RefWorks
Exporting from Databases
Find the Citation/Export Buttons next to your article
Most databases offer a Cite or Citation button for individual articles— usually located on the side of the article page.
Click the Cite or Export link to export the citation directly into your RefWorks account.
❌ There is a Cite button, but RefWorks is not an option
1. Find the link for BibTex or RIS
Download the .bib or .ris file to your computer.
2. In RefWorks, go to + Add on the top horizontal menu bar to the left
3. Select ↓ Import references
3. Drop file or select from your computer
❌ If There’s No Citation Link at all
Use the Save to RefWorks browser bookmarklet (if installed) to manually capture citation data from these sites.
To access, the RefWorks extension and plugins, log in to your RefWorks account
1. On the upper right-hand side, select the triangle next to your name to open the user menu and select Tools.
Click the Install to Refworks button and follow the instructions provided.
While viewing a website you'd like to save to RefWorks, click the "Save to RefWorks" bar on your bookmarks bar. A panel will appear on the right, with some information filled in, allowing you to complete the form and save it to your RefWorks account.
When you are in a Ebsco database/Library One Search viewing the results page, click on the 3 vertical dots menu to the right, a new menu appears, select Cite.
If you are viewing an article record in Ebsco or Library One Search, find the quotation marks to the right.
Then choose Direct Export to RefWorks and click Save.
Underneath the article, find the link that has " Cite.
A page will pop up containing popular citation styles, find the Refworks link on the bottom right.
Alternatively you can add the Import button to your Google Scholar page
- Go to http://scholar.google.com (if you are off campus you will be asked to log into my.access)
- Click the three lines to launch the menu.
- Then, navigate to Settings.
- Under Bibliography Manager, click Show links to import citations, and choose RefWorks from the drop list.
- Click Save Preferences
- You will now see the Import to Refworks option in your Google Scholar search results.
Click on the quotation marks on the right
A page will pop up containing popular citation styles, find the Refworks link on the bottom left.
On the JSTOR results page, find the menu to the right (Download, Save, Cite). Select Cite.
A page will pop up containing popular citation styles, beneath that you will find a link to Export to Refworks.
On the Article page, the citation link in on the right, an a horizontal menu above the article pdf.
The citation is not viewable from the results page, click on the Article title.
Then select the "C button at the top, towards the left.
The page expands to show links. Click on the link to Refworks
Select the " button above the article.
The page that pops up does not contain a link to Refworks. Download the BiBtext citation. Find BibTex in the top pulldown box, at the bottom right, click the download arrow.
Login to Refworks
In the top menu, click Add+
Then import your reference by selecting or dragging and dropping
Refworks may not immediately recognize the file. Search for BibTex and click Import
Refworks identified ACM for this citation as pictured below, Click Import.
Click Import again on the Refworks page.
Your citation will be imported.
A page pops up, the link to Refworks in between a citation example and various ways to save the citation.
A page pops up with citation options, search for Refworks in the pull down menu, then click Export.
Find the cite button to the upper right of the article.
A page pops up - Select .ris (or click Refworks)
Login to Refworks
In the top menu, click Add+
When importing, it identifies the file as RIS but needs the user to search for type (Oxford Music).
