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:

Obtain the MCPHS subscriber group code from the password page.
Go to: www.refworks.com/refworks
Click on “SIGN UP FOR AN INDIVIDUAL ACCOUNT”
You'll be asked for your name, a login name, password and e-mail address
After you have created a RefWorks account, go to http://www.refworks.com
Enter your MCPHS Subscriber Group Code, login name, and password

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

To export citations from Ovid databses:

Perform your search and select one or more citations to export
Scroll down to 'Results Manager'
In the 'Fields' column, select 'Complete reference'
In the 'Result Format' column, select 'Direct Export'
Click the green 'Save' button to the right
In the next screen, select 'Export results to RefWorks'
Click the 'Continue' button
RefWorks should launch and ask the user to select a database into which the citations should be added

** 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:

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 (from drop-down menu)
From the "Send To" drop-down menu, select Text
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

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 from drop-down menu)
From the "Send To" drop-down menu, select Text.
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 and select one or more citations to export
Click on the 'Folder' of citations
Under 'Result List Items' choose 'Save to Disk'
On the 'Save Manager" screen, select the blue 'Bibliographic Manager' tab
On the next screen, select 'Direct Export to RefWorks'
RefWorks should launch

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

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:

Perform your search and select the references you want
Click on Marked Items in the toolbar
Choose Email
In the e-mail delivery options
- Select full article
- Under “Bibliographic citation format” click the “Plain Text with Bibliographic Tags (Z39.80) button
- Email the list to yourself. You will get a single e-mail for each record in your marked list.
When you get the e-mails, open the message
Open your word processor
Copy and paste the information from each email into a blank document
Use “Save As” to save this document as a text file (.txt)
Log in to RefWorks
Select References > Import from the toolbar
Select GALE InfoTrac Web as the Import Filer/Data Source and <Multiple Databases> 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

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