Output Formats with Corresponding Import Options

Information Provider

Recommended Download Format

Import Filter

AARP AgeLine

http://research.aarp.org/ageline/home.html

There is no method for downloading data from this database. Instead, save the results screen as a plain text file with your web browser’s Save command. The resulting text file contains tags which are preceded by 18 spaces.

Ageline (AARP) filter

ACM Digital Library

(Association for Computing Machinery)

Users with subscription access to this web site can save multiple records to a BINDER. Once saved, you can export the records in an EndNote format.

Non-subscribers can download one record at a time:

1. Create a search.

2. Click on an article.

3. Scroll half-way down the page and select DISPLAY EndNote.

Limitations:

Since only plain text files can be imported into EndNote, you cannot import images and graphics.

Before importing, you may need to edit the file to insert a comma after corporate author names. Otherwise, EndNote will not be able to distinguish corporate authors from personal authors.

EndNote Import

CAS SciFinder

Save references in the "Tagged Format" (*.txt).

SciFinder ( CAS) filter

CSA (formerly CambridgeScientific Abstracts)

From the CSA search results screen, click Save/Print/Email. On the Save/ Print/Email screen, select:

Record Format: Full Format
Save File Format: PCMac

Click Save. Your Web browser asks where to save the file. If your Web browser lets you save in different file formats, make sure you save as a "Text Only" (*.txt) file.

Various filters for CSA databases are provided in the EndNote Filters folder.

DIMDI

1. Choose All Fields.

2. Choose For Saving.

3. Click the Display button.

4. Save the data as plain text using your browser's Save As command.

One may need to edit the data to prepare it for importing, e.g. make sure all the tags are flush left and intact, &c.

URLs may need to be mended manually after importing.

Various filters available at our EndNote online site.

More than 100 filters available under the EBSCO name for various databases.

1. When viewing the contents of your EBSCO folder, select the items you wish to e-mail, then click the 'Export' link. Do not choose the 'Save' option as this will result in data in a format that is not quite suitable for import.

2. In the Export Manager, choose "Generic bibliographic management software" then click the Save button.

3. The data will appear in a new window in a format consisting of two-letter tags. Either choose File > Save As, or copy and paste the data into a text editor and save it there--in either case, you must save the file as "plain text." Do not save as a web page or HTML.

4. Import the file using the appropriate filter.

Emerald

Display the marked list, click "display for download (ASCII)," and then save as a plain text file.

The filter provided works for these Emerald databases:

• Emerald Management Reviews http://www.emeraldinsight.com/products/reviews/index.htm

• Emerald Computer Abstracts http://www.emeraldinsight.com/caid

• Emerald International Civil Engineering Abstracts http://www.emeraldinsight.com/products/abstracts/icea/

• Emerald Computer & Communications Security Abstracts http://www.emeraldinsight.com/products/abstracts/ccsa/

• Emerald Current Awareness Abstracts http://www.emeraldinsight.com/products/abstracts/caa/

Limitations:

Page numbers are separated by a hyphen with spaces on either side of it. EndNote cannot remove the spaces. You will need to manually remove the spaces after importing.

Emerald filter

InfoTrac (Gale)

From the E-Mail Delivery panel at the bottom of the marked list window, restrict the contents to Citation. Do not select Full Article.

Limitations:

Records often have extraneous information in the title field, which must be removed manually after importing.

InfoTrac (GALE) filter

INNOPAC

Save references in the EndNote format.

EndNote Import

Knowledge Finder

1. Select the documents to be saved, then click View-Export-Email Selected.

2. Export selected references in PC EndNote format to initiate direct export.

You may have to save the file to your desktop, then double-click it to initiate the direct export feature. You may also e-mail records in the MEDLARS or MEDLARS w/ABSTRACTS format using this filter to import the data.

Various filters available at our EndNote online site.

NERAC

Save your file as plain text (*.txt).

NERAC

PsycINFO

http://www.apa.org

After marking the records you wish to download, select Full PsycINFO Record, and then click the Display Marked Records button. Select the text, then copy and paste it into a text editor, saving the file it as plain text (*.

Use the PsycINFO ( APA) filter.

PubMed

For detailed instructions on how to search the PubMed database, see Importing References from PubMed in EndNote Help.

You can also get detailed instructions from our EndNote Support site at

http://www.endnote.com/support/faqs/Import/faq1.asp

You can check current download instructions for NLM PubMed at any time at http://www.pubmed.gov.

PubMed (NLM) filter

UnCover (INGENTA)

Using your email software, save references emailed to you as a Plain Text or Text Only file.

Uncover (INGENTA)

VHL (Virtual Health Library)

1. After selecting the desired references, scroll to the bottom of the page and click "Your collection" (or "Su selleccíon).

2. Cancel the print dialog, and then save the screen as a plain text file.

Various filters available at our EndNote online site.

All Databases Web of Science™ Core Collection

1. Go to the All Databases or Web of Science™ Core Collection search page and perform a search.

2. From the Results page, select the records that you want to export to EndNote.

3. Go to Output Records section at the bottom of the page and select the Full Record radio button in step 2.

4. Save the records to Plain Text.

5. On the Processing page, click the Export button.

ISI-CE filter