: IMPORTING REFERENCES

In this list of examples you will be guided through the best ways to import references to Mendeley from the different databases that the UCN Library gives you access to

Find your database here: Database list Database list

- Academic Search Premier (EBSCO) - Proquest Research Library - Bibliotek.dk - SAGE journals online - Business Source (EBSCO) - ScienceDirect - Den Danske Forskningsdatabase - - Central - socINDEX with Full Text (EBSCO) - EBSCO eBook Collection - SPORTDiscuss with Full Text (EBSCO) - EconLit (EBSCO) - SpringerLink - Education Research Complete (EBSCO) - Teacher Reference Center (EBSCO) - ERIC (EBSCO) - UC Viden - - ucnbib.dk - IEEE xplore - Wiley Online Library - Karnov

- Newspaper articles - Web pages - Law sources Installation guide: Mendeley Web Importer

With Mendeley Web Importer added to your browser you can easily import reference from a number of databases.

Find a simple installation guide at Mendeleys web page. Newspaper articles – add manually Open Mendeley Desktop 1. Select the arrow by Add and select Add Entry manually 2. Select Newspaper Article in the drop-down-menu Type 3. Fill in the fields Title, Authors, Publication, Year, Pages, Day, Month 4. Press Save

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Use Mendeleys Web Importer or the book mark Save to Mendeley Installation guide: while your browser shows the web page, you would like to Mendeley Web Importer import a reference to.

Pieces of information might be missing, which you should add right away before pressing Save Is the title correct?

Add author: Author Note! Check which information a name or responisble reference to at web page should contain organisation according to your citation style! See ucnbib.dk. Add year: When was the web page edited last? Is a publish date available? If a publish date isn’t available : Write n.d. (= no date) Law sources - add manually

The method to make references to law sources depends on which citation style you use.

In these videos it will be demonstrated how you make references to Danish law sources using Mendeley depending on whether you use:

APA (1:33) Chicago (2:17) EBSCO databases

Use Mendeleys Web Importer or the book mark Save to Mendeley

either in the result list or in the detailed record of the individual result

Installation guide: Mendeley Web Importer Bibliotek.dk

1. Click the title to show additional information 2. Select Export to to the right 3. Select Export in RIS-format (to Mendeley, … Open the RIS file using Mendeley Desktop

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Use Mendeleys Web Importer or the book mark Save to Mendeley

either in the result list or in the detailed record of the individual result

Installation guide: Mendeley Web Importer Ebook Central

Use Mendeleys Web Importer or the book mark Save to Mendeley

in the detailed record of the individual result

Installation guide: Mendeley Web Importer EBSCO eBook Collection

1. Use the method Export to the right in the detailed record of the individual result 2. Select the top option Direct Export in RIS Format (e.g. , EasyBib… 3. Press Save and open the RIS file using Mendeley

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1. 3. Google Scholar

Use Mendeleys Web Importer or the book mark Save to Mendeley

in the result list

Installation guide: Mendeley Web Importer IEEE Xplore

Use Mendeleys Web Importer or the book mark Save to Mendeley

in the detailed record of the individual result

Installation guide: Mendeley Web Importer Infomedia/ Newspaper articles

Infomedia doesn’t give you the option to export references. This means you will need to use an alternative method: - Try to find the article using Bibliotek.dk and use the import method of the database (in Bibliotek.dk you will be able to find articles from the seven biggest national newspapers) - Or you must add the reference manually Karnov/Retsinformation

Karnov and Retsinformation doesn’t give the option to export references. This means that you need to add the references manually. ProQuest Research Library

1. Use the fuction Save A. either in the result list, after ticking off one or multiple results B. or in the detailed record of the individual result 2. Select RIS in the list, press Continue and Open the RIS file using Mendeley Desktop

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2. SAGE journals online

Use Mendeleys Web Importer or the book mark Save to Mendeley

either in the result list or in the detailed record of the individual result

Installation guide: Mendeley Web Importer ScienceDirect

Use Mendeleys Web Importer or the book mark Save to Mendeley

either in the result list or in the detailed record of the individual result

Installation guide: Mendeley Web Importer Scopus

Use Mendeleys Web Importer or the book mark Save to Mendeley

either in the result list or in the detailed record of the individual result

Installation guide: Mendeley Web Importer Springer Link

Use Mendeleys Web Importer or the book mark Save to Mendeley

either in the result list or in the detailed record of the individual result

Installation guide: Mendeley Web Importer UC Viden

1. Use the function Citér in the detailed record of the individual result 2. Select RIS in the list and open the RIS file with Mendeley Desktop

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2. ucnbib.dk Use the function Export in RIS-format in the result list under the individual result. Open the RIS file using Mendeley Desktop Wiley Online Library

Use Mendeleys Web Importer or the book mark Save to Mendeley

either in the result list or in the detailed record of the individual result

Installation guide: Mendeley Web Importer Guide: Open the file using Mendeley

Import the reference to Mendeley Desktop using one of the following options:

RIS files - The first time you select Open with and then select Mendeley Desktop. From now on all you need to do is to click on the RIS files, and they will automatically open and get placed in your Mendeley library. (Alternatively you can import them like .txt-files)

.txt-files - Either pull the file into Mendeley (drag & drop) - Or select Add and choose the saved.txt-fil