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RefWorks

RefWorks is a web-based bibliographic citation manager that allows the user to create a personal database by importing references from text files or online databases. These references can then be inserted into papers, manuscripts, and bibliographies. RefWorks will also automatically format the footnotes and bibliography in the style chosen.

Set up your personal account

From On-Campus:

  • Go to: www.refworks.com/refworks
  • If you are new to RefWorks, click on “SIGN UP FOR AN INDIVIDUAL ACCOUNT”
  • You'll be asked for your name, a login name, password and e-mail address
  • Click on “REGISTER”

From Off-Campus:

Importing data to RefWorks:

More information about importing data into RefWorks from other databases can be found here.

To export citations from Ovid databases:

  • Perform your search and select one or more citations to export
  • Go to the ‘Results Manager ‘section of the screen
  • In the 'Fields' column, select 'Complete reference'
  • In the 'Result Format' column, select 'Direct Export'
  • Click the ‘Save’ button
  • In the next screen, select 'Export results to RefWorks'
  • Click the 'Continue' button
  • RefWorks should launch and and automatically import the references
  • Your records should appear in the ‘Last Imported Folder’

** If you are not already logged in to RefWorks, you will be asked to do that.

To export citations from PubMed:
There are 2 options:

Copy & pasting
Saving as a .txt files

For both:

  • Open 2 browsers, one for RefWorks and one for PubMed
  • Login to RefWorks and minimize the screen
  • Perform your search in PubMed and select the references you want
  • Change the ‘Display’ option from ‘Summary’ to ‘MEDLINE’ (drop-down menu)
  • From the ‘Send To’ drop-down menu, select ‘Text’

Then either: Copy & Paste

  • Select all > Copy
  • Now go to the RefWorks screen
  • Select ‘References > Import’ from the toolbar
  • Select ‘NLM PubMed’ as the Import ‘Filter/Datasource’ and as the database
  • Click the radio dial ‘Import Data from the following Text’
  • Paste the copied PubMed references

Or: Save

  • From your browser, select ‘Save As’ and select ‘Text’ (.txt) as the file type
  • Now go to the RefWorks screen
  • Select ‘References > Import’ from the toolbar
  • Select ‘NLM PubMed’ as the ‘Import Filter/Datasource’ and as the database
  • Click ‘Browse’ to find the text file (.txt) you saved to your computer or disk
  • Select the file and click the Open button
  • Click Import in RefWorks
  • The records should appear in the ‘Last Imported Folder’

To export citations from EBSCO databases:

  • Perform your search
  • ‘Add to Folder’ the citations you want to export into RefWorks
  • Click on ‘Folder View’ (Right screen)
  • On the ‘Folder Contents’ page, select (check) the citations for export
  • Click on the ‘Export’ icon at the top of the page (green arrow)
  • On the ‘Export Manager’ page, save citations in the ‘Direct Export to RefWorks’ format
  • RefWorks should launch
  • If you are not already logged in to RefWorks, do so and RefWorks will import your citations.
  • Your records should appear in the ‘Last Imported Folder’

To export citations from Scopus:

  • Perform your search in Scopus and select the references you want
  • Click on the “Output” box at the top of the list of citations
  • Select “Export” as your desired output type
  • Choose your preferences and click Export

** If you are not already logged in to RefWorks, you will be asked to do that.

To export citations from Gale databases:

  • Conduct your search and mark the records you want to import
  • Click on ‘Marked Items’ on the ‘Tool Bar’
  • Click on the ‘Citation Tools icon’ in the ‘Tools’ area
  • Select the format you want
  • In the export to third party software, select RefWorks and click the ‘Export’ button
  • The export will open RefWorks, if it is not already open, and you will be prompted to log in
  • Your records should appear in the ‘Last Imported Folder’

The Cochrane Library

  1. While in the Cochrane Library database
    • Select and mark records
    • At the bottom left of the screen, select ‘Export Selected Citations’
    • Choose your export options
      • Change to Abstract and citation if you wish
      • Leave on PC unless you use a Mac
    • You will get a text file that you will copy and paste into RefWorks **

      Then:
  2. Login to RefWorks
    • Select References > Import
    • Select ‘Wiley InterScience’ as both the ‘Import Filter/Data Source’ and the database
    • Select an import folder if you wish
    • Click ‘Import data from the following Text’ **
    • Paste the text into the box and click ‘Import’ **
    • Your records should appear in the ‘Last Imported Folder’

** Alternately, you may choose to save the text file to your computer.

Then when you’re in RefWorks, after you Select an import filter:

  • Click ‘Import Data from the following Text File’ and browse for your saved file
  • Click ‘Import’

SciFinder

  • From the search results page select the references you want to import
  • Click ‘Save As’ from the top of the search screen
  • Navigate to the local drive and directory where you want to save the file
  • Select ‘Tagged Format’ as the file type
  • Click ‘Save’
  • Log in to RefWorks
  • Select ‘References/Import’ from the toolbar
  • Select ‘CAS Scifinder’ as the data source and ‘CAPlus’ as the database
  • Browse to find the text file you saved to your computer
  • Click Import
  • Your records should appear in the ‘Last Imported Folder’

Additional information: