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Single Records

Print

To print a single, displayed record:

  1. Scroll to the Email - Print - Save box at the bottom of the record
  2. Select the desired download format (full record is the default)
  3. Click the Format for Print/Save button
  4. Use your Web browser's Print button

Save

To save a single, displayed record:

  1. Scroll to the Email - Print - Save box at the bottom of the record
  2. Select the desired download format (full record is the default)
  3. Click the Format for Print/Save button
  4. Select File from your Web browser's menu bar and select Save As. (The system, by default, will save your file using a .cgi extension. Change the extension to .txt or .htm so that the file will be recognized by text editors or Web browsers. For MARC or UTF-8 formats, change the file extension to .mrc so that it can be used by programs that use these formats.)

Email

To email a single, displayed record:

  1. Scroll to the Email - Print - Save box at the bottom of the record
  2. Enter your entire email address in the box
  3. Click the Email (full format only) button

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Multiple Records

Select the items you wish to email, print or save by clicking in the box to the left of each record. If you want to email, print or save all the records on the page, leave all of the boxes unchecked.

Scroll to the Email - Print - Save box at the bottom of the screen and set your options:

  1. Records selection: Choose Selected on Page, Selected All Pages, or All on Page (current page). To email records, go directly to step 5 below
  2. Format selection (print/save only): Select the desired download format (full record is the default)
  3. Click the Format for Print/Save button
  4. Use your Web browser's commands to print or save. (If saving, the system will save your file using a .cgi extension. Change the extension to .txt or .htm so that the file will be recognized by text editors or Web browsers. If formatting for MARC or UTF-8, change the extension to .mrc so that it can be used by programs that use those formats.)
  5. To email only, enter your entire email address in the box and click the Email (full format only) button

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Marking/Selecting Records

Marking (or selecting) records allows you to separate a set of records for printing, emailing or saving. To mark a record, click on the box to the left of the record.

After marking records on a screen, click the Retain Selected button at the bottom of the screen before viewing a record or proceeding to the next set of results. Your marked records will be retained for emailing, printing or saving until you begin a new search.

Note: You must click the Retain Selected button for each screen of marked records.

 

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Importing Citations into RefWorks and EndNote Desktop

RefWorks and EndNote Desktop are citation managers that allow you to gather references in one place and format them in a variety of styles. For more information about these and other citation managers, see Overview of Citation Managers.

RefWorks

Directions for importing MadCat records into RefWorks

EndNote Desktop

Directions for importing MadCat records into EndNote Desktop