Save and export results
Once you have some Library Search 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 from the results list are available individually or for up to 50 items at once.
For items saved to your My favourites, the limit is higher, with supported export of 200 items.
From the results list, select the checkbox for each item, select the checkbox at the top of the list to select all results on the page, or select the checkbox at the top of the list and then select to Choose Top 50. 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.
When using Citation, you have the choice of 15 citation styles, which are those common styles highlighted in our Referencing style guides: APA (7th ed), Chicago Notes/Bibliography (17th ed), UQ Harvard, MLA (9th), Vancouver, Chicago Author/Date (17th ed), APA (6th), MLA (8th), ACS, ADJ, AGLC, AMA, AMJ, AVJ, CSE, IEEE.
nb there is a known issue that the first author initials are not included when using APA (7th)
- To generate a formatted citation of the item, click Citation
- Use the scroll bar to see additional options, and select your preferred style. Your selection will be remembered for your session
- Use the Copy the citation to clipboard button, or highlight the text and use Ctrl-C on your keyboard. Depending on your browser, Ctrl-C may be the best option to retain italics
Saving options
Options to save items to your My favourites are available for up to 50 items at once.
You can select the checkbox for each item, select the checkbox at the top of the list to select all results on the page, or select the checkbox at the top of the list and then select to choose the Top 50 items.
After selecting multiple items in your results, click on the Add item(s) button (the pin icon) at the top of the results list to show labelling options, and 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 later in My Favourites.
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.
Organise Saved items with labels in My favourites
Click the Go to My favourites button (pin icon) to view your Saved Items.
- 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 from My favourites
- Use the checkboxes to select one or more items to export, or the top checkbox to select all your Saved items.
- Click the "Export to" actions button to open the panel of export options.
- Select your export option to download or send your results. Depending on the number of Saved items selected (up to 200 is supported), there may be a short delay while the download is prepared.
My Favourites. Items selected for export. Mouse pointer hovering over the "Export to" actions button.