Filters & connection files
Import filters
Saving and importing records is one method of transferring records from databases into EndNote. This is the method used by Mac users for most databases, and for Windows users when a database does not provide Direct Export into EndNote. With 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 .
An Endnote Import Filter tells EndNote how to interpret information in records downloaded or saved from a citation database. Databases that you search for references usually let you save the search results as a text file. Filters act as translators so the information can be imported into your EndNote library. Each database has its own way to organize data, so there needs to be a different filter for each database.
Many filters are provided as part of the EndNote software installation and are stored in the Filters folder of your EndNote program.
New filters created by EndNote developers can be downloaded from the EndNote website. Some additional filters are available from the table below . Filters are not available for all databases.
Note that references imported from databases might need editing.
See the University of Melbourne's Downloading References from Library Databases guide for database specific steps.
Instructions for downloading filters
| Database | Platform | Filter file | Notes | Help |
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Chinese Academic Journal Web |
CNKI |
Use this filter for Chinese Academic Journal Web with Endnote version 9 and above |
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Historical Abstracts |
ABC-CLIO |
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ICONDA |
OVID |
With thanks to the University of Newcastle library |
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Ingenta |
Ingenta |
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JSTOR |
JSTOR |
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Medline |
ISI |
Amended filter that imports page numbers - for use with Endnote 7 |
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PubMed |
National Library of Medicine |
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Please refer to this FAQ from Endnote on importing references from PubMed's website. It includes a link to the latest Import Filter for Windows and Mac: http://www.endnote.com/support/faqs/import/faq1.asp | |
Quan guo bao kan suo yin |
Quan guo bao kan suo yin |
For Endnote 9 and above |
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Sociological Abstracts |
Cambridge Scientific Abstracts |
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Social Services Abstracts |
Cambridge Scientific Abstracts |
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U Melbourne CJK (Innopac) |
Innopac |
Use this filter to import Chinese and Japanese records from the University of Melbourne library catalogue. Updated version: 12/02/2009 |
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Web of Science Alerts |
ISI |
Use this filter for Web of Science email alerts |
Connection files
The Connect command in EndNote lets you connect direct to online databases and library catalogues, search them from within EndNote, and bring references straight into your library. To do this you must have an active internet connection.
The Connect feature relies on small pieces of software called Connection files. Many are provided as part of the EndNote software installation and are stored in the Connections folder of your EndNote program.
Many Connection files can be downloaded from the EndNote website. Some additional connect files are available from the table below, including a file for the University of Melbourne library catalogue. Not all databases support the Connect feature.
Note that references downloaded from databases might need editing.
See EndNote: Saving and Importing references for tips on using connection files as well as import filters to retrieve records from databases available at the University of Melbourne.
To browse and activate connection files from within your EndNote library:
- Click on the Tools menu
- Select Connect
- Select Connect again
- Browse and select the required connection file to open a database.
How to download connection files
- Quit EndNote before you download a connection file
- Browse table below, or this list on the EndNote website, for file of choice
- Click on download link (Note: PC users RIGHT CLICK, MAC users OPTION CLICK)
- Follow prompts to save file to disk
- Save the file to the Connections Folder of your EndNote Program - on a PC, this is usually at C:/Program Files/EndNote/Connections; on a Mac, this is usually HD/Applications/EndNote/Connections
Connection files additional to those supplied by EndNote
| Catalogue/Database | Connection file | Notes |
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University of Melbourne Library catalogue (supplied with EN X and later |
For EndNote 7 and earlier users. No password required. |
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Agricola (Article Citation Database) |
No password required. |
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Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals |
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Libraries Australia (supplied with EN X and later) |
Username & password required. UM staff & students can request password via SuperSearch. Locate Libraries Australia using the Find a Database search function. Click on the Information button, and locate the “Click here to retrieve Uni of Melb password” link. A username and password will be emailed to you |