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There are 2 main ways to get citations into MyEndnoteWeb: one is to is to hand-enter them yourself;  the other is to import them from one of the research databases, the other is to hand-enter them yourself.

There is a Firefox toolbar you can install to assist in importing citations and some Chrome & Safari Extensions as well.

Importing from databases

Many library subscription databases available through the web can export citations either directly into EndnoteWeb or indirectly, by exporting a citation file that you then upload into Endnote web.

Exporting Directly from a Database into MyEndnoteWeb

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Many of the library's databases are provided through the EBSCO platform, which can export citations directly to Endnote web.

These databases include ABSEES online, Academic Search Premiere, America: History and Life, ATLA, Business Source Premiere, CINAHL, EconLit , Education Research Complete, ERIC, Historical Abstracts, Index Islamicus, MLA International Bibliography, New Testament Abstracts, Newspaper Source, Old Testament Abstracts, RILM Abstracts of Music Literature, Women’s Studies International, SocINDEX, Philosopher's Index, PsycINFO.

To export citations from a database:

  1. Open an new window or tab on your browser (control-N), go to myendnoteweb.com and login with your userid and password
  2. In a different window or tab, go to the database and locate the citation(s) you'd like to export.
  3. In the individual view or in the folder view, click on the "Export" Image Removed icon.
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  4. Choose "Remove these Items from folder after saving Exporting" and "Direct Export to EndnoteWeb".
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  5. Then click Save.
  6. The database will respond
    EBSCOhost Import Results
    Number of records imported: 
  7. In MyEndnoteWeb, the articles will be added to your "unfiled" category: Image Removed

Exporting to a File and Uploading to EndnoteWeb

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our databases come from a vendor (Ebsco) that has a direct export to Endnote Web. Drew ScholarSearch is one of those databases!

Exporting to a File and Uploading to EndnoteWeb

Some database products don't have a direct export-to-EndnoteWeb option. For them, you will need to Export a list of your citations and Import them into Endnote web. If you use the Mozilla Toolbar for Endnote Web, the process skips a few steps.

More Ways to Capture Citations from Specific Databases/Software

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