Mozilla Firefox is the recommended browser for Mac users. There can be issues with exporting references to your EndNote Desktop library on a Mac via the Safari or Chrome browsers.
You can import references into your EndNote Desktop library from various search tools such as LibrarySearch, library databases (e.g.Scopus, Proquest Central and many more), Google Scholar and via the Capture Reference bookmarklet / plugin using EndNote Online. Click on the other tabs in this box for specific instructions.
Tips when importing references:
Major library databases such as ScienceDirect, PubMed, ERIC, ProQuest, EBSCOhost, Scopus, JSTOR, IEEE, Web of Science and Emerald allow direct export of references to your EndNote library. In other words, you can import references from many library databases into your EndNote Desktop library. Some examples of the words used by popular databases include: Send to; Export citation(s); Export; Export/Save; Save; Save to; EndNote.
If you wish, you can choose to sign in to Scopus to save your Export selection. Simply tick Save as preference for future sessions. You will automatically export your references to your EndNote library by selecting Export and My RIS settings.
Major library databases such as ScienceDirect, PubMed, ERIC, ProQuest, EBSCOhost, Scopus, JSTOR, IEEE, Web of Science and Emerald allow direct export of references to your EndNote library. In other words, you can import references from many library databases into your EndNote Desktop library. Some examples of the words used by popular databases include: Send to; Export citation(s); Export; Export/Save; Save; Save to; EndNote.
Ensure your EndNote Desktop library is open.
​Go to the RMIT University Library homepage and click on the Google Scholar tab. Press the Search Google Scholar button.
You can create a new reference for webpages, blogs and other online research materials.
You need to have an EndNote Online account before you can capture webpage information. See the instructions in the Setting up EndNote sync to set up your account.
If you ALREADY have the Capture Reference bookmarklet / plugin installed from previous times:
Tips:
References can be manually created in an EndNote Desktop library. Manual creation is needed if the reference you are using is not in LibrarySearch, library databases or Google Scholar, and if the reference cannot be captured by EndNote's Capture Reference tool. In such cases, the reference cannot be exported to your EndNote Desktop library.
Examples of a reference that may require manual creation would be: a report from a government department's website; an image from a website; artwork from a gallery or museum; podcasts; YouTube videos; social media posts; company or industry reports; and unpublished works such as lecture slides, students' own work or manuscripts.
To manually create a reference in your EndNote Desktop library:
- Windows: click the white cross to close the reference.
- Mac: click on the small red dot at top left to close the reference OR press together the Command [⌘] + W keys. If a pop-up message asks you if you want to save changes to the record, press Yes / OK.
Image: Manually create a reference in EndNote Desktop on Mac. Copyright © Clarivate. Used under licence.
You can:
For references to display correctly in most referencing styles, a certain number of bibliographic elements or minimum fields are required.
Your referencing style may require more fields. Refer to the Library's Easy Cite referencing guide for more details.
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