| Database Name |
Tips for using RefWorks |
| Academic Search Complete (via Ebsco) |
Direct export
Click on 'Add' next to the required reference(s) and then go into the folder. Select the items and click on the 'Export' button. Choose the 'Direct Export to RefWorks' option and click on the 'Save' button. Your references will automatically appear in Refworks as 'Import from 'ebsco''.
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| ACM Digital Library |
Use text file
Display your result(s)in BibText Format and then copy them. Click on 'Import' within Refworks, select BibText from the 'Import filter/Data source' drop-down menu and ACM Digital Library (BibText format) from the 'Databases' drop-down menu. Select 'Import Data from the following Text' and paste the references into the box below. |
| ACS journals |
Direct export
Select the items you wish to export, then click on the 'Download Selected Citations' button. Choose RefWorks and click on the 'Download' button and then click on 'Export to RefWorks'. |
| AMED (via Ebsco) |
Direct export
Click on 'Add' next to the required reference(s) and then go into the folder. Select the items and click on the 'Export' button. Choose the 'Direct Export to RefWorks' option and click on the 'Save' button. Your references will automatically appear in Refworks as 'Import from 'ebsco''. |
| Art Bibliographies Modern |
Direct export
Direct export using 'Save to RefWorks' button. Ensure you are logged into RefWorks then click on the 'Save to RefWorks' button within the database to download either All or marked records. |
| ArticleFirst (OCLC FirstSearch) |
Direct export
Export your search results using the'Export' option in OCLC FirstSearch selecting export to RefWorks. |
| ASSIA (via CSA) |
Direct export
Direct export using 'Save to RefWorks' button. Ensure you are logged into RefWorks then click on the 'Save to RefWorks' button within the database to download either All or marked records. |
| ATLA Religion (OCLC FirstSearch) |
Direct export
Export your search results using the'Export' option in OCLC FirstSearch selecting export to RefWorks. |
| Australian Education Index (via Dialog) |
Use RIS file
Select the references you wish to export, and choose medium format, then click on Refmgr, Procite etc then click 'Save' ,save them as a RIS file (.ris). Within RefWorks select 'Import' from the 'References' drop down menu, select RIS format' from 'Import Filter/Data Source' and then select RIS format from the 'Database' drop down menu. Select the folder you wish to import into from 'Import References into', select 'Import Data from the following Text File' and then browse to find your file. Select your file then click on the 'Import' button. |
| British Education Index (via Dialog) |
Use RIS file
Select the references you wish to export, and choose medium format, then click on Refmgr, Procite etc then click 'Save' ,save them as a RIS file (.ris). Within RefWorks select 'Import' from the 'References' drop down menu, select RIS format' from 'Import Filter/Data Source' and then select RIS format from the 'Database' drop down menu. Select the folder you wish to import into from 'Import References into', select 'Import Data from the following Text File' and then browse to find your file. Select your file then click on the 'Import' button. |
| BHA : bibliography of the history of art (via Ovid) |
Direct export
Select the references that you wish to export. At the bottom of the page choose 'Direct Export' as the Result Format and click 'Save'. Then choose to 'Export results to RefWorks' and click 'Continue'. |
| BHI: British Humanities Index (via CSA) |
Direct export
Direct export using 'Save to RefWorks' button. Ensure you are logged into RefWorks then click on the 'Save to RefWorks' button within the database to download either All or marked records. |
| BNI: British Nursing Index (via OVID) |
Direct export
Select the references that you wish to export. At the bottom of the page choose 'Direct Export' as the Result Format and click 'Save'. Then choose to 'Export results to RefWorks' and click 'Continue'. |
| Business Source Complete (via Ebsco) |
Direct export
Click on 'Add' next to the required reference(s) and then go into the folder. Select the items and click on the 'Export' button. Choose the 'Direct Export to RefWorks' option and click on the 'Save' button. Your references will automatically appear in Refworks as 'Import from 'ebsco''. |
| CINAHL (via Ebsco) |
Direct export
Click on 'Add' next to the required reference(s) and then go into the folder. Select the items and click on the 'Export' button. Choose the 'Direct Export to RefWorks' option and click on the 'Save' button. Your references will automatically appear in Refworks as 'Import from 'ebsco''. |
| Clinical Pharmacology (via Ebsco) |
Direct export
Click on 'Add' next to the required reference(s) and then go into the folder. Select the items and click on the 'Export' button. Choose the 'Direct Export to RefWorks' option and click on the 'Save' button. Your references will automatically appear in Refworks as 'Import from 'ebsco''. |
| Communication and Mass Media Complete (via Ebsco) |
Direct export
Click on 'Add' next to the required reference(s) and then go into the folder. Select the items and click on the 'Export' button. Choose the 'Direct Export to RefWorks' option and click on the 'Save' button. Your references will automatically appear in Refworks as 'Import from 'ebsco''. |
| Computer Database (via Gale) |
Use text file
Mark the references you are interested in and go to 'Marked List'. Click 'How to Cite Marked Items' and select 'plain text' then click 'Save'. Go to 'Save as' in the 'File' menu and save as a text file (.txt). Open RefWorks and from the 'References' tab select 'Import'. Choose the drop down options 'GALE InfoTrac Web' and '<Multiple Databases>'. Select the folder you wish to import into from 'Import References into', select 'Import Data from the following Text File' and then browse to find your file. Select your file then click on the 'Import' button. |
| Dissertation Abstracts (Proquest Digital Dissertations) |
Direct export
Mark the references you are interested in and go to 'Marked List'. Click on the 'Export citations' link and then the 'Export directly to RefWorks' link. |
| Early English Books Online |
Direct export
Mark the references you are interested in and go to 'Marked List'. Click on the 'Download Records' button. Click on 'RefWorks'. |
| Econlit (via Ebsco) |
Direct export
Click on 'Add' next to the required reference(s) and then go into the folder. Select the items and click on the 'Export' button. Choose the 'Direct Export to RefWorks' option and click on the 'Save' button. Your references will automatically appear in Refworks as 'Import from 'ebsco''. |
| Ei Compendex (Engineering Village 2) |
Direct export
Select the references that you wish to export and click on the 'Download' button. Choose 'RefWorks direct import' and click 'Download'. |
| Emerald Abstracts and Emerald Fulltext |
Use text file
Select references and then go to 'Marked List'. Click on 'display for download (ASCII)' and save them as a text (.txt) file. Click on 'Import' within RefWorks, select Emerald from the 'Import filter/Data source' drop-down menu, and leave the 'Databases' drop-down menu on 'All databases'. Choose the folder you wish to import into and then browse to find your file and click 'Import'. |
| ERIC (via Dialog) |
Use RIS file
Select the references you wish to export, and choose medium format, then click on Refmgr, Procite etc then click 'Save' ,save them as a RIS file (.ris). Within RefWorks select 'Import' from the 'References' drop down menu, select RIS format' from 'Import Filter/Data Source' and then select RIS format from the 'Database' drop down menu. Select the folder you wish to import into from 'Import References into', select 'Import Data from the following Text File' and then browse to find your file. Select your file then click on the 'Import' button. |
| FIAF International Film Archive database (via SilverPlatter) |
Direct export
Select the items you wish to save and click on the save button (floppy disc icon), then click on the 'Export to RefWorks' link. |
| GeoRefs (OCLC FirstSearch) |
Direct export
Export your search results using the'Export' option in OCLC FirstSearch selecting export to RefWorks. |
| Global Health (via OVID) |
Direct export
Select the references that you wish to export. At the bottom of the page choose 'Direct Export' as the Result Format and click 'Save'. Then choose to 'Export results to RefWorks' and click 'Continue'. |
| Google Scholar |
Direct export
Click on ‘Scholar Preferences’ (next to the search box). When the ‘Preferences’ window opens, scroll down to ‘Bibliography Manager’ and check the option ‘Show links to import citations into’. Use the drop-down menu to select ‘RefWorks’ and click on the ‘Save Preferences’ button. Now when you do a search, you will see a link ‘Import into RefWorks’ underneath each reference. If you wish to save a reference to RefWorks, click on the ‘Import into RefWorks’ link. |
| GPO (OCLC FirstSearch) |
Direct export
Export your search results using the'Export' option in OCLC FirstSearch selecting export to RefWorks. |
| Historical Abstracts (via ABC-CLIO) |
Direct export
Select the references you wish to export and click on the 'export options' button. Select the radio button next to the RefWorks logo and click on the 'export records' button. |
| House of Commons Parliamentary Papers (HCPP), 19th Century |
Use text file
Select records to add to marked list. Click on marked list. Under citation format, click on Format compatible with ProCite, EndNote, Reference Manager and Refworks. Click download. Copy selected text into Notepad, then save as a .txt file.
Within Refworks, click Import. Choose RIS format as Import filter, and RIS format as database. Browse to correct .txt file location. Click Import. References will be imported into Last Imported folder.
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HMIC (via OVID)
IEEE Xplore
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Direct export
Select the references that you wish to export. At the bottom of the page choose 'Direct Export' as the Result Format and click 'Save'. Then choose to 'Export results to RefWorks' and click 'Continue'.
Direct export
Mark the articles you want to view with a tick in the box by the article title. Click View selected items. Use the drop down arrow to choose Refworks in the Download Citation box.
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| Ingenta |
Use text file
Click on 'export' and save references as a text file (.txt). Within RefWorks select 'Import' from the 'References' drop down menu, select 'Ingenta' from 'Import Filter/Data Source'. Online Articles should be selected in the 'Database' menu. Select the folder you wish to import into from 'Import References into', select 'Import Data from the following Text File' and then browse to find your file. Select your file then click on the 'Import' button. |
| Inspec (Engineering Village 2) |
Direct export
Select the references that you wish to export and click on the 'Download' button. Choose 'RefWorks direct import' and click 'Download'. |
| International Bibliography of the Social Sciences (via Ovid) |
Direct export
Select the references that you wish to export. At the bottom of the page choose 'Direct Export' as the Result Format and click 'Save'. Then choose to 'Export results to RefWorks' and click 'Continue'. |
| International Bibliography of the Social Sciences (via SilverPlatter) |
Direct export
Select the items you wish to save and click on the save button (floppy disc icon), then click on the 'Export to RefWorks' link. |
| JSTOR |
Direct export
Select the references that you wish to export. Click on the button to 'Save Citations' (you will need a MyJSTOR account to do this - freely available, you just need to register) and then click on the link to see your saved citations. Select those that you wish to export, click on the 'Export Citations' button and then the 'RefWorks' link.
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| LISA: Library and Information Science Abstracts |
Direct export
Direct export using 'Save to RefWorks' button. Ensure you are logged into RefWorks then click on the 'Save to RefWorks' button within the database to download either All or marked records. |
| Maternity and infant care (via SilverPlatter) |
Direct export
Select the items you wish to save and click on the save button (floppy disc icon), then click on the 'Export to RefWorks' link. |
| Medline (via OCLC FirstSearch) |
Direct export
Export your search results using the'Export' option in OCLC FirstSearch selecting export to RefWorks. |
| Medline (via PubMed) |
Use text file
Select the references you wish to export then change the 'Display' option from 'Summary' to 'Medline'. Click on the 'Display' button. Select 'Text' from the 'Send to' menu and click on the 'Send to' button. Save the references at a text file (.txt). Within RefWorks select 'Import' from the 'References' drop down menu, select 'NLM PubMed' from 'Import Filter/Data Source'. PubMed should also be selected in the 'Database' menu. Select the folder you wish to import into from 'Import References into', select 'Import Data from the following Text File' and then browse to find your file. Select your file then click on the 'Import' button. |
| MLA (via OCLC First Search) |
Direct export
Select the references you wish to export then click on the 'Export' button. Select 'Export To RefWorks' and click on 'Export'. The export will open RefWorks if it is not already open and automatically import the references. |
| One-stop Search |
Direct export
Select the references you wish to export then click on the 'Export/Save' link. Select 'Directly To RefWorks' and click on 'Export'. The export will open RefWorks if it is not already open and automatically import the references. |
| Palmers Index to the Times |
Use text file
Select the references that you wish to export and click on 'Marked Records' to view them. Click on 'Save or Print' and then 'Save Records'. Select 'Save As' from the File drop down menu and save it as a .txt file. Within RefWorks select 'Import' from the 'References' drop down menu, select 'EDINA' from 'Import Filter/Data Source' and 'Index to the Times' from the 'Database' drop down menu. Select the folder you wish to import into from 'Import References into', select 'Import Data from the following Text File' and then browse to find your file. Select your file then click on the 'Import' button. |
| Papers First (via OCLC First Search) |
Direct export
Select the references you wish to export then click on the 'Export' button. Select 'Export To RefWorks' and click on 'Export'. The export will open RefWorks if it is not already open and automatically import the references. |
| Philosopher's Index (via Ovid) |
Direct export
Select the references that you wish to export. At the bottom of the page choose 'Direct Export' as the Result Format and click 'Save'. Then choose to 'Export results to RefWorks' and click 'Continue'. |
| Proceedings First (via OCLC First Search) |
Direct export
Select the references you wish to export then click on the 'Export' button. Select 'Export To RefWorks' and click on 'Export'. The export will open RefWorks if it is not already open and automatically import the references. |
| Project Muse |
Direct export
Select the references you wish to export then click on the 'Save Marked Results' button. Then click on 'Email/Export Saved Results', choose RefWorks and click on the 'Export' button |
| PsycArticles (via Ebsco) |
Direct export
Click on 'Add' next to the required reference(s) and then go into the folder. Select the items and click on the 'Export' button. Choose the 'Direct Export to RefWorks' option and click on the 'Save' button. Your references will automatically appear in Refworks as 'Import from 'ebsco''. |
| PsycInfo(via Ovid) |
Direct export
Select the references you wish to export. From 'Results Manager' select the fields you wish to export, select 'Direct Export' and click on 'Save'. Select 'Export results to Refworks' and click on 'Continue'. The export will open Refworks if it is not already open and automatically import the references. |
| RAA : repertoire dart et darcheologie, 1975-1989 (via Ovid) |
Direct export
Select the references that you wish to export. At the bottom of the page choose 'Direct Export' as the Result Format and click 'Save'. Then choose to 'Export results to RefWorks' and click 'Continue'. |
| Regional Business News (via Ebsco) |
Direct export
Click on 'Add' next to the required reference(s) and then go into the folder. Select the items and click on the 'Export' button. Choose the 'Direct Export to RefWorks' option and click on the 'Save' button. Your references will automatically appear in Refworks as 'Import from 'ebsco''. |
| RILA : international repertory of the literature of art (via Ovid) |
Direct export
Select the references that you wish to export. At the bottom of the page choose 'Direct Export' as the Result Format and click 'Save'. Then choose to 'Export results to RefWorks' and click 'Continue'. |
| RILM abstracts of music literature (via Ovid) |
Direct export
Select the references that you wish to export. At the bottom of the page choose 'Direct Export' as the Result Format and click 'Save'. Then choose to 'Export results to RefWorks' and click 'Continue'. |
| RIPM (via SilverPlatter) |
Direct export
Select the items you wish to save and click on the save button (floppy disc icon), then click on the 'Export to RefWorks' link. |
| ScienceDirect |
Direct export
Select the references that you wish to export ans click on 'export citations'. Choose RefWorks Direct Export and click on the 'Export' button. In the window that pops up click on the link that says 'Athens Users'.
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| Scopus |
Direct export
Select the references that you wish to export and click on 'Output'. In step 1 choose 'Export' and in step 2 choose 'RefWorks direct export' and which fields you want to export from the drop-down menus. Then click on the 'Export' button.
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| UK/EIRE Reference Centre (via Ebsco) |
Direct export
Click on 'Add' next to the required reference(s) and then go into the folder. Select the items and click on the 'Export' button. Choose the 'Direct Export to RefWorks' option and click on the 'Save' button. Your references will automatically appear in Refworks as 'Import from 'ebsco''. |
| Voyager (Open University Catalogue) |
Search within RefWorks
Within RefWorks select 'Online Catalog or Database' from the Search drop down menu and select 'Open University' as the Online Database to search. Search for the information that you're interested in using the search boxes on the screen. Select the results that you wish to import into RefWorks and click on 'Import'. |
| Web of Science - Science, Social Sciences and Arts & Humanities ISI Citation Indexes |
Use text file
Save your search results from the database by choosing 'Export the reference software' and save the exported list. Click on 'Import' within RefWorks, select ISI (Institute for Scientific Information) from the 'Import filter/Data source' drop-down menu, and Web of Science from the 'Databases' drop-down menu. Choose the folder you wish to import into and then browse to find your file and click 'Import'. |
| WorldCat (via OCLC FirstSearch) |
Direct export
Export your search results using the'Export' option in OCLC FirstSearch selecting export to RefWorks. |
| Zetoc |
Use text file
Select the references that you wish to export and click on 'Download'. Select 'Short lables' from the Format drop down menu, click on 'Send File' and then save it as a .txt file. Within RefWorks select 'Import' from the 'References' drop down menu, select 'MIMAS' from 'Import Filter/Data Source' and select 'zetoc' from the 'Database' drop down menu. Select the folder you wish to import into from 'Import References into', select 'Import Data from the following Text File' and then browse to find your file. Select your file then click on the 'Import' button. |
Research
There are several ways to get your references into RefWorks; use the relevant method for the resource you are using:
button by each reference in the Standard View. This button will check the details of the citation against the 