Downloading references from databases
Refer to A-Z database list below for specific instructions.
Direct Export Method *
This method is used for most library databases. References can be exported directly into your EndNote Library from SuperSearch, from some individual databases, and some ejournal collections. Records are ‘marked’ and then exported directly into EndNote. The steps used will vary between databases. Mac users: please note that the Direct Export method from SuperSearch & other databases may not always work and Mac users may need to use the Import Filter method.
Import Filter Method *
When a database does not provide Direct Export to EndNote, it is necessary to use the Import Filter method. Database records are saved as text files and then imported into EndNote via an appropriate Import Filter. Check EndNote.com for the latest Import Filters created by EndNote developers. This is the method used by Mac users for most databases
Connection File Method *
Connection Files are EndNote files used to connect to and search within online databases or catalogues via EndNote. While EndNote provides hundreds of Connection Files from a variety of sources (databases and catalogues) only a few are configured for use by the University of Melbourne community. The Connection Files that can be used successfully include: the University of Melbourne Library Catalogue, Pub Med, Libraries Australia, and Expanded Academic. All four are included with EndNote X and X1. Other Connection Files that may work include publicly-accessible catalogues, such as library catalogues.
* Important: Always proof-read records exported/imported into EndNote for quality. Records may require editing, e.g. incorrect title, capitalisation, incomplete data, duplicate authors, or incorrect importing of reference type e.g. conference papers imported as journal references...etc.
| Database | Options | Instructions |
|---|---|---|
| ACM Digital Library | Direct Export Import Filter |
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| Academic Source Premier (Ebsco) | Direct Export Import Filter (mac) |
see EBSCO |
| Agricola | Connection File Import Filter |
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| Agricola (CSA) | Import Filter | see CSA Illumina |
| American History & Life (Ebsco) | Direct Export Import Filter (mac) |
see EBSCO |
| Australian Education Index | Direct Export Import Filter |
see Informit |
| APAIS (Australian Public Affairs Information Service) | Direct Export Import Filter |
see Informit |
| APA-FT | Direct Export Import Filter |
see Informit |
| Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals | Import Filter | see CSA Illumina |
| ARCH | Direct Export Import Filter |
see Informit |
| Bibliography of Asian Studies (BAS) | Import Filter | |
| BHI: British Humanities Index | Import Filter | see CSA Illumina |
| Bibliography of the History of Art | Import Filter | see CSA Illumina |
| Biological Sciences | Import Filter | see CSA Illumina |
| BioMed Central | ||
| Biosis Previews (includes Biological Abstracts) | Direct Export Import Filter |
see ISI Web of Knowledge |
| Build | Direct Export Import Filter |
see Informit |
| Business Australia | Direct Export Import Filter |
see Informit |
| Business Source Premier (Ebsco) | Direct Export Import Filter (mac) |
see EBSCO |
| CAB Abstracts | Direct Export Import Filter |
see ISI Web of Knowledge |
| Cambridge Journals Online | ||
| Chinese Academic Journals Fulltext | Import Filter | |
| CINAHL | Direct Export Import Filter |
see OVID |
| CINAHL Plus (Ebsco) | Direct Export Import Filter (mac) |
see EBSCO |
| CINCH | Direct Export Import Filter |
see Informit |
| Cochrane Library | Import Filter | |
| Compendex | Direct Export | see Engineering Village |
| Computer Source (Ebsco) | ||
| Conference Papers Index | Import Filter | see CSA Illumina |
| Criminal Justice Abstracts | Import Filter | see CSA Illumina |
| CSA Illumina ( Cambridge Scientific Abstracts) | Import Filter | |
| Current Contents Connect | Direct Export Import Filter |
see ISI Web of Knowledge |
| Dissertations & Theses (ProQuest) | Direct Export | see ProQuest |
| EBSCO | Direct Export Import Filter (mac) |
|
| EconLit (Ebsco) | Direct Export Import Filter (mac) |
see EBSCO |
| Education Complete (ProQuest) | Direct Export | see ProQuest |
| Education Research Complete (Ebsco) | Direct Export Import Filter (mac) |
see EBSCO |
| Elsevier | see Science Direct | |
| Emerald Fulltext | Import Filter | |
| Engineering Village - Compendex | Direct Export | |
| Environmental Sciences and Pollution Management | Import Filter | see CSA Illumina |
| ERIC | Import Filter | see CSA Illumina |
| Expanded Academic | Direct Export Connection File |
Gale/Info Trac |
| Factiva | Import Filter | |
| Family and Society Studies Worldwide Index | Direct Export Import Filter (mac) |
see EBSCO |
| Film & Television Literature Index (Ebsco) | Direct Export Import Filter (mac) |
see EBSCO |
| GeoRef and GeoRef in Process | Import Filter | see CSA Illumina |
| Google Scholar | Direct Export | |
| Health Business FT Elite (Ebsco) | Direct Export Import Filter (mac) |
see EBSCO |
| Historical Abstracts (Ebsco) | Direct Export Import Filter (mac) |
see EBSCO |
| HighWire Press | Direct Export | |
| IBSS: International Bibliography of the Social Sciences | Import Filter | see CSA Illumina |
| ICONDA (International Construction Database) | Direct Export Import Filter |
see OVID |
| IEEE Xplore | Direct Export | |
| Index Islamicus | Import Filter | see CSA Illumina |
| Informit | Direct Export Import Filter |
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| Ingenta | Direct Export Import Filter |
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| Inspec | Direct Export Import Filter |
see ISI Web of Knowledge |
| ISI Web of Knowledge | Direct Export Import Filter |
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| JSTOR | Direct Export Import Filter |
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| Libraries Australia | Connnection File Direct Export (via Supersearch) Import Filter |
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| Linguistics and Language Behaviour Abstracts | Import Filter | see CSA Illumina |
| Literature Online - LION PQ | Direct Export | |
| Medline (ISI) | Direct Export Import Filter |
see ISI Web of Knowledge |
| Meditext | Direct Export Import Filter |
see Informit |
| Meteorological and Geoastrophysical Abstracts | Import Filter | see CSA Illumina |
| Music Index | Direct Export Import Filter (mac) |
see EBSCO |
| Ovid | Direct Export Import Filter |
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| Oxford Scholarship Online | Direct Export | |
| Philosopher’s Index | Import Filter | see CSA Illumina |
| Project Muse | Direct Export | |
| Psychology + Behavior (Ebsco) | Direct Export Import Filter (mac) |
see EBSCO |
| PsycINFO | Import Filter | see CSA Illumina |
| PubMed | Connection File Import Filter |
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| REEF | Direct Export Import Filter |
see Informit |
| RILM Abstracts of Music Literature(CSA) | Import Filter | see CSA |
| RIPM - Retrospective Index to Music Periodicals | Direct Export Import Filter (mac) |
see EBSCO |
| Sage Publications | Direct Export | |
| Science Direct | Direct Export | |
| SciFinder Scholar | Import Filter | |
| Scopus | Direct Export Import Filter |
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| SpringerLink | Direct Export | |
| Social Services Abstracts | Import Filter | see CSA Illumina |
| Sociological Abstracts | Import Filter | see CSA Illumina |
| SuperSearch | Direct export (Win) Import Filter (Mac) |
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| CSA Technology Research Database | Import Filter | see CSA Illumina |
| University of Melbourne Library Catalogue | Connection File Import Filter |
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| TOXLINE | Import Filter | see CSA Illumina |
| Web of Science | Direct Export Import Filter |
see ISI Web of Knowledge |
| Wiley InterScience | Direct Export | |
| Wilson Art Abstracts (Ebsco) | Direct Export Import Filter (mac) |
see OVID |
| Worldwide Political Science Abstracts | Import Filter | see CSA Illumina |