BML/MCL: For EndNote Users

For EndNote Users

EndNote is a popular software program for managing databases of citations. It is used to maintain personal or group "libraries" of references to articles, books, patents, and other publications. Authors use it with a word processor to format bibliographies and captions for publication. This page is provided to help you with getting records into EndNote from our major databases. Similar pages from other libraries are available with information about other subject-oriented databases.
Because there are so many possible combinations of software programs, version numbers, operating systems, platforms and databases, this table may not answer your specific question. The software vendor is your best source for answers to specific questions about these programs, especially regarding any customization you may have made or wish to make.
Old version? If you are using a version older than 6, we recommend upgrading to the current version - it's much easier to get records in from online databases.

RefWorks now at UCSD!
RefWorks is a web-based tool for managing citations and writing bibliographies, and is licensed for the whole university. Advantages: requires no software other than a web browser, so you can work on your database from any computer where you have Internet access. RefWorks also offers interesting options for sharing your databases with others.
Disadvantages: RefWorks doesn't have as many built-in connections or "output styles" as EndNote. Also, if you have a large library already in End-Note, you will probably find that EndNote is faster.
If you haven't yet bought a copy of EndNote, you might want to give RefWorks a try and see if it meets your needs. First time users will need to set up an account from a UCSD-connected computer.
More info on our website including a comparison chart.
Go: http://www.refworks.com/refworks

End-Note Classes (Biomed focus):
April 17 (Tu), 10:00 - 11:30 am - Biomedical Library Computer Classroom
May 10 (Th), 12:00 - 1:30 pm - Biomedical Library Computer Classroom
May 30 (W), 10:00 - 11:30 am - Biomedical Library Computer Classroom
June 19 (Tu), 3:00 - 4:30 pm - Biomedical Library Computer Classroom

To sign up please use our Class Registration Form
Consultations:
We also offer individual or group consultations to UCSD students, staff and faculty. We offer an online consultation request form. Or, you can just ask us a question by e-mail.

PubMed MEDLINE
PubMed & Endnote - printable PDF handout

Download/Import Method:
In PubMed:: With your desired records on-screen, change the Display to the MEDLINE display format. Then select Send to - File within PubMed and save the file to your local computer. Be sure to remember where you saved the file and what the name was.
In End-Note: Choose the PubMed/NLM import filter. If you use EndNote version 7 or earlier, you may need to get an updated Import Filter for Pubmed.
Latest PubMed Import Filters: Windows - Mac

Connect Method: In EndNote, choose Tools/Connect and select PubMed (NLM). Note: Users of EndNote 6 need to get a software patch to use the Connect tool with PubMed. See the EndNote PubMed page for details.
Latest PubMed Connect files: Windows - Mac

BIOSIS (ISI)

In BIOSIS: select your records and click Submit Marks button. From your Marked List, select the fields you want to capture, and then select one of the following output options:
Export to Reference Software: this will give you the option of opening the file with Endnote. Note, this feature only works if you are doing your search on a computer where EndNote is installed.
- or-
Save: use the Tagged display format. Save the file on your computer. Then go to EndNote and Import that file using the Web of Science import filter.
Latest Import Filters: Windows - Mac.

Connect info for BIOSIS: ISI, our vendor for BIOSIS does not have a Connect file at this time.

PsycINFO via CSA

In PsycINFO: choose which citations you want to import. Select the Save/Print/Email button, and choose the record format you want. Tip: you might wish to check the "Omit Cited References" box - many articles have dozens of cited references which you may not want to have cluttering up your End-Note database. Choose Save or E-mail, and note the location of the file you save. There is no special format for End-Note - records are automatically saved with appropriate tags for End-Note to use.

In End-Note: Use the PsycINFO/Cambridge Scientific Abstracts import filter. This filter is fairly new - you may have to download it from EndNote's site: Windows - Mac.

Connect info for PsycINFO: There is a problem with the Connect file for PsycINFO that comes with EndNote. We have created a new Connect file for UC's PsycINFO. Windows users, right-click to save this file to the Connections folder within your EndNote program files. Mac users: please save this file to your Connections folder.

Web of Knowledge/Web of Science

In Web of Science: Gather desired records into a single marked list and click on the "Marked List" button at top of screen.
If you are working on the computer where End-Note is installed, click the "Export to Reference Software" button to launch End-Note. Select the database you want the references imported to and click "Open." This will place those records directly into End-Note.
If you are working on a different computer, choose "Save to File" or "E-Mail" instead of "Export" and this will give you a file for importing later.

In End-Note: if you used "Save" or "E-Mail," you can import records using the "ISI Web of Science" import filter.

Connect info for Web of Science: There is a Connect tool for Web of Science, but it does not work very well. Author searches in particular do not work reliably, and you cannot use the Connect tool to perform Cited Reference searches, which is what most people use Web of Science for. It works OK for known item searches, and works best to search by article title.

Roger

The Libraries have created a Connect file for Roger. This is the best way to get records into EndNote from Roger.
Windows - Mac.
Alternatively, you can save and export records from Roger and then import them into EndNote using the "Innopac" filter but when you import them they will lose the call number information, so the Connect method is better in this case.

Melvyl

EndNote comes with both Connect files and Import Filters for the University of California's Melvyl Catalog. If your version of EndNote dates before 2003, you will need to go to the EndNote "support" site and save updated versions of these files.

About EndNote's "Connect" program
EndNote 3 and up come with a program which can search PubMed, PsycINFO and many other databases directly, without having to use the "native" database interfaces. The Connect tool is very handy for simple author or title word searches, but for complex subject searches, we recommend still conducting your searches in the original database and then downloading your results for use with EndNote.
NOTE: The "connect" feature for will only work for most of our databases if your computer is connected on the UCSD campus or through the UCSD network via the VPN (Virtual Private Network) and will not work through the proxy. PubMed and Roger are free databases and don't require the VPN.

Updated: 4/4/2007

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PubMed MEDLINE PubMed & Endnote - printable PDF handout
	Download/Import Method: *In PubMed:: With your desired records on-screen, change the Display to the MEDLINE* display format. Then select Send to - File within PubMed and save the file to your local computer. Be sure to remember where you saved the file and what the name was. *In End-Note:* Choose the PubMed/NLM import filter. If you use EndNote version 7 or earlier, you may need to get an updated Import Filter for Pubmed. Latest PubMed Import Filters: Windows - Mac
	Connect Method: In EndNote, choose Tools/Connect and select PubMed (NLM). Note: Users of EndNote 6 need to get a software patch to use the Connect tool with PubMed. See the EndNote PubMed page for details. Latest PubMed Connect files: Windows - Mac
BIOSIS (ISI)
	In BIOSIS: select your records and click Submit Marks button. From your Marked List, select the fields you want to capture, and then select one of the following output options: Export to Reference Software: this will give you the option of opening the file with Endnote. Note, this feature only works if you are doing your search on a computer where EndNote is installed. - or- Save: use the Tagged display format. Save the file on your computer. Then go to EndNote and Import that file using the Web of Science import filter. Latest Import Filters: Windows - Mac.
	Connect info for BIOSIS: ISI, our vendor for BIOSIS does not have a Connect file at this time.
PsycINFO via CSA
	In PsycINFO: choose which citations you want to import. Select the Save/Print/Email button, and choose the record format you want. Tip: you might wish to check the "Omit Cited References" box - many articles have dozens of cited references which you may not want to have cluttering up your End-Note database. Choose Save or E-mail, and note the location of the file you save. There is no special format for End-Note - records are automatically saved with appropriate tags for End-Note to use.
	*In End-Note:* Use the PsycINFO/Cambridge Scientific Abstracts import filter. This filter is fairly new - you may have to download it from EndNote's site: Windows - Mac.
	Connect info for PsycINFO: There is a problem with the Connect file for PsycINFO that comes with EndNote. We have created a new Connect file for UC's PsycINFO. Windows users, right-click to save this file to the Connections folder within your EndNote program files. Mac users: please save this file to your Connections folder.
Web of Knowledge/Web of Science
	*In Web of Science:* Gather desired records into a single marked list and click on the "Marked List" button at top of screen. If you are working on the computer where End-Note is installed, click the "Export to Reference Software" button to launch End-Note. Select the database you want the references imported to and click "Open." This will place those records directly into End-Note. If you are working on a different computer, choose "Save to File" or "E-Mail" instead of "Export" and this will give you a file for importing later.
	*In End-Note*: if you used "Save" or "E-Mail," you can import records using the "ISI Web of Science" import filter.
	Connect info for Web of Science: There is a Connect tool for Web of Science, but it does not work very well. Author searches in particular do not work reliably, and you cannot use the Connect tool to perform Cited Reference searches, which is what most people use Web of Science for. It works OK for known item searches, and works best to search by article title.
Roger
	The Libraries have created a Connect file for Roger. This is the best way to get records into EndNote from Roger. Windows - Mac. Alternatively, you can save and export records from Roger and then import them into EndNote using the "Innopac" filter but when you import them they will lose the call number information, so the Connect method is better in this case.
Melvyl
	EndNote comes with both Connect files and Import Filters for the University of California's Melvyl Catalog. If your version of EndNote dates before 2003, you will need to go to the EndNote "support" site and save updated versions of these files.