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Reference Manager 9.5 / 10 / 11 Import Filters and Output Styles
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To download a file using Internet Explorer:

a) Click on the filter. Save file.


You should check all references after importing them, as inconsistencies between records may result in some fields being imported incompletely or into the wrong field.

Thanks to Diane Lorenzetti, Community Health Sciences Librarian, University of Calgary, and Linda Slater, Librarian at the John W. Scott Health Sciences Library, University of Alberta for providing many of these filters.


FILTERS

Database Filter Notes
AARP Ageline (OVID) Age.cap Do not use Direct Export. Save as a text file (.txt) When saving files, under "fields" check "complete reference", and under "citation format" check "BRS Tagged".
Academic Search Premier
(EBSCO)
No filter needed
Use Direct Export
Click on Save to Disk, then the Bibliographic Manager tab. Choose Direct Export Format and Save.
ACP Journal Club (OVID) ACP.cap Do Not Use Direct Export. Save as a text file (.txt) When saving files, under "fields" check "complete reference", and under "citation format" check "BRS Tagged". Full text not included.
AIDSLINE
(Internet Grateful Med)
aidsline.cap You may choose any level of detail for records.
Save Records as "Tagged MEDLARS format" and ensure they are saved as text files (.txt).
Alt-Health Watch (EBSCO) AltHealth.cap Save files as "Bibliographic Format" and .txt.

This filter does not import full-text. Publication date will not parse properly. Record must be edited to move the publication year from the "other" field to the publication date field.
AMED - Allied and Complementary Medicine (OVID) AMED.cap Do not use Direct Export. When saving records in the Ovid Citation Manager, select Complete Reference in the Fields column and select BRS Tagged in the Citation Format column. Use the filter listed here to import.
Applied Science & Technology Index (Wilson) ApplIND.cap Choose FULL DISPLAY and save records as text files (.txt).
Article First (OCLC) See instructions at right To save the file, click on Direct Export, save as a text file (not Endnote or Refworks), then import into Reference Manager using the OCLC Cinahl.cap filter included with Reference Manager. The OCLC Articlefirst.cap filter does not work.
Biological Abstracts (ERL)BioAbs.capSave ALL Fields and select Record Number and Field Labels (select Short labels)
Save Records as text files (.txt).
CBCA (ERL) CBCA.cap Save ALL Fields and select Record Number and Field Labels (select Short labels)
Save Records as text files (.txt).
Cancerlit (OVID) OvidWeb.cap
(revised 04/08/2005)
Delete the OvidWeb.cap file in your Reference Manager Import folder. Save this file in the same folder. (unzip if you have downloaded the zipped version). Use Direct Export, choosing Complete Reference under fields and Direct Export under Citation Format. Click on Save.
CINAHL (OVID) OvidWeb.cap
(revised 04/08/2005)
Delete the OvidWeb.cap file in your Reference Manager Import folder. Save this file in the same folder. (unzip if you have downloaded the zipped version). Use Direct Export, choosing Complete Reference under fields and Direct Export under Citation Format. Click on Save. Journal records with discontinuous pagination will not parse correctly and will have to be manually edited. The problem may be indicated by an incorrect year, but not necessarily. The correct information should appear in the Notes field.
Cochrane Controlled Trials Register
(OVID)
CochraneTrials.cap Do Not Use Direct Export. Save as complete reference and BRS tagged and import text file.
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (OVID) OvidWeb.cap
(revised 04/08/2005)
Delete the OvidWeb.cap file in your Reference Manager Import folder. Save this file in the same folder. (unzip if you have downloaded the zipped version). Use Direct Export, choosing Complete Reference under fields and Direct Export under Citation Format. Click on Save.

Does not import full-text of review. Full-text of commentary can be saved on your hard-drive and a link to the file containing the full-text can be entered into the Web/URL field in the RefMan record. The file can then be opened from withing RefMan by using the Launch URL/File mini-button in the Web/URL fieldname.
NOTE: In-progress reviews will not have an abstract nor will they have and descriptors or subject headings.
Communications Abstracts (CSA) CommAbs.cap Select Full Record - No References and Save.
Compendex (Elsevier EI) No filter needed - use Direct Export Use Internet Explorer for Direct Export - direct export will not work in Mozilla and Netscape. Select your records. Choose detailed record from "choose format" selections. Click on Download. Choose RIS format and click on Download. Choose the appropriate Reference Manager database or open a new one. The references will be loaded directly into Reference Manager.
DARE (Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effectiveness)(OVID) DARE.cap Direct Export may be used. When Direct Export is not working, or when on a computer without Reference Manager, use this filter. When saving files, under "fields" check "complete reference", and under "citation format" check "BRS Tagged".

For some reason, OVID does not permit downloading of abstracts in DARE, therefore the abstracts cannot be imported into RefMan.
EconLit (EBSCO) EconLit.cap Save as a text file (.txt) and choose Bibliographic manager format. Full text not included.
EMBASE (OVID) OvidWeb.cap
(revised 04/08/2005)
Direct Export may be used. Delete the OvidWeb.cap file in your Reference Manager Import folder. Save this file in the same folder. (unzip if you have downloaded the zipped version). Use Direct Export, choosing Complete Reference under fields and Direct Export under Citation Format. Click on Save.
ERIC (ERL) ERIC.cap Save ALL Fields and select Record Number and Field Labels (select Short labels)
Save Records as text files (.txt).
Health Source (Ebsco)HealthSource.capDo not use Direct Export. Save as a text file (.txt) and choose Bibliographic manager format. Full text not included. Publication date will not parse properly. Record must be edited to move the publication year from the "other" field to the publication date field.
HealthStar (OVID) HealthStar.cap Direct Export may be used. When Direct Export is not working, or when on a computer without Reference Manager, use this filter. When saving files, under "fields" check "complete reference", and under "citation format" check "BRS Tagged".
Save Records as text files (.txt).
Index to Canadian Legal Literature (ERL)IndCanLeg.capSave ALL Fields and select Record Number and Field Labels (select Short labels)
Save Records as text files (.txt).
Ingenta-UncoverIngenta-Uncover.capDisplay your marked list, click on "Display for Download (ASCII)", then save as a .txt file.
Inspec (Axiom)No filter needed - use Direct Export.Use Internet Explorer for Direct Export - direct export will not work in Mozilla and Netscape. Select your records. Go to the Export Search Results box. Choose Reference Manager (RIS) under File Type. Choose to display results in Full. Choose to Save to Disk. Click on Export. Choose the appropriate Reference Manager database or open a new one. The results will be loaded directly into Reference Manager.
JSTOR JSTOR.cap When saving files, choose "as a text file" beside Export Citations and "Citation Manager" as the format. Click on Export and save file.
Medline (OVID) OvidWeb.cap
(revised 04/08/2005)
Direct Export may be used. Delete the OvidWeb.cap file in your Reference Manager Import folder. Save this file in the same folder. When using Direct Export, choose Complete Reference under fields and Direct Export under Citation Format. Click on Save. This filter will insert citation information in the correct fields, as well as deleting addendums like [Review] from the title for a cleaner bibliography.
PAIS (ERL) PAIS.cap Save ALL Fields and select Record Number and Field Labels (select Short labels)
Save Records as text files (.txt).
Papers First (OCLC)PapersFirst.capChoose Direct Export and save as a text file. Use the filter listed here to import into Reference Manager.
Philosophers Index (ERL) PhilosInd.cap Save ALL Fields and select Record Number and Field Labels (select Short labels)
Save Records as text files (.txt).
PsycINFO (OVID)OvidWeb.cap
(revised 04/08/2005)
Delete the OvidWeb.cap file in your Reference Manager Import folder. Save this file in the same folder. (unzip if you have downloaded the zipped version). Use Direct Export, choosing Complete Reference under fields and Direct Export under Citation Format. Click on Save.
PubMed PubMed.cap Search for your references. Click on the "Summary" pop-down list, and choose "MEDLINE" as your format.
Click on "Display" to put your data into the 2-letter tagged Medline format.
Click on Save, and save it as a TEXT file to your hard drive. Start RefMan and then import the text file using the PubMed import filter.
Social Sciences Abstracts (Wilson)SocSciAbs.capChoose FULL DISPLAY and save records as text files (.txt).
Social Work Abstracts
(ERL)
SWABS.cap Select short field labels and include record numbers when saving records.
Thesis/dissertation records will not parse cleanly, and will have to be manually edited.
Sociological Abstracts
(Cambridge Sci Abs)
None available Records from this database cannot presently be imported into Reference Manager. Please try to use other databases such as Social Sciences Abstracts to search and download records.
Sport Discus (Ebsco)Use Direct Export. No filter needed. Choose Bibliographic manager format.
Web of Science (ISI)No filter needed - use Direct Export.Select your records. Click on Submit Marks, then Marked List. Select the fields you want to include. Choose Export to Reference Software. Choose the appropriate database from the list or open a new one. The references will be imported directly into your Reference Manager database.
WorldCat (OCLC)See instructions at right To save file, choose Direct Export and save as a text file. Import into Reference Manager using the OCLC WorldCat.cap filter that comes with your Reference Manager program.


OUTPUT STYLES

Output StyleNotes
APA 5th Ed. The version of this output style included with Reference Manager 10 is incorrect - this version corrects both indentation and spacing. Format for electronic citations has also been corrected.



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