EndNote Basic

This guide describes how to access and use EndNote Basic, a citation management system, and gives a brief overview of the desktop versions of EndNote

Downloading Citations from ProQuest Databases

1. Do the search in a ProQuest Database. Click on the checkboxes next to the citations you want to save. Click on the button with three dots .

 

2. In the window that opens, choose EndNote.

This is a screenshot of the ProQuest windo that shows all save and export options. EndNote is circled in red

3. In the window that opens, set the Output to option to RIS, which is the generic file format for citation files in EndNote.

This is a screenshop of ProQuest showing the Export.Save Window. Output to RIS is outlined in red.

4. A file called something like ProQuestDocument.RIS will download.

5. Log in to your EndNote Basic Account. Hover over the  Collect tab and choose Import References. Choose the file that you just downloaded. Make sure that you choose ProQuest under the Import Filter option. Choose which group you want to import into under the To dropdown menu, and then click Import.

This page is a screenshop of EndNote showing how to import references

3. If the import is successful, the screen will tell you that one item has been imported into your group.

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