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:
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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!
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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.
As an example, the Proquest platform requires the two step process. Among the databases on the Proquest Platform are Proquest Research Library, Disserations and Abstracts...
Exporting from Proquest:
- Mark the records you want to put into Endnote
- Go into the Marked Records list.
- Make your citations are checked, then click "Export citations into EndNote, ProCite, RefWorks or Reference Manager."
- Click on "Export directly to ProCite, EndNote or Reference Manager."
- The browser will download a file called "pdqweb".
In endnote web:
- login to endnoteweb
- Click on the Collect tab
- Click on "Import New References"
- Next to File, Click on the Browse button and find the pdqweb file you downloaded (look in F:\My Documents\Downloads)
- Next to format, choose Proquest
- next to To: select the folder you want to put the files in.
- Click Import
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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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