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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 BibliographyNew 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 an EBSCO 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 in the left side.
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  4. Choose Remove these Items from folder after saving (if the option is there) and "Direct Export to EndnoteWeb".
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  5. Then click Save.
  6. After a short pause, 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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Summon is currently one of those databases.

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    1. If you see "ResearchSoft Direct Export Manager" in the Open With option, choose that; you'll be prompted for your email address and Endnote password and it will import them.
    2. Otherwise, choose Save (the file will be named summon[numbers].ris ) and go on to Importing to MyEndnoteWeb

Importing to MyEndnoteWeb:

  1. Login to MyEndNoteWeb
  2. Click on the Collect tab
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  3. Click on Import References
  4. Next to File, Click on the Browse button and find the summon...ris  file you downloaded (look in F:\My Documents\Downloads)
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  5. Next to format, choose RefMan RIS
  6. Next to To: select the folder you want to put the files in. To create a new group, choose New Group.
  7. Click Import.
  8. If you chose a New Group, you'll be prompted to create the group name:
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    Type in a name for the group and click OK.
  9. Endnote will report back "Number references were imported to "Group Name".

More Ways to Capture Citations from Specific Databases/Software

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