Import Options

EndNote's import options include:

• PDF File or Folder: Use to import references from a PDF file that has been downloaded to your hard drive. This option allows you to convert existing collections of PDF files into EndNote records with minimal typing or copying by extracting Digital Object identifiers (DOI) from PDF files. The system matches the content against the existing API services by capturing bibliographic content and creating new EndNote records. See Importing PDF Folders and Importing PDF Files to Create New References for specific instructions.
• EndNote Library: Used to import references from one EndNote library into another. If the library you are importing from is closed or locked, all references are imported. If  the library you are importing from is open, with read/write access, the showing references are imported. See Importing EndNote Libraries.
• EndNote Import: Used to import text files that have been downloaded from online databases or exported from EndNote using the EndNote format. See Creating a Tagged EndNote Import File for more information.
• Refer/BibIX: Used to import text files exported from the Refer or BibIX programs. The EndNote import format is based on the Refer/BibIX format.
• Tab-Delimited: Used to import text files in which the fields within a single reference are separated by tabs. For details see Creating a Tab-Delimited Format.
• Reference Manager (RIS): Used to import text files exported from Reference Manager or any other source that uses the RIS format. See Converting a Reference Manager Database to EndNote if you need to convert a Reference Manager database.
• ISI-CE: Used to import text files downloaded from Web of Science Core Collection and other Clarivate sources.

Note: See Searching the Web of Science Platform for information about directly retrieving Web of Science Core Collection records.

• Multi-Filter (Special): A special option for importing files that include references from multiple sources (see Identifiers).
• EndNote Generated XML: Used to import EndNote’s proprietary XML format.
• Other Filters: EndNote includes hundreds of import filters configured to import data from a variety of online databases. Most likely, the first time you import a file, you will not see the import filter that you need in this list. Select Other Filters from the Import Option list to find the filter that matches the source of the data you want to import. Import filters that you have recently used or chosen as your favorites will be listed in the Import Option list in the Import dialog.

See Choosing the Correct Import Filter for information about how to choose the filters to appear in the Import Option list.

• Use Connection File: EndNote provides the option of using a connection file as an import filter. This is useful if you need to import the Connection.log file generated by using EndNote’s Online Search command to search an online database. The Connection.log file should include all of the references from your previous session. See The Connect Log File for more information.

Note: See Introduction to Filters for information about creating and modifying import filters. All of the import filters (except Tab Delimited and EndNote Generated XML) can be modified.