Step by step instructions on importing into EndNote Web from
IBSS – International Bibliography of the Social Sciences
(EBSCO)
1. Add the items that you would like to
import into EndNote Web to a folder by
clicking on the Add to Folder option.
2. To view the results select the Folder
option at the top of the page.
3. Select the items you want to import into
Endnote Web by ticking the box to the left
of the title.
Click on the Export option.
4. Select the Direct Export to Endnote Web
option and click on Save.
Your references will be directly exported
into the Unfiled folder in Endnote Web.
Note(s):
You may need to manually enter the year and pages covered into the reference. Records for this database are all
imported as a journal article, and in some instances manual amendments are required for items that are not in this
format.
If the direct export option fails you may want to go through the following instructions.
1. Add the items that you would like to
import into EndNote Web to a folder by
clicking on the Add option.
2. To view the results select the Folder
option at the top of the page.
3. Select the items you want to import into
Endnote Web by ticking the box to the left
of the title.
Click on the Export option.
4. Select the Generic bibliographic
management software option and click on
Save.
Click on Save As on the internet browsers
File menu. Save the results as a text file
[*.txt] format onto your computer.
5. In your Endnote Web account click on the
Collect tab and then click Import
References.
6. On the Import References screen, click on
the Browse button and find the File you
have just saved, then click Open.
Now click on the Filter drop down menu and
select the Bus Source Prem (EBSCO) filter.
Click on the drop menu labeled To: and
choose the Group you want to add the
references to.
Finally click on the Import button. A
message confirms the references have been
successfully added.