RefWorks

Jump down to directions for: Academic Search Complete | JSTOR | Google Scholar | LexisNexis | ProQuest | PubMed | Toxline | Web of Science

EBSCO databases include Academic Search Complete, America: History and Life, Business Source Complete, ERIC, Historical Abstracts, and many more.

In an EBSCO database:

1. From the Search Results screen, select each reference you'd like to import into RefWorks by clicking Add to Folder.
   
   


2. Click Go to Folder View on the right sidebar.
3. Click the Select/deselect all checkbox. Click Export (right sidebar).
4. On the next screen, choose Direct Export to RefWorks. Click the Save button.
5. RefWorks will open automatically in a new window or tab. Log in to RefWorks.

In RefWorks:

1. Your references should be imported automatically. Choose View Last Imported Folder to verify that your references were imported correctly.

Only one reference at a time can only be imported from Google Scholar into RefWorks. If you would like to import a large number of search results, we recommend using an article database to search.

Step 1: Go to scholar.google.com. Select the Settings link at the top of the page.

Step 2: Scroll down to Bibliography Manager.

1. Click the radio button for Show links to import citations into...
2. Use the pull-down menu to select RefWorks.
3. Click Save Preferences.
   
   

Step 3: Now after you perform a search, there will be an Import into RefWorks link below each search result.

Step 4: When you click on this link, the RefWorks login page will open; once you have logged in, the citation will be automatically imported.

In JSTOR:

1. On the Search Results screen, select each reference you'd like to import into RefWorks by clicking the checkbox beside the item.
2. Click Export.
   
   
   
   
3. Under Select a Format, choose RefWorks.
4. RefWorks will open in a new window or tab. You may need to allow pop-ups for jstor.org and click the RefWorks link again.
5. Log in to RefWorks.

In RefWorks:

1. Your references should be imported automatically. Choose View Last Imported Folder to verify that your references were imported correctly.

In Lexis/Nexis:

1. From the Search Results screen, select each reference you'd like to import into RefWorks by clicking the checkbox beside the item.
2. Find and click the Export icon () near the top right corner of the screen (near the Save and Print icons).
3. Under Export Type, choose Export using RefWorks (this should be the defalt option).

In RefWorks: The references will be imported automatically once you log in. You may need to edit the imported references to place information in the proper fields.

ProQuest databases include MLA, Historical Newspapers, EconLit, PsycInfo, and many more. You can create a My Research account in ProQuest and synchronize it with your RefWorks account.

In ProQuest:

1. On the Search Results screen, select each reference you'd like to import into RefWorks by clicking the checkbox beside the item.
2. Click Export/Save.
   
   
   
   
3. Choose RefWorks from the pull-down menu.
4. Click Continue.
5. Refworks will automatically open in a new browser tab. Log in to RefWorks.

In RefWorks:

1. Your references should be imported automatically. Choose View Last Imported Folder to verify that your references were imported correctly.

You can also watch a brief YouTube video for a demonstration:

 Importing References from ProQuest Databases to RefWorks

In PubMed:

1. On the search results screen, use the checkboxes to select the citations you want to import to RefWorks, and then click on the Send to: menu. 
   
   
   
2. In the Send to: menu, choose Citation manager and then click Create File.
   
   
   
   
3. Save the .nbib file of citations to your desktop.

In RefWorks:

1. In a new browser tab, open the RefWorks Login page and enter your user name and password, or sign up for an account if you are a new user.
2. From the menu, choose References > Import.
   
   
   
   
3. Under Import From Text File, select Import Filter/Data Source: NLM PubMed and Database: PubMed. Then Browse to the location of the citation file, select it, and click the Import button.
   
   
   
   
4. When the Import Completed dialogue box appears, click the View Last Imported Folder button to view your imported citations.

Video:  Importing records from PubMed to RefWorks

In Toxline:

1. On the Search Results screen, select each record you'd like to import into RefWorks by clicking the checkbox beside the item.
2. On the left sidebar, click Save Checked Items.
3. Click Display Checked Items.
4. Click Download (left sidebar).
5. Change the Download format to Tagged and click Download.
6. You will be prompted to open or save the document (it will be a .txt file). Open the document.
7. Open the document using Notepad (Windows) or TextEdit (Mac). Press Ctrl+A to select all text, then Ctrl+C to copy.
8. Go to www.refworks.com and log in to your RefWorks account.
9. Select References > Import. Select From Text.
10. Paste your copied text from your text file (Ctrl+V). Change the Import Filter/Data Source to TOXNET. Change the Database to TOXLINE.
11. Click Import.

Video:  Import NLM TOXLINE Citations into RefWorks

BIOSIS is shown in the example below, but these instructions apply to any of the ISI Web of Knowledge databases (listed at the bottom of this section).

Importing single citations

• On the Search Results screen, select the citations you want to import into RefWorks by selecting the checkboxes to the left of the appropriate citations.
• Select the RefWorks button  above the search results list.
• The RefWorks Login page should open in a new browser window or tab. If not, manually open a new browser window or tab, go to Refworks and select User Login.
• Log in to your RefWorks account with your username and password. (If you are a new user, you may create an account from a link on this page.)
• Once you have logged in, you should see the RefWorks Import page. Click View last imported folder to see your imported citations.

If you are performing multiple searches in a database you may want use the Marked List feature. This will allow you to efficiently export citations from multiple searches at one time.

• On the Search Results screen, select the citations you want to import into RefWorks by selecting the checkboxes to the left of the appropriate citations.
• Then choose the Marked List icon . A check mark will appear next to the citations you've chosen, and the number of records you've marked will appear as a link next to the icon.
• Once you've finished building your citation list, select the Marked List link (in parentheses next to the icon). You will be taken to the Output Options screen:
  
• On the Output Options page, leave the bold fields checked. Make sure the ISSN box is checked; this enables UC-eLinks  to work from within your RefWorks account. Check the Abstract field if you want to include article abstracts in your RefWorks database.
• Under Step 3 select the Refworks button:
  
• The RefWorks Login page should automatically open in a new browser window or tab. If not, manually open a new browser window or tab and go to Refworks and login.
• From the Refworks Import page click View last imported folder to see your imported citations.

• Arts & Humanities Citation Index
• BIOSIS
• CAB Abstracts
• Inspec
• Science Citation Index
• Social Sciences Citation Index
• Web of Science
• Zoological Record

Video:  Importing Records from ISI Web of Knowledge Databases to RefWorks (3 min)