A subset of supported services is listed below with their recommended output
formats. Note that all files must be saved as plain text (.txt) files
before importing into your library.
| Information Provider |
Recommended Download Format |
Import Options |
| CSA (formerly Cambridge Scientific Abstracts) |
From the CSA search results screen, click Save/Print/E-Mail. On the
Save/Print/E-Mail screen, select:
Record Format: Full Format
Save File Format: PC or Mac
Click Save. Your Web browser asks where to save the file. If your
Web browser lets you save in different file formats, make sure you
save as a Text Only (*.txt) file. |
Various filters for CSA databases provided |
| CAS SciFinder |
Save references in the Tagged Format (*.txt). |
SciFinder (CAS) filter |
| DIALOG |
Set your communication software's option to capture text. Use Dialog's
Format 5 with "tag" appended to the TYPE command -- type
"s1/5/1-20 tag". You must download data in Format 5. If
Format 5 is not available, try the "Full" format, which
is sometimes the same as Format 5. For questions concerning Dialog's
many formats, please contact Dialog's tech support. |
Various DIALOG filters provided |
| DIMDI |
Use the DLOAD command with report D1 (for example, DLOAD REPORT=D1) |
Various DIMDI filters provided |
| EBSCOhost |
- Within your folder, select the Export option.
- Select the generic bibliographic management software option.
- Use the File>Save as command to save a text file.
|
Various EBSCO filters provided |
| INIST |
- Click the Enregistrer button.
- Select the records you wish to download.
- Under Quels champs? choose "Tous les champs."
- Under Include choose "Numéro de notice et nom de la base
de données" and "Libellés abrégés."
- Click the Sauvegarde de notices button
|
Various INIST filters provided |
| Library of Congress |
Save references in the Tagged Format as a plain text (*.txt) file. |
OPAC (LoC) |
| Medscape |
After selecting the desired records and adding them to your clipboard,
click the Save or E-Mail Clipboard link. Save or e-mail your clipboard
in PC or Mac MEDLARS format as a plain text (*.txt) file. |
MEDLINE (Medscape) filter |
| OCLC FirstSearch-Web |
Mark those references to be saved and click Export. At the next
page, choose EndNote and then click Export. |
Various OCLC filters provided |
| Ovid Web |
- After selecting the references you wish to download, click
Results Manager.
- Choose the following options:
- Fields: Complete Reference
- Citation Format: Reprint/Medlars
- Click the E-Mail or Save action.
- Save using the linefeed option.
|
Various Ovid filters provided |
| Ovid for Windows |
Select the Options button from within the "Save Documents"
dialog box. From the list of options, choose the Output Format, then
click OK. On the next screen, choose Reprint Format. |
Various Ovid filters provided |
| PsycINFO at www.apa.org |
After marking the records you wish to download, choose Full PsycINFO
Record then click the Display Marked Records button. Select the text,
then copy and paste it into a text editor, saving the file it as plain
text (*.txt). |
PsycINFO (APA) filter |
| PubMed® |
- Display your search results in the MEDLINE® format by choosing MEDLINE from
the Display drop-down list box.
- Select File from the Send to drop-down
list box.
- Save the file as a plain text (*.txt) file.
|
PubMed (NLM) filter |
| RefWorks |
In RefWorks:
- Select the references to export.
- Select the RefWorks Tagged format.
- Click the Export to Text File button.
- Save the file in a location that will be accessible when importing later.
- In EndNote Web, follow the Importing References instructions using the RefWorks Import filter.
|
RefWorks Import |
| SilverPlatter WebSPIRS, Version 5 |
- Once you've obtained your search results, click Save.
Select the following Save Records options:
- Which fields?: All fields
- Include: Record number and database name
- Field labels: Short labels
- Click the Save Records button. Use your Web browser
to save the page as "Text Only" (do not save in HTML
format).
|
Various SilverPlatter filters provided |
| Web of Knowledge Alerts (ISI) |
- Use the ResearchSoft or Field Tagged
citation alert format.
- Save the e-mail alert as a plain text file.
|
ISI-CE |
| Wilson |
Select the following options:
- Select Saving, Citing and Formatting for bibliographic software.
- Select the set of marked records to export.
- Select All Citation Fields for the Fields option.
- Select Bibliographic Software for the Format option.
- Click Save.
|
WilsonWeb |
| WorldCat (OCLC) |
- Mark those references to be saved and click Export.
- Choose Text File.
- Click the Export button.
|
WorldCat (OCLC) |