

You can also email, chat, or come talk to your librarians. If you’re having trouble don’t hesitate to look at the physical or virtual style guides that we have at the library.

Remember that in the end, you are responsible for the quality of your citations so make sure that they are complete and correct to the best of your ability. Different databases have different levels of metadata and different ways of organizing their metadata, which is why choosing the correct source for the bibliographic files you import into Mendeley matters - unless you use Direct Export, in which case the system decides this step for you.ĭifferent databases also have different levels of quality for metadata, so if you’re finding that some databases don’t provide all the information you need for a complete citation, you can 1) look to see if you are choosing the correct source for importing, 2) look to see if the missing information is incorrectly living in a different field, or 3) provide the missing information yourself. To do this, follow step 1 above, but in Step 2, click Save as type *.Mendeley depends on the database you’re using to provide the appropriate metadata in order to create a citation. Both Zotero and Mendeley accept XML format as well as *.RIS. You should also save your EndNote citation library as a *.XML file. You can now import into Zotero or Mendeley. Your EndNote citations are now saved under your file name as a *.RIS file. Then click on Output style:ģ) To ensure an *.RIS output, choose Select Another Style and search for and select RefMan (RIS) Export -> Choose:Ĥ) Now that you have selected .RIS file type, you must now ensure that you Save as type Text File (*.txt). Next, add.

Choose where on your PC you want to export your citation library. Next, click on File then select Export:Ģ) You need to select Output Style. The best way to do this is to EXPORT your current citation library as a *.xml or *.ris file.Įxporting your EndNote library as an *.RIS file:ġ) Select the citations or library you want to export. Almost all citation management tools are able to import citation libraries from other platforms without much trouble (EndNote -> Zotero EndNote -> Mendeley Zotero -> Mendeley Mendeley -> Zotero).
