SearchPlus is the discovery tool for the MSU Libraries and searches across our catalog (books, CDs, DVDs, government documents, journal titles, etc), our guides, and many (but not all) of our article databases.
To import citations into Mendeley, the most accurate way is to add selected records to a folder then use the SearchPlus export tool.
You can also use the Web Importer (WI) with moderate success.
Note - the Web Importer has a memory cache. Records will not necessarily be deleted from one saving session to the next. To clear the cache you will need to begin a new SearchPlus session. That, or save only the newly added records individually - they will be at the bottom of the list.
The Proquest platform contains over 80 databases, and it's very easy to export citations into Mendeley using the RIS format.
Individual articles:The Web Importer does NOT properly load the citation data.
Multiple articles (batch): Follow the above instructions, selecting as many articles as you wish to export.
Note: Articles with full text and/or the pdf will NOT download the full text or pdf file. Those must be saved separately and attached in the Mendeley Desktop.
The Web of Science (or Knowledge) platform hosts the databases Web of Science, Biological Abstracts, Cab Abstracts, and Food Science and Technology Abstracts (FSTA), and others.The ONLY database that will accurately load the FULL citation in batch mode is the Web of Science Core Collection. All other articles in the other databases need to be imported individually using the Web Importer (WI), but then information will be omitted from the record, whether it be the authors, source, vol/iss, date, etc.
To successfully export individual and multiple items in batches from the Web of Science Core Collection,
Note that even when marking records and saving them as a BibTex, the journal name is not exported into the Mendeley record. Scan the article citations once imported into the Mendeley Desktop to insure all the fields are properly populated.
For the other databases on the Web of Science platform
The EBSCOhost platform contains dozens of databases and includes articles, books, book chapters, ebooks, proceedings, etc.
Web Importer.
The Web Importer (WI) works for multiple ARTICLES from a list of results. It will correclty fill in citation information for each article.
The WI will NOT work for other file formats - books, chapters, conference proceedings, etc.
To export non-article formats and multiple items in batches,
Note: Articles with full text and/or the pdf will NOT download the full text or pdf file. Those must be saved separately and attached in the Mendeley Desktop.
ScienceDirect and Scopus are Elsevier platforms and are very Mendeley-friendly. Citations can easily be exported, along with their attached pdfs, if desired, by either using the Web Importer or by clicking individual checkboxes then clicking the export button at the top of the results list.
PubMed is THE medical research database.
The Web Importer is the best way to import records into Mendeley. It can be used to export all the records in a resultls list at one time, or an individual record from either the results list or the record's own page.
Note: Beginning June 1, 2021, users of NCBI services will need to login with their MSU Net ID instead of a NCBI-generated account. The NLM has more information about this change and how to link your existing NCBI account with your MSU Net ID. A Microsoft Word document containing step by step instructions is avaialble for download.
IngentaConnect is a platform for some of our electronic journals, for example Agricultural History Review. Saving citations is conducted for both individual or batch records (adding to favourites). In the right Tools area, cllick on 'Export Options, then click Endnote! Records are downloaded using a RIS file, not a specific Endnote file.
Worldcat, the world's largest network of library content, is available in two ways for MSU. One is on the FirstSearch platform, the other is the freely available web-based platform. The web-based option allows for the better importation of records into Mendeley, especially the batch import using the web importer.
Worldcat web - http://www.worldcat.org/
Use the Web Importer to export reocrds from either the full results list, or at a records individual screen. There is also the Cite/Export option at the top of an individual record. Use the "Export to EndNote / Reference Manager" option and open the record in Mendeley desktop.
Note - no matter how I tried, Series field information was not filled in.
The Web Importer does not always handle articles in this database well, either. Be sure to edit the citation before leaving it. As articles are not the strength of WorldCat, hopfully this will not be a big stumbling block.
With Google Scholar, you can use the Web Importer to save multiple articles at a time. The other option is to set up your computer to default to BibTex format. Here are the steps to do so: