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 |
| Gale |
- Perform your search and then mark references by
checking the boxes to the left of each record.
- Click Marked Items at the top of the page.
- Select Citation Tools from the Tools options.
- Select EndNote from the list of "Export to third party software" options.
- Click Export.
|
Refman RIS |
| 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® |
- In Pubmed, execute your searches to obtain search results.
- For multiple searches, select Clipboard from the Send
to drop down in the PubMed navigation bar and click the Add
to Clipboard button to save records as you work.
- On the search results page, use Send to: and select the
File destination, Medline format and any sort option.
- Click Create File.
- When the Save dialog box comes up for you to save the file to your computer,
click the Save button and save the file somewhere easily
accessible such as your desktop.
Note: If you use File>Save from your browser, instead
of the Send To pull down, the file will not import.
If you have a popup blocker enabled, you may need to disable the
popup blocker temporarily to allow the PubMed website to send you the
file.
|
PubMed (NLM) filter |
| RefWorks |
In RefWorks:
- Select the references to export.
- Select the Bibliographic Software (EndNote, Reference Manager, ProCite) option.
- Click the Export button.
- Save the file in a location that will be accessible when importing later.
- In EndNote online, follow the Importing References instructions using the RefMan RIS Import filter.
|
RefMan RIS |
| 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 Science™ Alerts |
- 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) |