EndNote Basic

There are several ways to add citations to your EndNote Basics account:

• Directly from the Web of Science
• Importing from databases other than Web of Science
• Using Onlne Search from within EndNote Basic
• Manually

It is easy to import citations to your EndNote Online account from Clarivate Analytics' databases, such as Web of Science & BIOSIS.  After you've done your search in the database,

• Select references to import
• Click the Save to EndNote Online link above your results

• Sign in to EndNote Online, if you haven't already
• Select the format (we suggest Full Record)
• Click Send.

You can search some free databases, such as PubMed, directly through EndNote Online using the Online Search option. Although this saves you a few keystrokes, you also don't have access to the more advanced search tools the databases offer. We recommend using Online Search only for importing known references.

To search a database,

• Hover over Collect & select Online Search.
• Select the database you want to search from the dropdown menu or add to your list of favorites on the right.

• Click the Connect button.

In the Online Search window,

• Enter your search terms, using the dropdown menus to select appropriate fields & click Search.

To import the record(s),

• Select the new record(s) & add them to a group. "Unfiled" is appropriate if you don't want to put them in a specific group.

When you search databases or library catalogs, you need to export your citations differently. There are 2 methods:  direct export & import filters.

In CINAHL:

• Select references you want to export by adding them to a folder.
• In the folder, select them again.
• Click the Export icon.
• Select the Direct Export to EndNote Web option.
• Click the Save button on the left to have your references imported.

In PubMed:

• Select the references you wish to export.
• Click the Send to link.
• Select Citation manager.
• Click Create File button.
• Save the file to Downloads or anywhere that you will easily remember.

Then in EndNote Online:

• On the Collect tab, select Import References.
• At File:, click the Choose File button & search for the file you saved.
• From the Import Option menu, select the correct database. For PubMed, choose PubMed (NLM).
• At To:, select the group that you want to place the references in.
• Click the Import button.

You can manually enter citations for references that can't be electronically imported, such as book chapters or web sites.

• From Collect, select New Reference.
• Select the reference type from the drop-down menu,
• Enter enough information to create a citation (for example, chapter author, chapter title, book title, book authors/editors, date, publisher, page numbers).
• Click the Save button.