Downloading Records from the USMAI Catalog

To download records from the catalog, search the catalog from within Endnote or ProCite, using the Connect or Internet Search options.

EndNote users:

1. You need a connection file for the catalog saved in your EndNote Connections folder.
   Download the connection file for the:
   • USMAI catalog (Global catalog of the 16 libraries in USMAI)
   • Bowie State University catalog
   • Center for Environmental Science catalog
   • Coppin State University catalog
   • Frostburg State University catalog
   • Morgan State University catalog
   • Salisbury University catalog
   • St. Mary's College of Maryland catalog
   • Towson University catalog
   • University of Baltimore catalog
   • University of Baltimore Law Library catalog
   • University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) catalog
   • University of Maryland, College Park catalog
   • University of Maryland, Eastern Shore catalog
   • University of Maryland Health Sciences and Human Services Library catalog
   • University of Maryland Law Library catalog
   • University of Maryland University College catalog
   
   When prompted to open or save the file, save it to your C:\Program Files\Endnote\Connections folder.
   
2. In Endnote, go to Tools > Connect > Connect ? and choose the USMAI connection file
3. A search window will open and you can type in your search terms.
4. Use the "Copy reference to" button at the top of the results list to add the records to your EndNote library.

ProCite users:

1. Go to Tools > Internet Search. In the bar above the search boxes, click on the Hosts button.
2. At the bottom of the Internet Hosts window, click on the Configure Hosts button.
   
   
   
3. Click on the New Hosts button on the right.
4. Fill out the boxes in the Host configuration screen as below and click OK:
   
   
   
5. Fill out the Database Properties screen as below and click OK:
   
   

   Replace the code in the Database Name field with the code for the catalog you want to search. Choose from below:

   
   
   • Global USMAI catalog (all 16 institutions' catalogs): GL
   • Bowie State University: BS
   • Center for Environmental Science: CE
   • Coppin State University: CS
   • Frostburg State University: FS
   • Morgan State University: MS
   • Salisbury University: SU
   • St. Mary's College of Maryland: SM
   • Towson University: TU
   • University of Baltimore: UB
   • University of Baltimore Law Library: BL
   • University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC): BC
   • University of Maryland, College Park: CP
   • University of Maryland, Eastern Shore: ES
   • University of Maryland Health Sciences and Human Services Library: HS
   • University of Maryland Law Library: ML
   • University of Maryland University College: UC
   
   You've now set up ProCite to connect to the catalog.

To start searching the catalog:

1. Go to Tools > Internet Search. Then click on the Hosts button and check the box before the USMAI catalog. Click OK.
2. Type in your search terms and click on the Search button. The search results will appear on the screen. Mark the records you want to save to a database file by clicking on the checkbox next to those records.
3. To move those records to a database, go to Database > Copy Marked Records and then select the database you want the records saved in.