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Importing WilsonWeb Records into EndNote

If you have EndNote on the computer where you do your searching WilsonWeb has a feature called Direct Export. This allows you to search and select citations and export them directly to Endnote.
  1. Mark desired records by clicking in the box to the left of each record.
  2. Click PRINT/SAVE/EMAIL on the left hand menu bar.
  3. Click in the box next to EXPORT TO BIBLIOGRAPHIC SOFTWARE....
  4. Click in the circle next to THE ENDNOTE FILTER.
  5. Click EXPORT.
  6. You will be prompted for your EndNote Library. Select the desired library.
  7. The filter box will appear. Select the WILSONWEB filter and your records will be exported automatically into EndNote.

Saving WilsonWeb Records for transfer to EndNote

  1. Mark desired records or save/email the entire list.
  2. Click PRINT/SAVE/EMAIL on the left hand menu bar.
  3. Click SAVE OPTIONS.
  4. At the FIELDS box select desired choice. Note: You cannot import Full-text into EndNote.
  5. At the FORMAT: box select FOR EXPORTING TO BIBLIOGRAPHIC SOFTWARE.
  6. Click SAVE.
  7. Save records as a text file, with the filename plus the extension .txt in the FILE NAME Box.
    Example: myfile.txt
  8. Click SAVE.
    **If emailing records, you must then save them with a file name from your email program before importing them into EndNote.

Importing Your Saved WilsonWeb File into EndNote

  1. Open Endnote.
  2. Open your EndNote database.
  3. At the menu bar select FILE and IMPORT.
  4. Click CHOOSE FILE and select your WilsonWeb text file.
  5. Click OPEN.
  6. Select REFMAN RIS from IMPORT OPTION: pull-down menu
    If filter is not found in pull-down menu, click on OTHER FILTERS, highlight the REFMAN RIS filter and click CHOOSE.
  7. Click IMPORT.

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