Library Master
Standard Import Sources


Library Master for Windows comes with predefined Import Filters to import from hundreds of databases, bibliographic CD-ROMs, online services and library catalogs. In addition to these sources, most database and spreadsheet programs can export records in comma delimited or Dbase files, which can then be imported to Library Master. Most of these sources can be imported with Import Filters provided with Library Master. In a few instances, the Data Magician is used to import the records to Library Master.

It is also possible to modify these filters and to create new ones to import information from almost any other source.


Online and CD-ROM Databases

AARP AARP AgeLine database on the AARP Web site.
ABC-CLIO ABC-CLIO Electronic Library CD-ROMs and on the Web.
ATLA American Theological Library Association CD-ROMs.
BookWhere BookWhere, BookWhere Professional and BookWhere 2000.
Canadian Periodical Index Canadian Periodical Index CD-ROM.
Canadian Politics Canadian Politics CD-ROM
CARL UnCover CARL UnCover online service.
Cambridge Scientific Abstracts Cambridge Scientific Abstracts Web site
Compact Cambridge Compact Cambridge CD-ROM.
Current Contents Current Contents Connect on Web.
DataStar DataStar online service.
DIALOG DIALOG online service and CD-ROM.
EBSCO EBSCO online service.
EPIC EPIC online service (OCLC).
FirstSearch First Search online service (OCLC).
GoodReads GoodReads online personal book list.
Grateful Med Grateful Med medical information service.
ISI Web Institute for Scientific Information online databases, including ISI Web of Science and Current Contents Connect.
Libronix Logos Libronix references in MARC format.
Logos Bible Software Logos Bible Software version 4 and later.
MEDLARS MEDLARS online service and CD-ROMs. Also works with many other medical CD-ROMs and online services than can export in this format.
Medline Medical information database.
National Library of Medicine Various medical databases, including PubMed and NLM Gateway.
Old Testament Abstracts Old Testament Abstracts CD-ROM.
OVID Medline OVID Medline information service.
ProQuest ProQuest CD-ROMs.
Religious and Theological Abstracts Religious and Theological Abstracts (Windows, DOS and Web versions).
RLIN Eureka RLIN Eureka online service.
SciMate SciMate online service.
Silver Platter Silver Platter CD-ROMs.
STN Scientific and Technical Network online service.
Wilson WIlson on Disc CD-ROMs.
WebSPIRS WebSPIRS from Silver Platter on the Web.
WorldCat WorldCat library catalog search on the Web.
Zotero Firefox bibliographic citation extension.

Web Sites

LibraryThing Google's online personal book organizer.
GoodReads GoodReads online personal book catalog.


Database and Text Files

ASCII Text A plain text file, with each record separated by a blank line
BibIX BibIX databases.
Citation for Windows Citation for Windows databases.
Citation for WordPerfect Citation for WordPerfect databases.
Comma Delimited Comma Delimited ASCII text files.
DBase 2 DBase 2 Databases
DBase 3 DBase 3 Databases (use Data Magician to include memo fields)
DBase 4 DBase 4, including memo fields. *
EndNote EndNote and EndNote Plus for Windows, DOS or Macintosh.
Excel Spreadsheets Microsoft Excel spreadsheets.
Inmagic Inmagic database export files.
Librarian's Helper Data files for this cataloging and card printing program (DOS).
Library Master Tagged Text Library Master tagged text files.
Library Program The Library Program (Microcomputer Business Systems)
Microsoft Access Microsoft Access databases
Nota Bene IBID and Ibidem Nota Bene IBID (DOS) and Ibidem (Windows) databases.
NoteBook NoteBook and NB Citation databases
NB Citation NB Citation databases
NoteBuilder NoteBuilder databases.
Papyrus Papyrus databases.
PC File PC File 4 and later
ProCite ProCite delimited export files (Windows and DOS).
Refer Refer Unix bibliographic program.
Reference Manager Reference Manager export format (Windows and DOS).
RefWorks RefWorks Web-based bibliographic program
RIS Format An export format used by various online services and bibliographic database managers (Unicode UTF8, Windows and DOS).
SquareNote SquareNote databases.
Tab Delimited Tab delimited text files.
WordPerfect Secondary Merge WordPerfect Secondary Merge files.


Online Library Catalogs

NOTE: In addition to the following catalogs, records from over 2000 other library catalogs can be sent directly into your Library Master database with BookWhere. BookWhere is available at a discount to Library Master users.

Cuadra's STAR Cuadra's STAR library system. *
Data Research Associates Data Research Associates library system.
GEAC GEAC 8000 (VUCAT module) online catalog.
Harvard University Harvard University HOLLIS online catalog.
INNOPAC INNOPAC library system.
MARC records MARC communications format records. *
MELVYL University of California MELVYL library catalog.
Micro CDS/ISIS Micro CDS/ISIS library system. *
NOTIS NOTIS library system v. 5 or later.
PALS PALS library system.
REFCATSS UTLAS records in REFCATSS II format.
SIRS SIRS library system.
SIRSI SIRSI library system.
University of Toronto University of Toronto UTLink library catalog.

* Requires Data Magician.


Requesting Additional Import Filters

If you would like Library Master to include an Import Filter for another source, please send your request to Balboa Software. It would help if you could send some sample records downloaded from this source as an email attachment.


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