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MLA International Bibliography via Ebsco

Direct Export | Saving References to Import | Importing references into Endnote using a filter file | Mac filter

Direct export of references into EndNote:

  • Perform your search
  • Select the references you wish to save by clicking on the add box to the right of each citation.
  • Click on the folder icon at the top
  • Click on export
  • Select the second option Direct export to Endnote, Procite, or Reference Manager
  • Click on save
  • Endnote will automatically open
  • The Select a Reference Library dialogue box will appear
  • Find the required library and click open
  • The references will be imported into your EndNote Library. Double click on any of the entries and check to see if all of the information has been imported into the correct EndNote fields and is complete. The date field is likely to need deletion or editing. Some forms of punctuation will not import properly and will need editing, eg apostrophes and dashes.

Saving references to import into EndNote:

  • Perform your search
  • Select the references you wish to save by clicking on the add box to the right of each citation.
  • Click on the folder icon at the top
  • Click on export
  • Select the last option Generic bibliographic management software
  • Click on save
  • Now save the file as a text .txt file

Importing references into EndNote using a filter file:

  • Open Endnote
  • File>Open
  • Choose a reference library in the Select a Reference Library window
  Select an Endnote Library  

  • Click Open.
  • File > Import…
  • The Import dialog box opens:
  • Click Choose File and browse to the downloaded .txt file of references you wish to import.
  Import Box  
  • At Import Option choose the appropriate filter.
  • If the correct filter is not displayed in the picklist, click Other Filters...
  • The Filter Manager opens.
  • Select the filter MLA Intl Bib (EBSCO) and click Choose
  • Click Import
  • The citations from the database should now be in your Endnote library. Check the imported references to ensure that the data has been imported correctly. References from some databases will require manual editing.

 

Mac information

“Direct Export does not work with a Mac; nor does the MLA Ebsco filter provided in Endnote. You will need to save the records in MLA (Ebsco), and then import them into EndNote using an amended filter.  Click here to download a Mac filter for MLA (Ebsco)"


Mac filter use instructions

Save records in MLA Ebsco:

  1. add the records you want to the folder
  2. view the folder
  3. mark the records again by clicking in the check boxes
  4. choose the direct export option.
  5. make sure direct export to EndNote is chosen, then click on "save"
  6. it will save to the desktop maybe under the name "delivery"
    Use the "Import" option under the file command in EndNote and choose the MLA Mac filter.
Known Problems:
  1. When the records are being saved in Ebsco to an EndNote recognisable format, diacritics are mangled.  You will need to manually correct diacritics.
  2. Page numbers for journal articles and chapters cannot be transferred to the EndNote record.  Only the start page of the article/chapter appears.  You will need to manually correct this.
  3. There is no issue number for journal articles.  You will need to manually correct this.

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