Entering Citations & References from Top Databases
Academic Search Complete
1. Search example: subject: supersymmetry
2. Save selected records. Click on 'Add to Folder Link'
3. Click on Folder View (right menu bar)
4. Select records in folder. Click on the Export Icon (right menu bar)
5. Click on "Direct Export to Refworks" or "Direct Export to Endnote"
6. Click SAVE. Refworks or Endnote will open and download to the open 'Library'.
[If you are using a computer with the Endnote program: it will open and download your citations automatically.]
BIOSIS Previews
1. Search example: topic - indoor air pollution
2. Save Results, check the boxes.
3. Click on: EndNote, Refman, Procite, BibTEX or other .txt formats.
[If you are using a computer with the EndNote program: it will open and download your citations automatically.] Refworks users: save as .txt file and click on "Import into Refworks" OR: Choose "Save" and save the file to disk.
Compendex
1. Search example: supersymmetry
2. Save selected records you want to export.
3. Click on Download to export your marked records to EndNote or RefWorks (or BibTEX).
4. EndNote will open - select the correct library.
5. Click on Download Or save as .txt file and import into program.
GeoRef
1. Search example: keyword - cosmic dust, date range: 2010 to present
2. Save selected citations.
3. Click on Save/ Print/ Email: select your saved records.
4. Click on Save, use save as: .txt file. (This is important.)
5. Open EndNote. Under File, select Import.
5. Select your saved .txt file. Use the CSA GeoRef filter (You can download the current filter from Endnote.com/Support).
6. Or Select RefWorks: click on open (or login to your account). Your saved records will be imported.
Google Scholar
1. Open Google Scholar Preferences
2. Go to Bibliography Manager: Show links to import citations: select Endnote, Refworks, BibTeX.
3. SAVE.
4. Do a search, Click on "download to Endnote" for each citation, open your Endnote Library, citations will download. Limited download, citation may not be complete.
History of Science, Technology & Medicine
1. Search: subject - oppenheimer, j. robert
2. Save selected citations
3. Click on Marked Records.
4. Select Export to EndNote (or Refworks)
5. Saved records will be imported into the library that you select. You may need to select a filter: OCLC Hist Filter.
INSPEC
1. Search example: dipolar particles
2. Save selected records.
3. Select: Save to: EndNote, Refworks, Bibtext...click on Export.
4. EndNote will open; choose the "library' where you would like your citations to appear.
[If you are using a computer with the EndNote program: it will open and download your citations automatically.]
RefWorks: save as .txt file and click on "Import into RefWorks." OR: Choose "Save" and save the file to disk.
JSTOR
1. Search keywords: quantum computing
2. Click boxes to save citations.
3. Click Export Citations.
4. Select format: RIS File for EndNote, Refworks OR Text File for BibTeX.
[If you are using a computer with the EndNote program: it will open and download your citations automatically.]
(You may need to open an account or login to enable saving and exporting)
MathSciNet
1. Search keyword: neutrino.
2. Save selected citations.
3. Click on "Retrieve Marked" Add citations to clipboard. View clipboard.
4. Select Format: citations (EndNote) or (Refworks). Use EndNnote or Bibtex.
5. Save citation as .txt file and import into EndNote. use the "Refer/Biblx" filter.
Melvyl (UC)
I. Single Citation importing: one record at a time into Endnote or Refworks.
1. Search in Melvyl: example: indoor air pollution.
2. Click on the title link.
3. Click on Cite/Export.
4. Click on 'Export to Endnote' or 'Export to Refworks'
II. Multiple Citations: you need to register, create a free account & log into your account.
1. Search keywords: exoplanet
2. Check the boxes next to the citations you want to import and save to an existing list, or create one.
3. View your list, by going to My Worldcat or My Lists.
4. Open the list, Click on Citation View tab,
5. Select the citations you want to import.
6. Under Export Selected Citations, click on - to Endnote and Export.
7. A pop-up will prompt you to Open or Save the RIS formatted File. Select Open.
8. The citations should download and open directly into your EndNote Library.
OskiCat - UC Berkeley Catalog
Note: if you are using "Online Search" from EndNote to OskiCat, use connection file: U Calif-Berkeley.
*to make it work: Go to Connection File Manager, to modify: click on U Calif-Berkeley: click on edit: click on Connection Settings: >change server address to: 169.229.32.116 or enter: oskicatp.berkeley.edu. (include 'p').
1. Search: keywords: neutrino astrophysics
2. Save selected citations or save all.
3. Click on Save Selected Records or Save All.
4. Click on View Saved to see your list of records. Save Selected records (again).
5. Click on Export Saved.
6. Under Format of List: select EndNote/Refworks. Under Send List to: select local disk.
7. Save this file as a text file (.txt) and import it into Refworks or Endnote.
Open Endnote:
1. Open your library.
2. Click on import (in the file menu).
3. Import Data File: browse to the .txt file that you saved.
4. Choose Import Option: select the U Calif-Berkeley filter.
5. Click the Import Button.
6. Under references use the "show all" to see your entire library.
*Note [Download the INNOPAC or the U Calif-Berkeley filter from EndNote.com]
Open Refworks:
1. Open Refworks
2. Select Reference: Import to open the import menu.
3. Select Import Filter/Data Source: select Innovative Interfaces (Endnote/Refworks Format)>
4. From Specify Database: select U Calif-Berkeley.
5. Select Import Data from: either browse for you file or copy and paste in into the text box.
6. Click import. Click view lst imported - to see your citations and move them into your permanent folder.
PubMed
1. Search example: title: radiation biophysics
2. Save selected citations, check the box on the left.
3. Select Display Settings: MEDLINE format. It is important to save in this format for EndNote or RefWorks.
4. Send to: text format. PC users: Save as a text (.txt) file to your computer or if you are going to import citations into RefWorks, use the Edit menu to Select All and Copy.
EndNote users:
1. Open EndNote. Open your library.
2. Click on Import (in the File menu).
3. Import Data File: browse to the .txt file that you saved.
4. Choose Import Option - select the PubMed (NLM) filter.
5. Click the Import button.
OR - To search from EndNote X4, go to Tools >Online Search >PubMed (NLM)
1. Search example: radiation biophysics.
2. Select articles to download. Click on Export.
3. Select the your library.
RefWorks users:
1. Open Refworks (log in to your account).
2. Select Reference - Import to open the import menu.
3. Select the NLM PubMed filter in the first menu.
4. Select PubMed in the Database box.
5. Mark "Import Data from the following text."
6. Paste the text into this box.
7. Click on Import.
8. Click View Last Imported folder to see your citations and move them into a permanent folder.
SciFinder Scholar - Current UCB students, faculty and staff must register or log-in first.
1. Search example: keywords: titanium nanoparticles
2. Save results: check boxes.
3. Click on the Export button, and choose Save As: "Citation Export format (*.ris)
4. Open Library, your citations should download automatically.
[If you are using a computer with the EndNote program: it will open and download your citations automatically.]
If not choose, Save As:"Tagged Format" and as "type=(text)" with the .txt file extension.
1. **Open EndNote and click on Import on the file menu.
2. Select the file that you saved.
3. Select the SciFinder (CAS) filter from the Filter manager.
4. Click on Import.
5. **Open Refworks (log in to your account) Select "Reference -- Import" to open the import menu. Select CAS Scifinder as the data source and CAPlus ast the database. Select the .txt file you saved, and import.
Web of Science
1. Search example: topic - dipolar particles
2. Save Results, check the boxes.
3. Click on: Save to EndNote, Refman, Procite, BibTEX or other .txt formats.
[If you are using a computer with the EndNote program: it will open and download your citations automatically.]
RefWorks: save as .txt file and click on Import into RefWorks. OR: Choose "Save" and save the file to disk.
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