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SciFinder Scholar And EndNote

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H. Stephen McMinn

This document summarizes the process for importing records from the SciFinder Scholar database into EndNote. It involves exporting tagged text files from SciFinder searches and then using EndNote's import function along with the SciFinder (CAS) import filter to import the records into an EndNote library. The basic steps are to search SciFinder, save the results as a tagged text file, open the appropriate EndNote library, select import and choose the tagged text file and SciFinder (CAS) filter, and click import.

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SciFinder Scholar and EndNote Importing records from the American Chemical Society¡¯s SciFinder Scholar database into EndNote is accomplished via a Manual Import process utilizing a tagged text file export from the SciFinder Database and the SciFinder (CAS) import filter. Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) provides instructions for saving records for import into EndNote. For SciFinder 2007 ¨C https://www.cas.org/support/scifi/techsupport/2007/bibapps2007.html The basic steps for importing records are as follows: 1. Search SciFinder Scholar and mark articles of interest. 2. Click on the Save As button. The Save File As dialog box appears. You need to determine where you want to save the file. You also need to change the ¡°Save as type¡± to Tagged Format (*.txt). 3. Once the file of marked records is saved to your computer in the Tagged Format (*.txt), you are ready to import the records into EndNote. Launch EndNote and open the library in which you want to import the selected records form your search. 4. Select Import under the File Menu which opened the Import menu box. 5. Use the Choose File button to select the tagged (*.txt) file you saved from your search. 6. The next box, Import Option, use the pull down menu to select the SciFinder (CAS) import filter. If it is not displayed in the menu, choose the Other Filters¡­ option to bring up the Import Filters menu. Scroll through the menu until you locate the SciFinder (CAS) import filter from the Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS). 7. The final two options are Duplicates: and Text Translation: As for duplicates, you have the option to choose between Import All, Discard Duplicates, and Import to Duplicates Library. Leave Text Translation as the default, No Translation. 8. Click on the Import button to complete importing the records into the selected EndNote Library.

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SciFinder Scholar And EndNote

  • 1. SciFinder Scholar and EndNote Importing records from the American Chemical Society¡¯s SciFinder Scholar database into EndNote is accomplished via a Manual Import process utilizing a tagged text file export from the SciFinder Database and the SciFinder (CAS) import filter. Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) provides instructions for saving records for import into EndNote. For SciFinder 2007 ¨C https://www.cas.org/support/scifi/techsupport/2007/bibapps2007.html The basic steps for importing records are as follows: 1. Search SciFinder Scholar and mark articles of interest. 2. Click on the Save As button. The Save File As dialog box appears. You need to determine where you want to save the file. You also need to change the ¡°Save as type¡± to Tagged Format (*.txt). 3. Once the file of marked records is saved to your computer in the Tagged Format (*.txt), you are ready to import the records into EndNote. Launch EndNote and open the library in which you want to import the selected records form your search. 4. Select Import under the File Menu which opened the Import menu box. 5. Use the Choose File button to select the tagged (*.txt) file you saved from your search. 6. The next box, Import Option, use the pull down menu to select the SciFinder (CAS) import filter. If it is not displayed in the menu, choose the Other Filters¡­ option to bring up the Import Filters menu. Scroll through the menu until you locate the SciFinder (CAS) import filter from the Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS). 7. The final two options are Duplicates: and Text Translation: As for duplicates, you have the option to choose between Import All, Discard Duplicates, and Import to Duplicates Library. Leave Text Translation as the default, No Translation. 8. Click on the Import button to complete importing the records into the selected EndNote Library.