Save and export results
Once you have some results you’re interested in using, you can export them right away or save them for later by adding them to your My Favourites.
Export options
Options to export items are available individually or for many items at once.
Select the checkbox for each item, select the checkbox at the top of the list to select all results loaded, or select the checkbox at the top of the list and then select to choose the Top 50 items. Then click on the ellipses (three dots) at the top of the results list to show export options of Export RIS, EndNote Web, BibTex, Export Excel, Print, or Email.


Each item will also have these export options. Look to the right-hand side of each item's row to see some of the options.
Click on the ellipses (three dot) icon or the title of the item to show all the options, as well as a Citation, Permalink, and a scan QR code option for the individual item.
Note that there are two options for EndNote:
- Export RIS - for referencing software that uses RIS format, including EndNote and Mendeley
- EndNote web - for your EndNote online account.
To generate a formatted citation of the item, click Citation and select your format. You have the choice of APA, Chicago, Harvard, or MLA citation styles.

Select your preferred style and click Copy the citation to clipboard
Saving options
Options to save items to your My Favourites are available individually or for many items at once.
Select the checkbox for each item, select the checkbox at the top of the list to select all results loaded, or select the checkbox at the top of the list and then select to choose the Top 50 items. Then click on the Add item(s) button (the pin icon) at the top of the results list to show labelling options to add the items to your My Favourites.


An Add to favourites popup box will appear, with options to use labels you've already assigned to other saved items in your My Favourites, or to add a new label
Each item will also have save options, and then you can choose to add labels for sorting later in My Favourites.
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Click the Add this item button (the pin icon) to save the item. You will see an animation of the item being added to your Saved Items. Your saved items become yellow in the search results.
Search result action buttons: Citation, Email, Add this item and Save, email, cite and record. Mouse pointer hovering over the Add this item button. -
Click the Go to My favourites button (pin icon) to view your Saved Items.
Library Search: mouse pointer is hovering over the Go to My favourites button.
Organise saved items with labels
- Select saved items, for:
- single items: click the Add Labels button on the item
- multiple items: click the numbered checkbox beside items. Then click the Add Labels button.
- all items: click the checkbox at the top of the list. Then click the Add Labels button.
The Available Labels drop-down will appear.
My Favourites in Library Search. Multiple items have been selected. The mouse pointer is hovering over the Add Labels button.
- Select from existing labels or create new labels.
Export saved items
- Use the checkboxes to select items to export.
- Click the "Export to" actions button. Export options will appear.
- Select your export option to download or send your results.
My Favourites. Items selected for export. Mouse pointer hovering over the "Export to" actions button.