What is EndNote?

EndNote is bibliographic management software that organizes and manages book and journal article citations. Versions 3+ allow you to search databases using EndNote in place of the databases' native search interface.

Note: Boston University students, faculty and staff may purchase EndNote at a discounted price from online stores such as Academic Superstore and JourneyEd.

What Databases Interact With EndNote?

EndNote can be used to manage citations from many different databases including indexes and databases licensed for use by Boston University students, faculty and staff. Citations can be imported into EndNote using:

• filters
• browser "search and save" interfaces
• connection files

Note: Using EndNote with OpenURL -- Boston University drives access to library-licensed databases through an on-campus EZProxy server. We also use SFX, an Open URL link resolver. The combination of the two products means that the "EndNote OpenURL feature" will not work with our licensed databases.

Using EndNote Filters

EndNote filters may be designed to import bibliographic citations from almost any database.

• Search a database from your web browser
• Save the search results to a file
• Use an import "filter" to bring the citations into EndNote

Filters are available on the EndNote website or they can be created using the EndNote program. EndNote filters work with virtually all bibliographic databases.

Using EndNote Filters: Notes for BU-Subscribed Databases & the BU Online Catalog

Boston University Online Catalog

Database:  Innopac

• Mark your items by clicking the box next to each citation. Click on "save-marked-records". Continue until you are ready to export all your saved records.
• Click on "view saved"
• For "Format of List" choose EndNote/RefWorks
• In "Send List To" select Local-Disk and click SUBMIT
• Save the file as export.txt
• Start EndNote and select a Reference Library
• Select Import from under the File menu
• In the Import-Option box select Innopac.  If Innopac is not listed, click on OtherFilters and then select Innopac
• In the Import-Data-File box use the Choose-File button to select the citation file you previously downloaded
• Click on Import and your citations will be imported

If the Innopac filter is not listed, download it from the EndNote website and put it in the EndNote Filters folder.  On a pc this folder is: C:\ProgramFiles\EndNote\Filters

CSA: Cambridge Scientific Abstracts - Internet Database Service

Databases:  ARTbibliographies Modern, ASFA I: Biological Sciences and Living Resources, Criminal Justice Abstracts, ERIC, GeoRef, LLBA (Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts), National Criminal Justice Reference Service Abstracts, PAIS International, Philosophers Index, Political Science, Pollution Abstracts, Social Services Abstracts, Sociological Abstracts, Worldwide Political Science Abstracts

• Mark your items by clicking the box next to the title of each citation
• When you are finished marking records, click on MarkedRecords [just to the right of the Browse tab]
• Click on "save/print/email"
• Choose your format (e.g. Full Format)
• Look to the right of the Save button, and select your "file format" (pc, macintosh, unix)
• Click on Save and choose a location for your saved file (e.g. desktop)
• Start EndNote and select a Reference Library
• Select Import from under the File menu
• Use the Choose-File button to select the citation file you previously downloaded
• Make sure the box that says "import option" lists the filter for your database
  • If the correct filter is not listed, click on the down-arrow, select Other Filters, and look for the CSA filter that matches your database [e.g. ERIC(CSA).enf]
  • If you do not see a filter for the CSA database you are using, look at the EndNote website, and download the correct filter into your EndNote filters folder
• Click on Import, and your citations will be imported

For more information on using EndNote filters with CSA databases, see: CSA Support: Bibliographic Managers

WilsonWeb

Databases:  Applied Science Full Text, Art Index, Art Retrospective, Education Full Text, General Science Full Text, Humanities Full Text, Readers' Guide Full Text, Social Sciences Full Text

• Mark your items by clicking the selection box next to each entry
• Click on Print-Email-Save
• Click + sign next to Export To Bibliographic Software: EndNote, Refworks
• Select "The EndNote Filter"
• Click Export
• Save the file to your hard disk
• Download the WilsonWeb filter from the EndNote website and put it in your EndNote filters folder
• Start EndNote and select a Reference Library
• Select Import from under the File menu
• Use the Choose-File button to select the citation file you previously downloaded
• Select the WilsonWeb filter as the "import option" -- You may need to click on "other filters" to see the WilsonWeb filter
• Click on Import and your citations will be imported

Listed below are database providers that use special "search and save" interfaces to import citations directly into EndNote. EndNote [Windows versions 4+] may require a special "export plug-in" to assist web browsers in exporting references directly into EndNote. First try importing citations without using the plug-in. If citations are not imported automatically, try the plug-in from Thomson.   [The plug-in is listed for use with ProCite, but it should also work with EndNote.] Once you have installed the plug-in, use the newest version of Internet Explorer or Netscape to connect to your desired database from the Indexes and Databases list. Then follow the instructions below to import your selected citations into EndNote.

EBSCO

Databases:  ATLA, Econlit, MLA Bibliography, PsycARTICLES, PsycINFO, SPORTDiscus

• Select your items by clicking the folder icon next to each entry
• Click on "folder has items"
• In the Folder Contents screen select items you want to export
• Click on "Export"
• Select "Direct Export to EndNote, ProCite or ReferenceManager"
• Click on "Save"
• If your browser prompts you to open the file or save it to disk, select OPEN
• EndNote will start up and prompt you to select a "reference library"
• Your citations will be imported

ENGINEERING VILLAGE

Databases:  Compendex, Inspec

• Select your items by marking the check boxes, or by "select all on this page", or by "select range"
• Select an output format: citation, abstract, or detailed-record
• Select the "download" output action
• In the popup window select the RIS download format and click download
• EndNote will start automatically, and prompt you to "select a reference library"
• Once you select a library the records are automatically imported

JSTOR

If you wish to export single citations, one at a time, follow the instructions for "single citation".

If you wish to select multiple citations and export them all at once, you must create a personal JSTOR account. At the JSTOR welcome screen click on "login", then "register". Then, follow the instructions for "multiple citations".

• Single Citation
  • Perform your search
  • Click "export this citation"
  • Select EndNote
  • Select Open and the Library to which you wish to export the citation
• Mutliple Citations
  • Perform your search
  • Mark the records you want to export
  • Click save citations
  • Select "Saved Citations" at the upper right of your screen
  • Select the citations you wish to export and select EndNote

  Note: Your citations will be saved in your MyJSTOR account until you actively delete them

PROQUEST

Databases:  ABI/INFORM, Dissertation Abstracts

• Select your items by clicking the selection box next to each entry
• Click the Marked List tab on the top row of the screen
• From the Marked List screen click on Export Citations
• Click on Export Directly To ProCite, EndNote or Reference Manager
• If your browser prompts you to open the file or save it to disk, select OPEN
• EndNote will start up and prompt you to select a "reference library"
• When you select a library the citations are automatically imported

THOMSON ISI

Databases:  Arts & Humanities Citation Index, Science Citation Index Expanded, Social Sciences Citation Index, Web of Science

• Select your items by clicking the selection box next to each entry
• In the MARK citations box, click SUBMIT
• Click on the MARKED LIST button
• The Web Of Science Marked Records Output Options menu displays
• Under Step 1 select the bibliographic info you wish to export
• Under Step 2 click the button EXPORT TO REFERENCE SOFWARE
• If your browser prompts you to open the file or save it to disk, select OPEN
• EndNote will start up and prompt you to select a "reference library"
• Your citations will be imported
  

EndNote versions 3+ have a built-in Z39.50 client that allows you to:

• Directly connect to Z39.50 compatible databases
• Search electronic indexes and databases
• Import bibliographic citations into EndNote

A "connection file" is used to facilitate the connection between EndNote and a database. Connection files for many library catalogs and publicly accessible databases are included in EndNote.

Note: Connection files are not available for subscription databases [such as Lexis-Nexis & Readers Guide] that are licensed for use by Boston University students, faculty and staff.

Return to the Z39.50 page.