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- In the instructions below Direct Export refers to the direct transmission of records from a database to the EndNote library. Filter Import refers to a two-step process involving the saving of records to the computer desktop and choosing a filter in EndNote to import the records.
- For Macintosh, see Filters and Connection Files for Databases at UC Davis (Macintosh)
- For instructions in how to connect to licensed databases from off campus using the campus proxy service or UC Davis modem pool, see Connect From Off Campus
Academic Search Complete (EBSCO)
Firefox/IE (Direct Export)
- Add records to folder.
- Select records to transfer and choose Export.
- Choose radio button for Direct export to EndNote, ProCite, or Reference Manager and click Save.
- Follow automatic prompts to transfer records.
Agricola (OvidSP)
Firefox/IE (Direct Export)
- Mark records.
- Click Export.
- In window that opens, go to Export to menu and select EndNote.
- Click Export Citations and records will transfer.
America History and Life (ABC-Clio)
Firefox/IE (Direct Export)
- Add records to folder.
- Open folder, select files, click Export.
- Select radio button for Direct Export to EndNote, ProCite, or Reference Manager and click Save.
- Follow automatic prompts (select library as necessary) to transfer records.
American Periodicals Series Online (ProQuest)
Firefox/IE (Direct Export)
- Mark records.
- Click Export button.
- Click Export directly to ProCite, EndNote or Reference Manager.
- Follow automatic prompts to transfer records to library.
Anthropology Plus (OCLC)
Firefox/IE (Direct Export)
- Do your search in the database. You can either click the leftside boxes of citations you want to download into Endnote or you can click the Mark All box at the bottom of the window, which selects all citations in the window.
- When done, click Export.
- Make sure that the citations you selected are selected for export; you can either export the last ten citations or all marked citations.
- Make sure the button marked Export to: EndNote is selected.
- EndNote will open, asking you to select the library you want to put the citations into. Navigate on your hard drive to where it is and click Open.
- The Choose an Import Filter window will open. Click the Find by button to the right and go to OCLC. Select the ArticleFirst (OCLC) filter. Click Choose.
Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts (CSA)
Firefox/IE (Filter Import)
- Mark records.
- Click Save, Print, Email.
- Select records to transfer and click Save to download file to desktop. For IE, click Save on window that launches.
- Go to File > Import.
- Choose file, select ASFA (CSA) filter and transfer records.
Art Full-Text (Wilson)
Firefox/IE (Direct Export)
- Mark records.
- Click Get Marked.
- Click Export.
- Select radio buttons for records selected and for The EndNote Filter.
- Click Export.
- Follow automatic prompts (select library as necessary).
- Choose Wilson web (Wilson) filter and transfer records.
Art Index Retrospective (Wilson)
Firefox/IE (Direct Export)
- Mark records.
- Click Exporting/Citing.
- Select radio buttons for records selected and for The EndNote Filter.
- Click Export.
- Follow automatic prompts (select library as necessary).
- Choose Wilson web (Wilson) filter and transfer records.
ArticleFirst (OCLC)
Firefox/IE (Direct Export)
- Mark desired citations.
- Click Export button.
- Click radio buttons for records selected and EndNote.
- Click on Export button.
- EndNote program will open and ask you to choose which Library to import the citations.
- Then you will be asked which filter to use. Select ArticleFirst (OCLC) filter.
Arts and Humanities Citation Index (Wilson)
Firefox/IE (Direct Export)
- Mark records.
- Click Export to EndNote, RefMan, ProCite link.
- Follow automatic prompts (select library as necessary) to transfer records.
Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals (CSA)
Download Filter (http://www.lib.ucdavis.edu/dept/instruc/research/endnote/files/avery-index-csa.enf) Save to the Filters folder in EndNote
Firefox/IE (Filter Import)
- Mark records.
- Click Save, Print, Email.
- Select records to transfer and click Save to download file to desktop.
- In EndNote, go to File > Import.
- Choose downloaded file, select Avery Index (CSA) filter and transfer records.
BIOSIS (ISI)
Firefox/IE (Direct Export)
- Mark records.
- Click Export to EndNote, RefMan, ProCite link at bottom of page.
- Follow automatic prompts (select library as necessary) to transfer records.
Business Source Complete (EBSCO)
Firefox/IE (Direct Export)
- Select items.
- Click Export button.
- Select Radio button Direct Export to EndNote, ProCite, Reference Manager and click Save.
- Follow automatic prompts (select library as necessary) to transfer record.
CAB Abstracts (OvidSP)
Firefox/IE (Direct Export)
- Mark records.
- Click Export.
- In window that opens, go to Export to menu and select EndNote.
- Click Export Citations and records will transfer.
Conference Papers Index (CSA)
Firefox/IE (Filter Import)
- Mark records.
- Click Save, Print, Email.
- Select records to transfer and click Save to download file to desktop.
- Go to File > Import.
- Choose file, select Conf Papers Index (CSA) filter.
EconLit (CSA)
Firefox/IE (Filter Import)
- Mark records.
- Click Save,Print,Email
- Select records to transfer and click Save to download file to desktop.
- Go to File > Import
- Choose file, select EconLit (CSA) and transfer records.
Education Full-Text (Wilson)
Firefox (direct Export)/IE (pop-ups blocked)
- Mark records.
- Click Get Marked.
- Click Export.
- Click Exporting/Citing.
- Select radio buttons for marked records and The EndNote Filter and click Export.
- Follow automatic prompts to choose EndNote library and select WilsonWeb (Wilson) filter and transfer files.
EIS: Digests of Environmental Impact Statements (CSA)
Firefox/IE (Filter Import)
- Mark records.
- Click Save, Print, Email.
- Select records to transfer and click Save.
- Choose downloaded file, select EIS (CSA) filter and transfer records.
Environmental Sciences and Pollution Management (CSA)
Firefox/IE (Filter Import)
- Mark records.
- Click Save, Print, Email.
- Select records to transfer and click Save to download file to desktop.
- Go to File > Import.
- Choose file, select Environmental Sci (CSA) filter and transfer records.
ERIC (CSA)
Firefox/IE (Filter Import)
- Mark records.
- Click Save, Print, Email.
- Select records to transfer and click Save to download file to desktop.
- Go to File > Import.
- Choose file, select ERIC (CSA) filter and transfer records.
Fish and Fisheries Worldwide (EBSCO)
Firefox/IE (Direct Export)
- Select items.
- Click Export.
- Select radio button for Export to EndNote, ProCite, Reference Manager and click Save.
- Follow automatic prompts (select library as necessary) to transfer record.
Food Science and Technology Abstracts (OvidSP)
Download Filter (http://www.lib.ucdavis.edu/dept/instruc/research/endnote/files/fsta-ovidsp.enf) Save to the Filters folder in EndNote
Firefox/IE (Direct Export)
- Mark records.
- Select radio button for Direct Export and click Save
- Select radio button for Export to EndNote, ProCite, Reference Manager and click Continue to transfer records.
GeoRef (CSA)
Firefox/IE (Filter Import)
- Mark records.
- Click Save, Print, Email.
- Select records to transfer and click Save to download file to desktop.
- Go to File > Import.
- Choose file, select GeoRef (CSA) and transfer records.
Google Scholar
Firefox/IE (Direct Export)
Note: First Google Scholar needs to be configured to transfer results to EndNote.
- Go to the Google Scholar home page at http://scholar.google.com (http://scholar.google.com)
- Click on the Scholar Preferences link.
- Under Bibliography Manager select the option Show links to import citations into and choose EndNote in the drop down box.
- Click on the Save Preferences button.
Follow these steps to import search results into EndNote:
- After performing a search on Google Scholar click on the Import into EndNote link for the reference you want to import.
- If you are presented with a window asking if you want to Open or Save the file, choose to open the file.
- A Select a Reference Library window will appear, use this window to select the EndNote library you want the reference imported into.
Harvest
Firefox (Direct Export)
- Do your search in Harvest; either select individual citations for download by checking the boxes to the left or select Select All above Title.
- Once you have selected desired citations, click Add to My E-Shelf.
- Click My E-Shelf on the upper right of the window.
- Click Select All above Title.
- Click Save/Mail.
- In the next window, under Records: click the All (BASKET) radio button.
- Under Record format, go to Select Predefined Format: and click on the pulldown menu, selecting EndNote/RIS Tagged Output Format.
- Under Encoding: click the radio button ISO 8859-1.
- Scroll down and click Go.
- Another window will open, asking you with the radio button Open it with: to select a program to open the file. Click Choose… and navigate on your hard drive to the EndNote.exe program and select it by clicking Open and then OK. On most PCs the path is: C:\Program Files\EndNote X\EndNote.exe.
- EndNote will open, asking you to select which library you want citations downloaded into. Select your library and click OK.
- If you want UCD call numbers in your citations, bear in mind that call numbers will download into the Notes field, not the Call Number field. You must cut and paste call numbers into that field.
IE (Direct Export)
- Do your search in Harvest; either select individual citations for download by checking the boxes to the left or select Select All above Title.
- Once you have selected desired citations, click Add to My E-Shelf.
- Click My E-Shelf on the upper right of the window.
- Click Select All above Title.
- Click Save/Mail.
- In the next window, under Records: click the All (BASKET) radio button.
- Under Record format, go to Select Predefined Format: and click on the pulldown menu, selecting EndNote/RIS Tagged Output Format.
- Under Encoding: click the radio button ISO 8859-1.
- Scroll down and click Go.
- EndNote will launch and references will be imported into your library.
- If you want UCD call numbers in your citations, bear in mind that call numbers will download into the Notes field, not the Call Number field. You must cut and paste call numbers into that field.
INSPEC (Ovid)
Firefox/IE (Direct Export)
- Mark records.
- Select radio button for Direct Export and click Save
- Select radio button for Export results to EndNote, ProCite, or Reference Manager and click Continue.
- Follow automatic prompts to transfer to EndNote.
JSTOR
Firefox/IE (Direct Export)
- Mark records.
- Click Export Citation.
- Click RIS file (Endnote, ProCite, Reference Manager).
- Follow automatic prompts to transfer citations to EndNote Library.
Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts (CSA)
Download Filter (http://www.lib.ucdavis.edu/dept/instruc/research/endnote/files/llba-csa.enf)
The filter that came with EndNote XI is defective and will import all search results as books. Delete the LLBA filter from the Filters folder of your EndNote program and substitute this edited filter by right clicking it, choosing Save Target As… (in Internet Explorer) or Save Link Target As… (in Firefox or SeaMonkey), and saving to the Filters folder of your EndNote program.
Firefox/IE (Filter Import)
- In the database: Select references. You can download all citations if you wish, but the limit in this database is 500.
- Click on Print/Save/Email Records button.
- Choose appropriate File format (PC) and click on Save.
- Open EndNote and choose File > Import.
- In the window that opens, under Import File Name select the file you just downloaded. Under Import Options: choose Other Filters… and scroll to LLBA (CSA). Click Import.
Due to irregularities in the way data is presented, you may still find information not landing in the proper fields, so review of downloads is recommended.
MELVYL
Firefox/IE (Filter Import)
- Mark records.
- Click Print/Email.
- Step 3 select either Short (Tagged) or Long (Tagged).
- Step 5 select ASCII (Firefox), Unicode / UTF-8 (IE).
- Click Go.
- Click View.
- Browser will show formatted records (may appear in different tab or page). Click File > Save Page As and save as Text (.txt) file.
- Open EndNote and choose File > Import.
- Choose downloaded text file, select U. of California filter and transfer records.
MLA (CSA)
Firefox/IE (Filter Import)
- Mark records.
- Click Save, Print, Email.
- Select records to transfer and click Save to download file to desktop.
- In EndNote File > Import.
- Choose downloaded text file, select MLA (CSA) filter and transfer records.
Next Generation Melvyl
Firefox/IE (Direct Export)
- Run search.
- Click My Lists at bottom of page.
- Log into account.
- Create a new list.
- Return to search results.
- Mark records.
- Go to menu Save to, select list, and click Save.
- Select items in list to export.
- Click Citations View.
- In menu "Export selected references" select to EndNote and click Export.
- References will export to EndNote library.
NTIS (CSA)
Firefox/IE (Filter Import)
- Mark records.
- Click Save, Print, Email.
- Select records to transfer and click Save to download file to desktop.
- In EndNote File > Import.
- Choose downloaded text file, select NTIS (CSA) filter and transfer records.
Oceanic Abstracts (CSA)
Firefox/IE (Filter Import)
- Mark records.
- Click Save, Print, Email.
- Select records to transfer and click Save to download file to desktop.
- In EndNote File > Import.
- Choose downloaded file, select Oceanic Abs (CSA) filter and transfer records.
PAIS (CSA)
Firefox/IE (Filter Import)
- Mark records.
- Click Save, Print, Email.
- Select records to transfer and click Save to download file to desktop.
- In EndNote File > Import.
- Choose downloaded file, select PAIS International (CSA) filter and transfer records.
PapersFirst (OCLC)
Firefox/IE (Direct Export)
- Mark records.
- Click Export.
- Follow automatic prompts (select library as necessary) to transfer record. For IE click Open in window that launches.
- Choose filter PapersFirst (OCLC) and transfer records.
Philosopher's Index (CSA)
Firefox/IE (Filter Import)
- Mark records.
- Click Save, Print, Email.
- Select records to transfer and click Save to download file to desktop.
- In EndNote File > Import.
- Choose downloaded file, select Philosopher's Index (CSA) filter and transfer records.
Proceedings (FirstSearch/OCLC)
Firefox/IE (Direct Export)
- Mark records.
- Click Export.
- Follow automatic prompts (select library as necessary) to transfer record. For IE click Open in window that launches.
- Choose filter ProceedingsFirst (OCLC) and transfer records.
Project Muse
Firefox/IE (Direct Export)
- Mark records.
- Click Save Marked Results.
- Click View Saved Results.
- Select radio button for EndNote and click Export button.
- Follow automatic prompts to transfer records to EndNote.
ProQuest Current Newspapers
Firefox/IE (Direct Export)
- Mark records.
- Click Export button.
- Click Export directly to Procite, EndNote or Reference Manager.
- Follow automatic prompts to transfer records to EndNote.
PsycINFO (CSA)
Firefox/IE (Filter Import)
- Mark records.
- Click Save, Print, Email.
- Select records to transfer and click Save to download file to desktop.
- In EndNote File > Import.
- Choose downloaded file, select PsycINFO (CSA) filter and transfer records.
PubMed
Firefox/IE (Filter Import)
- Mark records.
- Click Send to link.
- Select radio button File.
- Under Format menu click MEDLINE.
- Click Create File.
- In window that appears, click Save and save file to computer.
- In EndNote File > Import.
- Select saved file.
- Select filter PubMed (NLM) and click Choose.
- Click Import and records will transfer.
RILM (EBSCO)
Firefox/IE (Direct Export)
- Mark records
- View saved records by clicking Folder View.
- Click Export icon.
- Check radio button for Direct Export to EndNote, ProCite or Reference Manager.
- Click Save to transfer records.
Science Citation Index (ISI)
Firefox/IE (Direct Export)
- Mark records.
- Choose Save to EndNote, RefMan, ProCite.
- Follow automatic prompts (select library as necessary) to transfer records.
Science Direct
Firefox/IE (Direct Export)
- Mark records.
- Click Export Citations.
- Check radio button for RIS format (for Reference Manager, ProCite, EndNote).
- Click Export
- Follow automatic prompts (select library as necessary) to transfer records.
SciFinder Scholar
See instructions below for both the client and web versions of SciFinder. Additional Information (http://www.cas.org/support/academic/sf/tech/index.html)
SciFinder Client Version - No Browser Required (Filter Import)
- After searching for citations in SciFinder, use checkbox to mark citation(s) to import. Maximum number of citations that can be saved (imported) at one time is 100.
- In toolbar at top, click Save As.
- For "File Name", enter a name for the file.
- For "Save As Type", choose Tagged Format (*.txt)
- Click on Save.
- Open Endnote, and the library you want the citation(s) imported to.
- Click on File > Import.
- For "Import Data File", enter the name of the file you created in Step 3.
- For "Import Option", select SciFinder (CAS).
- Click Import.
SciFinder Web Version - Firefox/IE (Filter Import)
- After searching for citations in SciFinder, use checkbox to mark citation(s) to import. Maximum number of citations that can be saved (imported) at one time is 100.
- Click Export link (in upper right, near "Save, Print" links).
- For "File Name", enter a name for the file.
- For "File Type", Choose Tagged Format (*.txt)
- Click Export.
- Save file to your computer.
- Open Endnote, and the library you want the citation(s) imported to.
- Click on File > Import.
- For "Import Data File", enter the name of the file you created in Step 3.
- For "Import Option", select SciFinder (CAS).
- Click Import
Social Science Citation Index (ISI)
Firefox/IE (Direct Export)
- Mark records.
- Click Save to EndNote, RefMan, ProCite button at bottom of page.
- Follow automatic prompts (select library as necessary) to transfer records.
Social Services Abstracts (CSA)
Firefox/IE (Filter Import)
- Mark records.
- Click Save, Print, Email.
- Select records to transfer and click Save to download file to desktop.
- In EndNote File > Import.
- Choose downloaded text file, select Sociological Abs (CSA) filter and transfer records.
Sociological Abstracts (CSA)
Firefox/IE (Filter Import)
- Mark records.
- Click Save, Print, Email.
- Select records to transfer and click Save to download file to desktop.
- In EndNote File > Import.
- Choose downloaded text file, select Sociological Abs (CSA) filter and transfer records.
Toxline (CSA)
Firefox/IE (Filter Import)
- Mark records.
- Click Save, Print, Email.
- Select records to transfer and click Save to download file to desktop.
- In EndNote File > Import.
- Choose downloaded text file, select Toxline (CSA) filter and transfer records.
Transport (OvidSP)
Firefox/IE (Direct Export)
- Mark records.
- Click on disc icon.
- Select radio button for Export to Procite, EndNote or Reference Manager.
- Click on OK and transfer records.
Web of Science (ISI)
Firefox/IE (Direct Export)
- Mark records.
- Click EndNote icon at the top of results list.
- Follow automatic prompts (select library as necessary) to transfer records.
Wildlife and Ecology Worldwide (EBSCO)
Firefox/IE (Direct Export)
- Mark records
- View saved records by clicking Folder View.
- Click Export icon.
- Check radio button for Direct Export to EndNote, ProCite or Reference Manager.
- Click Save to transfer records.
WorldCat (OCLC)
Firefox/IE (Direct Export)
- Mark records
- Click Export icon at bottom of screen.
- Check radio button for Select Marked Records from this Search.
- Check radio button for EndNote.
- Click Export button.
- In the window that appears, click Open button.
- When prompted, select WorldCat (OCLC) filter and click Choose.
- Files will import into EndNote.
Zoological Record (CSA)
Download Filter (http://www.lib.ucdavis.edu/dept/instruc/research/endnote/files/zoological-record-plus-csa.enf)
The filter that came with EndNote XI is defective and will not import anything other than journal articles (i.e. no books or book chapter citations will be imported). Delete the Zoological Record Plus (CSA) filter from the Filters folder of your EndNote program and substitute this edited filter by right clicking it, choosing Save Target As ... (in Internet Explorer) or Save Link Target As ... (in Firefox or SeaMonkey), and saving to the Filters folder of your EndNote program.
Firefox/IE (Filter Import)
- Mark records.
- Click Save, Print, Email.
- Select records to transfer and click Save to download file to desktop.
- In EndNote File > Import.
- Choose downloaded text file, select Zoological Record Plus (CSA) filter and transfer records.



