Exporting from EBSCO databases to RefWorks

EBSCOhost : Direct export to RefWorks

Databases in EBSCOhost include: Academic Search Premier, ATLA, Business Source Premier, CINAHL, Health Source, MLA International Bibliography, Philosopher's Index, Social Work Abstracts, and more

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1. Conduct a search.
2. Click on the Add folder icon to the right of any results you want to save.
3. Click on the Folder has items link, above the Result List at the top of the screen.
4. Select All or the specific records you want to export.
5. Click on the Export link.
6. Click the button in front of Direct Export to RefWorks. (Note: Check the Remove these items from folder after saving feature only if you want items to become unmarked after performing the export function.)
7. Click the Save button.
8. Login to RefWorks; your records should appear in the Last Imported Folder.

EBSCOHost: Manual Export to RefWorks

Option 1:

1. Search, and use the Export button in Ebsco.
2. Instead of selecting the button "Direct export to RefWorks," select: Generic bibliographic management software. Hit Save button.
3. Select: File --> Save As...
4. Save the item on your desktop, and make sure you change the file type to Text File (.txt)
5. Log into your RefWorks account.
6. Select References --> Import
7. As Import filter, select Ebscohost.
8. For Database, select the EBSCO database you used.
9. Under Import data from the following file, use the Browse button to navigate to the saved text file.
10. Hit Import
11. Your references should appear in the Last Imported Folder.

Option 2: (this can be a bit quicker)

1. Search, and use the Export button in Ebsco.
2. Instead of selecting the button "Direct export to RefWorks," select: Generic bibliographic management software. Hit Save button.
3. When the record appears, copy it, including the tags.
4. Log into your RefWorks account.
5. Select References --> Import
6. As Import filter, select EBSCOHost.
7. For Database, select the EBSCO database you used.
8. Under Import data from the following text, paste your record.
9. Hit Import
10. Your references should appear in the Last Imported Folder.

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