on "export" at the top of the webpage

3.       Click on "export citation to RIS"

4.       File name may look like this: "ScienceDirect_citations_.ris"

Open Endnote;

Click on "collect" and click on "import references"

Choose the file from your computer you wish to import

Under "import option," scroll to the bottom and find "ScienceDirect"

In the "To" field, select where you would like citations sent to

Click "Import"

Return to "my reference" to see downloaded references

Wiley Online

1.       Search the records on the results page and remember the ones you wish to use

2.       Click on "Export Citations" at the top of the webpage

3.       Select the records you wish to export and click "next"

4.        Under format select "RIS," and under the type of format, make sure "citation file or direct import" is selected

4.        The file should be automatically downloaded and appear at the bottom of your browser or in your "downloads" folder

1.        Click on the arrow to the right of the downloaded file and click "open"

2.         You will then be asked to login into your EndNote account, and the file will be automatically imported into EndNote