I love Academic Blogger’s Toolkit (ABT). It allows me to add references to my WordPress research and reflection blog (which isn’t this one and I don’t have a link to it as it’s for my eyes only—sorry). One particular feature I quite like is the ability to export references I’ve created in Endnote and have them imported into ABT.
That is, until recently. For some reason, the last update to Endnote has caused it to stop working. To resolve the situation, I sent a Twitter message to the creator of the plug-in, Derek Sifford, via Twitter (@flightmed1). Within a day—a day!—the issue had been reviewed and solved. Now that, ladies and gentleman, is what I call impressive.
So, if anyone else has the same issue, here’s what to do.
- Export as RefMan (RIS) file. Text only.
- Rename the file extension from .txt to .bib. On a Mac, you MUST …
- Select the file and choosing File -> Get Info
- Click the arrow to the left of “Name and Extension”
- Click return key
- Import using ABT
* Annoyingly, you can’t merely rename the extension on a Mac by clicking it. All that does it add .ris to the end of the file (so you end up with FILENAME.txt.ris). Go figure.
And, again, a huge thanks to Derek. You’ve got a fan for life now, sir. 🙂
