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Using Gale Import Files to Populate Your A-Z Database List

Instructions for using import files to populate your Gale resources on your Springshare A-to-Z list.

Preparing to Upload

Before uploading, we strongly recommend downloading a backup file of any existing databases, using the available TEMPLATE format. Use the help documentation linked below from Springshare to find out more about downloading or exporting your databases.

It can be helpful to use a standard naming convention for backup files as well as import files, so that you're more easily able to tell them apart if you need to re-import a previous version of the list.

Uploading the Import File

Follow the steps documented in Springshare's help documentation linked below. Use the Gale-provided import file, with any needed modifications, as your import file instead of downloading an empty import file to add databases to.