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Importing records from an NCBI account into RefWorks

John PellAssistant ProfessorHunter College Libraries

+Exporting from NCBI Bibliography:

Click on the link to your bibliography items.

+Exporting from NCBI Bibliography:

First, select the items that you wish to export (this

step is important.)

Next, click the “Save…” link.

+Exporting from NCBI Bibliography:

(Tip: Choosing to open the file with a text editor can help you

to avoid having the file automatically saved in a

location that you are not sure of.)

+Exporting from NCBI Bibliography:

(You will need to keep track of the file in order to import it

into RefWorks, so be sure that you know its location.)

+Importing into RefWorks:

Over in Refworks, select “Import” from the

“References” drop-down menu.

+Importing into RefWorks:

In the “Import Filter/Data Source” field, you will need to

select “NLM PubMed.” “PubMed” should then be selected as the database.

(This is important.)

+Importing into RefWorks:

Now, it is time to retrieve that file that you exported from NCBI earlier. Select the file,

then click, “Import.”

+Importing into RefWorks:

Once the import is complete, you can click, “View Last

Imported Folder” to get a quick look at your new records.

+Importing into RefWorks:

Congratulations! Your NCBI records are now in your

RefWorks Database. That is all there is to it.