Each time you export references from a search tool (e.g. library database, LibrarySearch, Google Scholar), the newly imported references will appear in the Recently Added folder within your EndNote Desktop library.
The references will also appear in the All References (master) folder.
Each time you export new references to your EndNote library, they will replace the previous references within Recently Added. All references will still permanently stay within All References unless you manually delete them.
To export references from a library database into your EndNote Desktop library:
1. Ensure your EndNote Desktop library is open.
2. Go to a library database of your choice, and do a search on a topic. For example, "polymer composites".
3. Mark or select the references from your search results that you would like to export into your EndNote Desktop library.
4. Use the database's Export function to export your selected references into your EndNote Desktop library. Different databases have different names for this exporting function, e.g. Send to; Export citation(s); Export; Export/Save; Save; Save to; EndNote [button].
5. If the Save As box appears to save the .ris file, save it to the desktop, then open it. Alternatively, you may have the option to open the .ris file rather than to save it. Your EndNote Desktop library must be open for this step.
6. Your database references have now been exported to your EndNote Desktop library.
Tip: Always check each exported reference to ensure that no information is incorrect or missing.
To export references from LibrarySearch into your EndNote Desktop library:
1. Ensure your EndNote Desktop library is open.
2. Do a search on a topic. For example, “polymer composites”.
3. Mark the records you want to export from LibrarySearch by pressing the 
on the right of each record. To export a single or individual reference, skip step 3 and instead select the EndNote
icon to the right of the reference. Then go to step 7.
4. Go to My Favourites by pressing the Pin 
on the top right corner of the screen.
5. Tick the records 
you want to import into your EndNote Desktop library.
6. Click the ellipses ... icon to right of the My Favourites just below the search box.
7. Click EndNote (RIS) Export 
.
8. Click the Encoding drop-down menu. Select the UTF-8 option. Press Download 
.
9. If the Save As box appears to save the .ris file, save it to the desktop, then open it. Alternatively, you may have the option to open the .ris file rather than to save it. Your EndNote Desktop library must be open for this step.
10. Your LibrarySearch references have now been exported to your EndNote Desktop library.
Tip: Always check each exported reference to ensure that no information is incorrect or missing.
To export references from Google Scholar into your EndNote Desktop library:
1. Ensure your EndNote Desktop library is open.
2. Navigate to Google Scholar from the library homepage (Find Resources > Other Sources > Search Google Scholar). If prompted, log in with your RMIT student / staff number and password. Logging on in this step will authenticate you as an RMIT student / staff member, so you can access the full-text of our online resources.
3. At the top right corner, click on Sign in 
and log in with your RMIT student / staff e-mail and password. You're now signed into your Google Scholar account -- you can Sign Out when finished. Logging on in this step will enable you to export multiple references simultaneously into your EndNote Desktop library.
4. Do a search on a topic. For example, “polymer composites”.
5. Click on the white star 
to select the references you want to export into your EndNote Desktop library. This will save the reference to My Library.
6. When a reference has been saved to My Library, the white star changes colour to blue 
. Clicking on the blue star removes the reference from My Library.
7. Click on My Library on top right corner.
8. Press Export 
and select EndNote. If the Save As box appears to save the .enw file, save it to the desktop, then open it. Alternatively, you may have the option to open the .enw file rather than to save it. Your EndNote Desktop library must be open for this step.
9. Your Google Scholar references have now been exported to your EndNote Desktop library.
Tip: Always check each exported reference to ensure that no information is incorrect or missing.
References can be manually created in an EndNote Desktop library. Manual creation is needed if the resource you are using is not in LibrarySearch, library databases or Google Scholar, and thus does not have the option to be exported into EndNote Desktop.
Examples of a reference requiring manual creation would be a report from a government department's website, information or images from other websites, 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:
1. Create a new reference: References > New Reference OR click 
on the right of the toolbar towards the top.
2. The default setting for new references is Journal Article 
. If you are using something else, you can change the reference type within the Reference Type drop-down list, e.g. Book, Book Section [for book chapters in edited books], Conference Paper, Web Page, etc.
3. Fill in the content for the fields you need. Then, File > Save or press Save button on the top right corner 
. Click the white/blue cross 
to close the reference.
4. The reference has now been manually created.
5. Now double-click the new reference to see its two tabs and various options: Summary, Edit:
You can:
NOTE:
For manual creation of a reference, the Minimum Fields handout specifies the minimum type of fields that are needed for different types of references. Your referencing style may require more fields, so you will need to be familiar with its requirements. You can learn how to reference in your style using the Library’s resources on Referencing.