Exporting Collection Items (RIS Export)

With the RIS Export feature, your users/patrons (both logged-in or anonymous users) will have the ability to export collection items so they can then be imported for citation purposes for research or other needs. 

Enabling RIS Export for Collections

To enable RIS Export:

1. From the Dashboard, click the Collections tile
2. Find the collection to enable the RIS Export for by
   1. Browsing the list; OR
   2. Searching the list by the collection's title
3. Once found, under the Operations column, click the drop-down arrow, then click Settings
4. Click the Citations sub-tab near the top of the page
   1. Click Enable RIS Download on the Collection
   2. Click Save Configuration
5. Click the RIS tab near the top of the page, to map the fields for export
   1. For each field in the list, click the drop-down and select the appropriate field for the mapping
      1. Important! At a minimum, the required field (Title) must be mapped or an export cannot happen
   2. Click Save Configuration when finished

How to Exporting an RIS File

For collections that have had the RIS file export enabled, your users/patrons can export the RIS file by:

1. Navigate to the collection to export the RIS file for
2. Select the collection item(s) to export by:
   1. Clicking Select All; OR
   2. Check the box beside each item to export
      1. Tip! If the collection has been grouped, there will be an option to Select All within just the group of collection items
3. Click the Download RIS button near the top right
   1. Tip! By default, this button will be greyed-out until one or more collection items have been selected