This page gives information about the methods needed to export references from each of our databases into a Desktop EndNote library. Most will use the Direct Export method but sometimes the steps for doing this are not obvious, so we have added detail where necessary. The box on the right below outlines the methods for adding references to EndNote.
Database name | Export info |
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AACC International Approved Methods of Analysis | Not supported |
ABI/INFORM Collection (ProQuest) |
Direct Export - click on the 'Cite' button after selecting the references and click 'EndNote'. |
Academic Video Online | Direct Export - when viewing the full details of an item, select 'Cite' and then 'Export list'. You can also mark multiple items for export using the 'Select item' option. |
ACLS Humanities E-book | Not supported |
ACM Digital Library | Direct Export |
ACS Journals & Magazines | Direct Export |
agCensus | Not supported |
AgEcon Search |
Download and import following these steps:
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AIS Electronic Library | Not supported |
Amadeus | Not supported |
American National Biography | Not supported |
L'Annee Philologique | Direct Export - select the '.ris - Research Information Systems Format' |
Archives Unbound | Direct Export - click on the 'Cite' option and then 'Download RIS' |
ArticleFirst | Direct Export |
Arts and Humanities Citation Index | Direct Export |
ASHRAE | Not supported |
BankFocus | Not supported |
BAR Digital Collection | Not supported |
BCIS Online | Not supported |
BCIS Running Costs Online | Not supported |
Bibliography of British and Irish History (BBIH) | Direct Export - select the '.ris - Research Information Systems Format' |
Bibliography of the History of Art (BHA) / Repertoire de la litterature de l'art (RILA) |
Direct Export by following these steps:
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Bioline International | Not supported |
Biomed Central | Direct Export |
BIOSIS Previews | Direct Export |
Book Citation Index | Direct Export |
Book History Online (Brill Online) |
Direct Export - follow these steps:
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Box of Broadcasts (BoB) | Not supported |
Brill's New Pauly (Brill Online) | Direct Export - register for a personal account and then use the Export Citation link. |
Britannica Academic | Not supported |
Britannica ImageQuest | Not supported |
British Academy Scholarship Online | Direct Export |
British Cartoon Index | Not supported |
British Education Index (EBSCOhost) |
Direct Export - following these steps:
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British History Online | Not supported |
British Library Newspapers | Direct Export - once viewing the full item, click on the 'Cite' option at the top of the screen. Select 'Download RIS'. |
British Library Sounds | Not supported |
British Literary Manuscripts Online | Direct Export - select the citation you want to export and click 'Citation Tools' and select 'EndNote'. |
British Periodicals (ProQuest) |
Direct Export - click on the 'Cite' button after selecting the references and click 'EndNote'. |
British Pharmacopoeia | Not supported |
British Philosophy: 1600-1900 | Direct Export |
British Standards Online | Not supported |
BUFVC Search | Not supported |
Business Source Complete (EBSCOhost) |
Direct Export - following these steps:
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Database name | Export info |
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CAB Abstracts | Direct Export |
Cambridge Companions | Direct Export |
Cambridge Core | Direct Export |
Cambridge Histories Online | Direct Export |
Census Datasets | Not supported |
CentAUR | Direct Export |
Chicago Manual of Style Online | Not supported |
Child Development & Adolescent Studies (EBSCOhost) |
Direct Export - following these steps:
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Churchill Archive |
Direct Export - click on the 'Citations' button at the top right of the screen. Click 'Export citation'. Note that due to the nature of the documents included in this resource only limited information is downloaded and you may need to edit it. |
CIS (Construction Information Service) | Not supported |
The Cochrane Library | Direct Export |
Conference Proceedings Citation Index | Direct Export |
Credo Reference | Not supported |
Current Chemical Reactions | Direct Export |
Current Contents Connect | Direct Export |
D&B Hoovers | Not supported |
Daily Mail (Gale) |
Direct Export - click on the 'Cite' button at the top of the screen and select 'Download RIS'. |
Daily Mail Historical Archive, 1896-2004 (Gale) | Direct Export - click on the 'Cite' option at the top of the screen, then select 'Download RIS' |
Data Citation Index | Direct Export |
Derwent Innovations Index | Direct Export |
DETAIL Inspiration | Not supported |
Digimap | Not supported |
Digital National Security Archive (ProQuest) |
Direct Export - click on the 'Cite' button after selecting the references and click 'EndNote'. |
Drama Online | Not supported |
Database name | Export information |
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Early European Books (ProQuest) | Direct Export - click on the 'Cite' button after selecting the references and click 'EndNote'. |
Ebook Central | Direct Export - go to the book details page and select 'Cite Book' from the left-hand menu. Click on the 'EndNote/Citavi' button. |
EBSCOhost eBook Collection | Direct Export |
ECCO (Eighteenth Century Collections Online) | Direct Export |
EconLit (EBSCOhost) |
Direct Export - following these steps:
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The Economist | Not supported |
The Economist (Gale) |
Direct Export - click on the 'Cite' button at the top of the screen and select 'Download RIS'. |
The Economist Historical Archive (Gale) | Direct Export - click on the 'Cite' button at the top of the screen and select 'Download RIS'. |
Education Abstracts (EBSCOhost) |
Direct Export - following these steps:
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Education Research Complete (EBSCOhost) |
Direct Export - following these steps:
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Educational Administration Abstracts (EBSCOhost) |
Direct Export - following these steps:
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EEBO (Early English Books Online) (ProQuest) | Direct Export - click on the 'Cite' button after selecting the references and click 'EndNote'. |
Electronic Enlightenment | Direct Export - click on the pencil 'Cite this person' icon on the left of the screen and select 'Export'. |
Emerald | Direct Export - select the relevant references and click 'download RIS' at the top of the list. |
Emerging Sources Citation Index | Direct Export |
Enterprise | Use the Online Search within EndNote after downloading the U-Reading connection file (see the 'Adding references to Desktop EndNote' box for more information. |
ERIC (EBSCOhost) |
Direct Export - following these steps:
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ESTC (English Short Title Catalogue) | Not supported |
EThOS | Not supported |
European Views of the Americas: 1493-1750 (EBSCOhost) |
Direct Export - following these steps:
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Fame | Not supported |
FAOSTAT | Not supported |
Financial Times (ProQuest) | Direct Export - click on the 'Cite' button after selecting the references and click 'EndNote'. |
Financial Time Historical Archive (Gale) | Direct Export - click on the 'Cite' button at the top of the screen and select 'Download RIS'. |
Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) Daily Reports 1974-1996 | Direct Export |
FSTA (Food Science and Technology Abstracts) | Direct Export |
Database name | Export information |
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Gale eBooks | Direct Export - click on the 'Cite' button at the top of the screen and select 'Download RIS'. |
Gale General OneFile | Direct Export - click on the 'Cite' button at the top of the screen and select 'Download RIS'. |
Gale Literature | Direct Export - click on the 'Cite' button at the top of the screen and select 'Download RIS'. |
Gale NewsVault | Direct Export - click on the 'Cite' button at the top of the screen and select 'Download RIS'. |
Gale OneFile: News | Direct Export - click on the 'Cite' button at the top of the screen and select 'Download RIS'. |
Gale Primary Sources | Direct Export - click on the 'Cite' button at the top of the screen and select 'Download RIS'. |
Google Scholar |
Direct Export To download one reference at a time to EndNote:
To download multiple references:
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GreenFile (EBSCOhost) |
Direct Export - following these steps:
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The Guardian and The Observer (LexisLibrary) | Not supported |
The Guardian and The Observer (ProQuest) | Direct Export - click on the 'Cite' button after selecting the references and click 'EndNote'. |
Hansard 1803-2005 | Not supported |
HeinOnline | Direct export |
Historical Association | Not supported |
Historical Texts | Direct export |
Hoover's Company Profiles | Direct Export - click on the 'Cite' button after selecting the references and click 'EndNote'. |
Database name | Export information |
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IBSS (ProQuest) | Direct Export - click on the 'Cite' button after selecting the references and click 'EndNote'. |
IBISWorld | Not supported |
ICE Virtual Library | Direct Export - select 'Cite This' and 'EndNote'. Click on 'Download article citation data'. |
IEEE Xplore | Direct Export |
IMB (International Medieval Bibliography) | Direct Export - select the '.ris - Research Information Systems Format' |
The Independent (Gale) | Direct Export - click on the 'Cite' button at the top of the screen and select 'Download RIS'. |
The Independent Historical Archive | Direct Export - click on the 'Cite' button at the top of the screen and select 'Download RIS'. |
Independent Voices | Not supported |
Index Chemicus |
Direct Export |
Ingirdnet.com | Not supported |
International Herald Tribune Historical Archive, 1887-2013 | Direct Export - click on the 'Cite' button at the top of the screen and select 'Download RIS'. |
International Historical Statistics Online | Not supported |
IOPscience | Direct Export - click on the 'RIS' button underneath the abstract (it is not possible to select multiple references to download) |
isurv | Not supported |
Iter Gateway to the Middle Ages & Renaissance | Not supported |
Kanopy | Not supported |
Database name | Export information |
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LexisLibrary | Not supported |
Library Hub Discover (Jisc) | Direct Export |
Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts (EBSCOhost) |
Direct Export - following these steps:
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LLBA (Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts) (Proquest) | Direct Export - click on the 'Cite' button after selecting the references and click 'EndNote'. |
Loeb Classical Library | Not supported |
London Broadcasting Company/Independant Radio Audio Archive | Download and import using the 'BibTex' import option. |
Manchesterhive | Direct Export |
Mass Observation Online | Direct Export (although only brief information is exported) |
MathSciNet |
Download and import by following these steps:
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Max Planck Encyclopedia of Public International Law | Not supported |
MedicinesComplete | Not supported |
Medline (Web ofScience) | Direct Export |
Migration to New Worlds | Direct Export |
Mintel Reports | Not supported |
MLA (Modern Language Association International Bibliography) (EBSCOhost) |
Direct Export - following these steps:
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Database name | Export information |
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Nineteenth Century Books from the British Library Collection | Direct export |
Nineteenth Century UK Periodicals (Gale) | Direct Export - click on the 'Cite' button at the top of the screen and select 'Download RIS'. |
OECD Statistics |
Not supported |
OED (Oxford English Dictionary) | Direct Export |
Official Methods of Analysis of AOAC Inernational | Not supported |
OGEL - Global Energy Law & Regulation Portal | Not supported |
Orlando Women's Writing in the British Isles | Not supported |
Osiris | Not supported |
Oxford Art Online |
Direct export Only possible to export one record at a time. Click on the 'Cite' button which looks like a pencil and select 'EndNote'. The reference details will need checking. |
Oxford Bibliographies |
Direct export. Only possible to export one record at a time. |
Oxford Dictionaries | Although there is an export option for EndNote it downloads as text file and only gives minimal information. |
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography |
Direct export Only possible to export one record at a time. Click on the 'Cite' button which looks like a pencil and select 'EndNote'. The reference details will need checking. |
Oxford Handbooks Online |
Direct Export Only possible to export one record at a time. Click on the 'Cite' button and select '.enw (EndNote)'. The reference details may need checking. |
Oxford Music Online |
Direct export Only possible to export one record at a time. Click on the 'Cite' button which looks like a pencil and select 'EndNote'. The reference details will need checking. |
Oxford Reference |
Direct export Only possible to export one record at a time. Click on the 'Cite' button which looks like a pencil and select 'EndNote'. The reference details will need checking. |
Oxford Research Encyclopedias |
Direct export Only possible to export one record at a time. Click on the 'Cite' button which looks like a pencil and select 'EndNote'. The reference details will need checking. |
Oxford Scholarly Authorities on International Law | Not supported |
Oxford Scholarly Editions Online |
Direct export Only possible to export one record at a time. Click on the 'Cite' button which looks like a pencil and select 'EndNote'. The reference details will need checking. |
Oxford Scholarship Online |
Direct Export Only possible to export one record at a time. Click on the 'Cite' button and select '.enw (EndNote)'. The reference details may need checking. |
Database name | Export information |
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Parliament Rolls of Medieval England | Not supported |
Passport | Not supported |
Perdita Manuscripts |
Not supported |
Periodicals Archive Online (PAO) (ProQuest) | Direct Export - click on the 'Cite' button after selecting the references and click 'EndNote'. |
PhilPapers | Direct Export |
Physical Review Online Archive (PROLA) | Direct Export |
Picture Post Historical Archive, 1938-1957 (Gale) | Direct Export - click on the 'Cite' button at the top of the screen and select 'Download RIS'. |
Political Extremist and Racism | Direct Export - click on the 'Cite' button at the top of the screen and select 'Download RIS'. |
Project MUSE |
Direct Export following these instructions:
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ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global | Direct Export - click on the 'Cite' button after selecting the references and click 'EndNote'. |
ProQuest News & Newspapers | Direct Export - click on the 'Cite' button after selecting the references and click 'EndNote'. |
PsycARTICLES | Direct Export |
PsycINFO | Direct Export |
PTSDpubs (ProQuest) | Direct Export - click on the 'Cite' button after selecting the references and click 'EndNote'. |
Publications of the Hague Academy of International Law (BrillOnline) |
Direct Export - register for a personal account and then use the Export Citation link. |
PubMed | Direct Export - select 'Send To' and 'Citation Manager'. |
Punch Historical Archive 1841-1992 (Gale) | Direct Export - click on the 'Cite' button at the top of the screen and select 'Download RIS'. |
Database name | Export information |
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Radius Data Exchange | Not supported |
reaxys |
Direct Export To use the Export option you must login with a personal account, the institutional login option doesn't work. Once logged in, select the references you would like to download and click on the 'Export' option above the results. Choose the format 'Literature Management Systems'. There is a limit of 25 exports a day. |
Routledge Handbooks Online |
Direct Export For single items click 'Cite' and 'Download Citation. For multiple citations register for a personal account and use the 'Add to Shortlist' button to mark items. When viewing your shortlist select 'Download Citations'. |
Routledge Historical Sources: History of Feminism | Not supported. |
RSC | Direct Export |
Sage Business Cases | Direct Export |
Sage Journals | Direct Export |
Science Citation Index | Direct Export |
ScienceDirect | Direct Export - select the 'RIS Format' |
SciFinder |
Direct Export - after selecting relevant references click on the 'Download Results' button and select 'Citation (.ris)' from the File Type menu. |
SciVal | Not supported |
Scopus | Direct Export - select the 'RIS Format' |
Screen Studies Collection (ProQuest) | Direct Export - click on the 'Cite' button after selecting the references and click 'EndNote'. |
Seventeenth and Eighteenth Century Burney Collection (Gale) | Direct Export - click on the 'Cite' button at the top of the screen and select 'Download RIS'. |
Shakespeare Survey | Direct Export |
Sketch Engine | Not supported |
Social Sciences Citation Index | Direct Export |
Specify-it | Not supported |
SpringerLink | Direct Export - one reference at time. Check details carefully as some fields may be missing or incomplete. |
Springer Protocols | Direct Export - one reference at time. Check details carefully as some fields may be missing or incomplete. |
Statista | Not supported |
Database name | Export information |
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Taylor & Francis E-books | Direct Export |
Taylor & Francis Online | Direct Export |
TDM - Transnational Dispute Management |
Not supported |
The Telegraph Historical Archive (Gale) | Direct Export - click on the 'Cite' button at the top of the screen and select 'Download RIS'. |
The Times & The Sunday Times (LexisLibrary) | Not supported |
The Times & Sunday Times Digital Archives (Gale) | Direct Export - click on the 'Cite' button at the top of the screen and select 'Download RIS'. |
The Times Literary Supplement Historical Archive (Gale) | Direct Export - click on the 'Cite' button at the top of the screen and select 'Download RIS'. |
Thesaurus Linguae Graecae (TLG) | Not supported |
Translated Texts for Historians E-Library | Not supported |
TRILT |
Download and import following these steps:
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Trismegistos | Not supported |
TVTiP: TV Times Project 1955-1985 |
Download and import following these steps:
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UK Data Service | Not supported |
U.K. Parliamentary Papers | Not supported |
Visible Body | Not supported |
vLexJustis | Not supported |
Database name | Export information |
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The Washington Post (ProQuest) | Direct Export - click on the 'Cite' button after selecting the references and click 'EndNote'. |
Web of Science | Direct Export |
Web of Science Core Collection |
Direct Export |
Westlaw UK | Direct Export (only UK/EU journal data) |
Who's Who & Who Was Who | Not supported |
Wiley Digital Archives BAAS Collection | Direct Export - click 'Citation Tools' and 'Export to EndNote'. Note that due to the nature of the documents in this resource only limited information is downloaded and you may need to edit it. |
Wiley Online Library | Direct Export |
Wittgenstein: complete correspondence | Not supported |
WorldCat | Direct Export |
Worldwide Political Science Abstracts (ProQuest) |
Direct Export - click on the 'Cite' button after selecting the references and click 'EndNote'. |
Zephyr | Not supported |
Zoological Record | Direct Export |
Direct export is the easiest way to get references from a database into your EndNote library.
Note: this will not download the full-text.
See our getting started guide for instructions on using direct export:
For information about exporting from a specific database, take a look at our page:
If a database does not provide a direct export feature it is usually possible to save the references in a suitable format that can be imported into EndNote.
The import option will map the information in each downloaded reference to the corresponding fields in EndNote. Because the information in each database is organised in different ways, there is a different import option for each database. EndNote comes with a range of import options, others are available to download for Desktop EndNote from the EndNote Import Filters download site (see below).
Once your references are imported, open a couple to make sure the fields have been filled in correctly.
See the following guide for step-by-step instructions:
To find out which import option to use for your database:
Getting additional filters for importing references
If the filter you need is not included in the list provided with EndNote, check whether it is available to download using the link below.
Saving your additional filters
Once your selected filter has been downloaded click on it to open. Go to 'File' and 'Save as' and 'Save'. This should save it into a location where EndNote can find it and use it. If you have any issues using the filter make sure it is saved in one of the following locations.
On your own computer
Save the file into the Filters folder in the EndNote program folder on your computer.
On a Windows computer browse to your Local Disk (C:), open the 'Program Files (x86)' folder, then the 'EndNote 20' folder and then the 'Filters' folder and save it there.
On an Apple Mac computer go to the Applications area and open the 'EndNote 20' folder and then the 'Filters' folder and save it there.
For University computers you don’t have admin rights on
Save the file to your personal folders on your computer. This is in Documents\EndNote\Filters (you might need to create the EndNote\Filters folders if they don't already exist).
The EndNote Online search uses connection files to allow you to connect directly to a database from within EndNote and download into your Library.
We do not recommend using the EndNote Online Search to find references because:
Searching a database directly and then using Direct export to get the references into your library is the best method, or downloading and importing references if the first option is not available.
However, the Online Search can work well when searching Library catalogues. It is possible to use it to download records from our own catalogue. For best results make sure that your search is specific and well constructed - too general a search might retrieve thousands of useless records and it not easy to refine your search once you have your results.
See our guide for instructions on using the Online Search to download references from our catalogue. Note that it also possible to search Enterprise directly and select 'Export to EndNote (RIS)' from the Actions menu.
If you don't already have the 'U Reading' in the list of Online Search connections you will need to download our connection file via the link below.
Once your selected connection file has been downloaded click on it to open. Go to 'File' and 'Save as' and 'Save'. This should save it into a location where EndNote can find it and use it. If you have any issues using the file make sure it is saved in one of the following locations.
On your own computer
Save the file into the Connections folder in the EndNote program folder on your computer.
On a Windows computer browse to your Local Disk (C:), open the 'Program Files (x86)' folder, then the 'EndNote 20' folder and then the 'Connections' folder and save it there.
On an Apple Mac computer go to the Applications area and open the 'EndNote 20' folder and then the 'Connections' folder and save it there.
For University computers you don’t have admin rights on
Save the file to your personal folders on your computer. This is in Documents\EndNote\Connections (you might need to create the EndNote\Connections folders if they don't already exist).
Please note that this is connecting to the Unicorn catalogue (which just holds details of the University Library books and journals) and not the Enterprise catalogue. It is also possible to download directly from Enterprise. Run your search on Enterprise and look for the 'Export to EndNote (RIS)' option under the 'Actions' menu when viewing your results.