Import from databases to RefWorks

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1 Linköping University library Import from databases to RefWorks Instructions for most databases are available when you are logged in to RefWorks: Help > Launch Help File > Getting references into your account > Importing from online data vendors.

2 Page 2 of 10 How to import references from a selection of databases ACM Digital Library Books24x7 Cochrane Library EBSCOhost: UniSearch, Academic search premier, Business source premier, CINAHL, EconLit etc. Emerald ENGnetBASE Google Scholar IEEE Xplore LIBRIS ProQuest: Biological sciences, ERIC, LLBA, Metadex, Sociological abstracts m.fl. PubMed with RefGrab-it PubMed without RefGrab-it Scopus SpringerLink Web of Science WorldCat.org

3 Page 3 of 10 ACM Digital Library Conduct your search and view a citation you wish to save in full format. Click on the Export format: BibTeX link. If you have multiple records you want to import, copy and paste the results into a document and save as a plain text. txt file. Select References > Import from the toolbar. Select BibTeX as Import Filter/Data Source. Browse to find the text file you saved to your computer. Click Import. Books24x7 Conduct a search and select a relevant record. Click on the word citation shown in the descriptive copy for the title. A dynamic Citation window will automatically launch over the page. Click on the Export to RefWorks link found within the Citations window.

4 Page 4 of 10 Cochrane Library Conduct a search and select the records you want to export and click on Export Selected. As Export Type choose Abstract or Citation. As File Type choose either PC, Mac, Unix or Linux, click Go and save as a plain text. txt file. Select References/Import from the toolbar. Select Wiley Interscience as Import Filter/Data Source. Browse to find the text file you saved to your computer. Click Import.

5 Page 5 of 10 EBSCOhost Conduct your search and click on the relevant record title. Click on the Export icon from the menu to the right. Mark the radio button in front of Direct Export to RefWorks. Click on the Save button to begin the direct export. Emerald Conduct your search and mark the records you want to import to RefWorks. Choose Download Citation from the menu For selected Items. Click on RefWorks and then choose Download article citation data. Click on Submit data to RefWorks. Click on the Direct Export to RefWorks button.

6 Page 6 of 10 ENGnetBASE Conduct a search and mark the items you wish to export. Select Download to citation Mgr and click on Download citation publication data. Save as a plain text. txt file. Select References>Import from the toolbar. Select RIS Format as Import Filter/Data Source. Browse to find the text file you saved to your computer. Click Import. Google Scholar To configure the direct export to RefWorks, you must first click on the Scholar Preferences link in Google Scholar and as your Bibliography Manager select RefWorks. Conduct your search in Google Scholar. Each record displayed will have an Import into RefWorks link, Click on the link.

7 Page 7 of 10 IEEE Xplore Conduct your search and mark the records you want to import. Click on Download this Citation at the top of the screen. Select RefWorks from the Format drop-down menu. Click the Download Citation button. LIBRIS Conduct your search and mark the records you want to import. Click on CITE at the bottom of the screen. Choose RefWorks from the FORMAT drop-down menu. Copy the text below. Select References>Import from the toolbar. Select RefWorks Tagged Format as the data source and database. Mark the alternative Import data from the following text. Paste the text in the field below. Click Import.

8 Page 8 of 10 ProQuest Conduct your search and select the records you want to export and click on Export/Save. Choose RefWorks and click on continue. PubMed Import from PubMed without RefGrab-it Conduct your search and mark the records you wish to export. Click on the Send to: link, in the upper right corner. Select File from the Choose destination menu. Select Medline from the Format menu and click on the Create File button. Save the file. Select References/Import from the toolbar. Select NLM PubMed as the data source and as the database. Browse to find the.-txt file you saved to your computer. Click Import. Import from PubMed with RefGrab-it Start in RefWorks: Select Tools >RefGrab-it from the toolbar. A new window will open. Rightclick on the link RefGrab-it (that is located under the menu RefGrabit bookmarklet) and save it as a bookmark among your favorites in your web browser. Click on add. Check that RefGrab-it has been added as a bookmark among your favorites.

9 Page 9 of 10 In PubMed: Conduct your search, select RefGrab-it from your favorites in the toolbar. RefGrab-it will appear in front of the references in PubMed. Mark the records you wish to export and click on Import to RefWorks. The export will open RefWorks if it is not already open and automatically import the references. Scopus Conduct your search and mark the records you want to import and click on Export. Select the RefWorks Direct Export and click Export. SpringerLink Conduct your search and click on a title of an article that you are interested in. Click on EXPORT CITATIONS below Other actions. Select RefWorks (RIS) from the Select Download drop down menu. Save as a plain text. txt file. Select References>Import from the toolbar. Select RIS Format as Import Filter/Data Source. Browse to find the.-txt file you saved to your computer. Click on Import.

10 Page 10 of 10 Web of Science Conduct your search, mark the records you want to import and click on the toolbar button next to Save to EndNote online and choose save to other File Formats. Choose the alternative Plain text from the Other Reference Software toolbar and click on Save to File. Save as a plain text. txt file. Select References/Import from the toolbar. Select Thomson Reuters as Import Filter/Data Source and Web of Science as the database. Browse to find the.-txt file you saved to your computer. Click on Import. WorldCat.org Conduct your search in WorldCat and click on the book title. Choose Cite/Export from the menu in the far-right upper corner. Select Export to RefWorks. Your records should appear in the Last Imported Folder in RefWorks.