Downloading references from databases
Refer to A-Z database list below for specific instructions.
Direct Export Method *
Database records are ‘marked’ and then exported directly into EndNote. References can be exported directly into your EndNote Library from Supersearch, from some individual databases, and some ejournal collections. 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 Information: Always proof-read records exported/imported into EndNote for quality. Records may require editing, e.g. incorrect title, capitalisation, incomplete data, duplicate authors, incorrect importing of reference type e.g. conference papers imported as a journal reference.. etc.
| Database | Options | Instructions |
|---|---|---|
| ABC - Clio | Import Filter | |
| ACM Digital Library | Direct Export Import Filter |
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| Academic Source Premier (Ebsco) | Direct Export | see EBSCO |
| Agricola | Connection File | |
| Agricola (CSA) | Import Filter | see CSA (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts) |
| Animal Behaviour | Import Filter | see CSA (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts) |
| Australian Education Index | Direct Export Import Filter |
see Informit |
| APAIS (Australian Public Affairs Information Service) | Direct Export |
see Informit |
| APA-FT | Direct Export Import Filter |
see Informit |
| Avery | Import Filter | see CSA (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts) |
| ARCH | Direct Export Import Filter |
see Informit |
| Bibliography of Asian Studies (BAS) | Import Filter | |
| Bibliography of the History of Art | Import Filter | see CSA (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts) |
| BHI: British Humanities Index | Import Filter | see CSA (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts) |
| Biological Abstracts | Direct Export Import Filter |
see OVID |
| 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) | see EBSCO | |
| CAB Abstracts | Direct Export Import Filter |
see ISI Web of Knowledge |
| Cambridge Journals Online | ||
| Chinese Academic Journal Web | Import Filter | |
| CINAHL | Direct Export Import Filter |
see OVID |
| CINAHL Plus (Ebsco) | Direct Export | see EBSCO |
| CINCH | Direct Export Import Filter |
see Informit |
| Cochrane Library | Import Filter | |
| Compendex | Direct Export | see Engineering Village |
| Computer Source (Ebsco) | ||
| Conference Papers | Import Filter | see CSA (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts) |
| Criminal Justice Abstracts | Import Filter | see CSA (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts) |
| Current Contents Connect | Direct Export Import Filter |
see ISI Web of Knowledge |
| Dissertations & Theses (ProQuest) | Direct Export | see ProQuest |
| EBSCO | Direct Export | |
| EconLit (Ebsco) | Direct Export | see EBSCO |
| Education Complete (ProQuest) | Direct Export | see ProQuest |
| Education Research Complete (Ebsco) | Direct Export | see EBSCO |
| Elsevier | see Science Direct | |
| Emerald Intelligence & Full-text | ||
| Engineering Village - Compendex | Direct Export | |
| Entomology Abstracts | Import Filter | see CSA (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts) |
| Environmental Sciences and Pollution | Import Filter | see CSA (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts) |
| ERIC | Import Filter | see CSA (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts) |
| Expanded Academic | Direct Export |
Gale/Info Trac |
| Factiva | Import Filter | |
| Family and Society Studies Worldwide Index | Direct Export | see EBSCO |
| Film & Television Literature Index (Ebsco) | Direct Export | see EBSCO |
| GeoRef and GeoRef in Process | Import Filter | see CSA (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts) |
| Google Scholar | Direct Export | |
| Health Business FT Elite (Ebsco) | Direct Export | see EBSCO |
| Historical Abstracts | Import Filter | see ABC-Clio |
| HighWire Press | Direct Export | |
| IBSS: International Bibliography of the Social Sciences | Import Filter | see CSA (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts) |
| ICONDA (International Construction Database) | Direct Export Import Filter |
see OVID |
| IEEE Xplore | Direct Export | |
| Index Islamicus | Import Filter | see CSA (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts) |
| 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 |
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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 (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts) |
| Literature Online - LION PQ | Direct Export | |
| Mechanical and Transportation Engineering Abstracts | Import Filter | see CSA (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts) |
| Medline (ISI) | Direct Export Import Filter |
see ISI Web of Knowledge |
| Meditext | Direct Export Import Filter |
see Informit |
| METADEX | Import Filter | see CSA (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts) |
| Meteorological and Geoastrophysical Abstracts | Import Filter | see CSA (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts) |
| Music Index | Direct Export | see EBSCO |
| Ovid | Direct Export Import Filter |
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| Oxford Scholarship Online | Direct Export | |
| Philosopher’s Index | Import Filter | see CSA (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts) |
| Project Muse | Direct Export | |
| Psychology + Behavior (Ebsco) | Direct Export | see EBSCO |
| PsycINFO | Import Filter | see CSA (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts) |
| PubMed | Connection File Import Filter |
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| REEF | Direct Export Import Filter |
see Informit |
| RIPM - Retrospective Index to Music Periodicals | Direct Export | 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 (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts) |
| Sociological Abstracts | Import Filter | see CSA (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts) |
| SuperSearch | Direct export (Win) |
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| University of Melbourne Library Catalogue | Connection File Import Filter |
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| TOXLINE | Import Filter | see CSA (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts) |
| Web of Science | Direct Export Import Filter |
see ISI Web of Knowledge |
| Wiley InterScience | Direct Export | |
| Wilson Art Abstracts | see OVID | |
| Worldwide Political Science Abstracts | Import Filter | see CSA (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts) |