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Exporting Records to RefWorks
 
What if my database doesn't have direct export? >>

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Exporting Records from ALEX

  1. Open ALEX and perform a search.
  2. Individual records can be exported to RefWorks by clicking the 
    icon.
  3. Multiple records can be exported by selecting them, and clicking on the yellow Export to RefWorks button located in the blue bar.
  4. Click Export on the ALEX Export Results page.
  5. Login to RefWorks, and the records will be imported immediately.


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Exporting Records from the Bibliography of Asian Studies

  1. Open the Bibliography of Asian Studies and perform a search.
  2. Add desired records to the Bookbag.
  3. Click Bookbag from the top menu bar.
  4. Click Download Citation.
  5. Save file to your desktop.
  6. Finish by following the directions for exporting records to Refworks
    from databases without a direct export feature.


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Exporting Records from Congressional Quarterly

CQ Researcher
CQ Weekly
 

  1. Login to RefWorks.
  2. Open your selected database in another window and perform a search.
  3. Choose an article.
  4. Click .
  5. Select Refworks from the drop-down menu labeled "Export citation to:".
  6. The records will be imported immediately.


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Exporting Records from EBSCOhost

Academic Search Premier
Agricola
Alternative Press Index
America:  History and Life
ATLA Religion Index
Biological Abstracts
Communication & Mass Media Complete
EconLit
ERIC
GeoRef
Historical Abstracts
INSPEC
MEDLINE
MLA International Bibliography
Music Index
Philosopher's Index
PsycINFO
RILM Abstracts
RIPM Retrospective Index to Music Abstracts
Women's Studies International
 

  1. Login to RefWorks.
  2. Open your selected database in another window and perform a search.
  3. Click on the Add to Folder links for each record you want to import.
  4. Click on Go to Folder link on the right.
  5. Select records to export.
  6. Click  .
  7. Select Direct Export to RefWorks.
  8. Click Save.
  9. The records will be imported immediately.


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Exporting Records from FirstSearch

Anthropology Plus
WorldCat
 

  1. Login to RefWorks.
  2. Open your selected database in another window and perform a search.
  3. Mark desired records.
  4. Click the export icon .
  5. Select Marked records from this search: from the "Export" category.
  6. Select RefWorks from the "Export to" category.
  7. Click Export.
  8. The records will be imported immediately.

If this doesn't work, import the records using the instructions below:

  1. Login to RefWorks.
  2. Open your selected database in another window and perform a search.
  3. Mark desired records.
  4. Click the export icon .
  5. Select Marked records from this search: from the "Export" category.
  6. Select Text File from the "Export to" category.
  7. Click Export.
  8. Save the resulting .txt file to your desktop.
  9. Finish by following the directions for exporting records to Refworks
    from databases without a direct export feature.


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Exporting Records from Google Scholar

  1. Login to RefWorks.
  2. Open Google Scholar in another window.
  3. Click on the Scholar Preferences link to the right of the search box.
  4. Go to the "Bibliography Manager" section at the bottom of the page and select RefWorks from the drop-down menu labeled "Show links to import citations into".
  5. Click Save Preferences.
  6. Return to the search page and perform a search.
  7. Click Import into RefWorks.
  8. The records will be imported immediately.


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Exporting Records from IngentaConnect

  1. Open IngentaConnect and perform a search.
  2. Mark desired records.
  3. Click Bookmarking options under "Tools" in the right column.
  4. Click Marked List from the list that appears.
  5. Click Export options under "Tools" in the right column.
  6. Click plain text from the list that appears.
  7. Select all of the text and copy.
  8. Finish by following the directions for exporting records to Refworks
    from databases without a direct export feature.


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Exporting Records from JSTOR

  1. Login to RefWorks.
  2. Open JSTOR in another window
  3. Login to JSTOR, or create a user account. 
  4. Perform a search.
  5. Click the box to the left of each record you want to save.
  6. Click Save Citations.
  7. At the top right of the page, Click Saved Citations.
  8. Select citations for export.
  9. Click Export Article Citations.
  10. Select Refworks.
  11. The records will be imported immediately.


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Exporting Records from L'Annee Philologique

  1. Login to RefWorks.
  2. Open L'Annee Philologique in another window and perform a search.
  3. Select articles.
  4. View the full record for one of the marked articles.
  5. Click EXPORT.
  6. In the new window, click means of retrieving exports.
  7. Select immediate download.
  8. Select all of the text and copy.
  9. Finish by following the directions for exporting records to Refworks
    from databases without a direct export feature.


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Exporting Records from LexisNexis

  1. Open LexisNexis and perform a search.
  2. Mark desired records.
  3. Click the export icon located above and to the right of the results list.
  4. Click .
  5. The records will be imported immediately.


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Exporting Records from MathSciNet

  1. Open MathSciNet and perform a search.
  2. Mark desired records.
  3. Choose Citations (BibTeX) from the "Batch Download" drop-down menu.
  4. Click Retrieve Marked.
  5. Select all of the text and copy.
  6. Finish by following the directions for exporting records to Refworks
    from databases without a direct export feature.


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Exporting from NCJRS: National Criminal Justice Reference Service

  1. Open NCJRS and perform a search.
  2. Check desired records.
  3. Click Download.
  4. Choose Save As... from your browser's "File" menu.
  5. Save the displayed records to your hard drive or storage space as a text file (.txt).
  6. Finish by following the directions for exporting records to Refworks
    from databases without a direct export feature.


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Exporting Records from Project MUSE

  1. Login to RefWorks.
  2. Open Project MUSE in another window and perform a search.
  3. Mark desired records.
  4. Click Saved Marked Results.
  5. Click View Saved Results.
  6. Select RefWorks under the "Export marked results to:" heading.
  7. Click Export.
  8. Your records will be imported immediately.


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Exporting Records from PubMed

  1. Open PubMed and perform a search.
  2. Mark desired records.
  3. Choose MEDLINE from the "Display" drop-down menu.
  4. Choose Text from the drop-down menu showing "Send to".
  5. Select all of the text and copy.
  6. Finish by following the directions for exporting records to Refworks
    from databases without a direct export feature.


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Exporting Records from ProQuest

Environmental Sciences & Pollution Management
Ethnic NewsWatch
GenderWatch
Historical New York Times
PAIS International
Sociological Abstracts
Wall Street Journal
Worldwide Political Science Abstracts
 

  1. Login to RefWorks.
  2. Open your selected database in another window and perform a search.
  3. Check desired records.
  4. Click Export.
  5. Select Export to: RefWorks.
  6. Click Continue.
  7. The records will be imported immediately.


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Exporting Records from ScienceDirect

  1. Open ScienceDirect and perform a search.
  2. Check desired records.
  3. Click .
  4. Select RefWorks Direct Export from the "Export Format" category.
  5. Click .
  6. The records will be imported immediately.


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Exporting Records from SciFinder Web

  1. Connect to SciFinder and perform a search.
  2. Mark desired records.
  3. Click Export.
  4. Name the file and select Tagged Format (*.txt) as the file type.
  5. Click Export and save the file to your desktop or storage space.
  6. Finish by following the directions for exporting records to Refworks
    from databases without a direct export feature.


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Exporting Records from Web of Science

  1. Open Web of Science and perform a search.
  2. Check desired records.
  3. Click .
  4. The records will be exported immediately.


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Exporting Records from Wilson Web

Art Full Text
Humanities and Social Sciences Retrospective, 1907-1984
Reader's Guide Retrospective
 

  1. Login to RefWorks.
  2. Open your selected database in another window and perform a search.
  3. Click
  4. Select Export to RefWorks, EndNote software.
  5. Select RefWorks' Direct Export Tool for downloading records
  6. Click EXPORT.
  7. The records will be imported immediately.


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What if my database doesn't have direct export?

After saving records from a database in text format, you can import them into Refworks by doing the following:

  1. Open a new window and login to RefWorks.
  2. Choose Import from the "Reference" drop-down menu.
  3. Choose Hamilton College Library from the "Import Filter/Data Source" drop-down menu.
  4. Choose the appropriate database from the "Database" drop-down menu.
  5. Paste the text records saved from your database into the box labeled "Import Data from the following Text" (see note).
  6. Click Import.
  7. To save links to an article's full text, click the Edit link to the right of the record in Refworks and past the URL into the field labeled "Links".

Note:

If you saved your records as a file, replace step 5 with the following:

  • Click the Browse button under the heading "Import Data from the following Text File" and select your file.


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