…export Ovid citations into EndNote for Windows?

Answer

Use Ovid’s Results Manager to export Ovid search results directly into EndNote bibliographic database software.

Introduction

Start with an Ovid search, then export directly into EndNote for Windows.

Step-By-Step

  1. On the Library’s Home page, locate the Core Resources heading in the middle of the page, then click MEDLINE (Ovid).
  2. Under the Current Medline Files heading, click MEDLINE (1996-present).
  3. In the Ovid MEDLINE screen, perform your search. Click Display to see your search results.

    For more information on conducting Medline searches, the Health Sciences Library has live and online educational opportunities for Searching MEDLINE Using the Ovid Web Gateway.
  4. Select each listed item you want to export to your bibliographic database by clicking its checkbox. Click Results Manager or scroll to the bottom of the search display screen to view the Results Manager options.
    Results Manager has four sections:
    • Results: Specify which citations you’d like to download.



    • Fields: The default fields are the citation and abstract fields. If you’d like to use the MeSH headings as your EndNote keywords, select Citation+Abstract+ Subject Headings.



    • Result Format:

      Direct Export. Use this option if you’d like to directly export the citations into EndNote. EndNote must be installed on the same computer on which you are searching.

      Reprint/Medlars. Choose this format when you are using older software that does not support Direct Export (EndNote 3.x or below) or you are using a computer that doesn't have EndNote installed.

    • Actions:

      Click Save.

  5. From this point, there are different instructions depending on whether you are using Direct Export or Reprint/Medlars.

    When you choose Direct Export and have EndNote 4.x or above installed on your computer, select Export results to EndNote, Procite, or Reference Manager when prompted, then click Continue.
    • You will be prompted to choose the “library” (EndNote’s term for database) into which you want to import your citations. The default location for EndNote 9 libraries is C:\Program Files\EndNote 9.
    • The library will open, and you will be presented with only the citations you just imported into EndNote.
    • To see all of the citations in your library, from the References menu, select Show All References.
    When you choose Reprint/Medlars:
    • Select Windows Style Linefeeds.
    • Click Save. The citations you chose will be saved as “cites.txt” in the folder of your choice.
    • To import the file cites.txt into EndNote:
      • Open EndNote.
      • From the File menu, select and open the EndNote library into which you want to import the citations.
      • With the selected database open, from the File menu, select Import...
      • Click Choose file to locate the text file cites.txt.
      • From the dropdown menu for Import Option, select MEDLINE (OVID) as the export filter.
      • Click Import.

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      • The library will open, and you will be presented with only the citations you just imported into EndNote.
      • To see all of the citations in your library, from the References menu, select Show All References.

Resources

Help

For additional information about importing downloaded citations from Ovid into EndNote, contact the Reference Desk 434-924-5591 or cmhslref@gmail.com.