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Exporting to RefWorks from EBSCOhost EJS

EBSCOhost EJS (Electronic Journals Service) : Manual import to RefWorks

Note: If you have an ISI ResearchSoft product (Reference Manager, EndNote or ProCite) installed on your computer the following directions may not work. An ISI Helper application may have been installed on your computer that is automatically called when you select the Export to Citation Manager in EJS. It will not allow you to save the information to text.

  1. Conduct your search and mark the items wish to import.
  2. When you are ready to export, click on the Marked Items link.
  3. Click on Export to Citation Manager.
  4. Using your browser's Save As function, navigate to the local drive and directory where you want to save the file.
  5. Select Text as the file type.
  6. Click Save.
  7. Log in to RefWorks.
  8. Select References/Import from the toolbar.
  9. Select RIS Format as the data source and database.
  10. Browse to find the text file you saved to your computer.
  11. Click Import.
  12. Your records should appear in the Last Imported Folder.

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