Making a Bibliography in APA Format Using EndNote

Step One

Before proceeding, create an EndNote Basic account as shown in the page "Making a APA-formatted Bibliography in EndNote: Essentials."

Then, come back to this page!

All Berry Library databases have an "export" function that will send citations to EndNote Basic. 

• Begin with searching a database and finding a citation for an article you would like to include in your paper.
• Begin at the Library home page, www.salemstate.edu/library:

Step Two

• In the list of databases that appears, click "Academic Search Complete." This example shows me clicking on the quick link on the right side of the screen:

Step Three (For searching from off-campus)

• If you're searching from off-campus, you will have to put your Salem State credential into the Proxy Server.
• If you're on campus, you will not be asked to do this. 
• You will go directly into the database.

Step Five

• Once your database opens (in my case, Academic Search Complete) enter your search terms.
• I began with "happiness" and the database suggested a way to add to it:

Step Six

• I got these results. I looked at the first citation:

Step  Seven

• This is a close up of the citation. 
• I want to get it into EndNote Basic.
• So, I go to the "Export" link on the right side of the citation:

Step Eight

• Find "Export" on the right side of the screen.
• Click it

Step Nine

• Fill out the drop down form that appears exactly as this shows.
• This moves your citation to a file on your computer called RIS.txt.
• When you go into EndNote Basic, you will upload this file.

Step Ten

• Open EndNote Basic.
• Go to "Import" to import the file you've just exported from Academic Search Complete.

Success!

• Your citations are now in EndNote Basic.
• Go to "Step Two" in the accompanying page "Using EndNote Basic" to create a folder, moving references into it, and creating a bibliography.