How do I export PubMed citations into RefWorks?

Answer

Conduct a search and select your records in PubMed, then export them from PubMed into RefWorks, an online bibliographic management tool free to UVa affiliates.

Contents

• Introduction
• Step-By-Step
• Help
• Resources
• Related Topics

Introduction

Keep up to date with your references. You can run a search in PubMed, then import the references into your RefWorks account. View a video (Flash, 90 seconds) or follow the steps below.

Step-By-Step

1. On the Health Sciences Library home page, click PubMed.
   
   
2. In PubMed, perform a search in the Search PubMed for box, then click Go.
   
   
3. Select the checkbox for each record you want to import into RefWorks, select MEDLINE from the Display pulldown menu, then select Text from the Send to pulldown menu.
   
   
4. From your Web browser's toolbar, click the Edit pulldown menu , then choose Select All.
   
   
5. Select Edit, then Copy.
   
   
6. On the Health Sciences Library home page, select RefWorks.
   
   
7. Log in with your Refworks user name and password. If you do not have a RefWorks account, click Sign up for an Individual Account to create one.
   
   
8. Under References, select Import.
   
   
9. Select NLM PubMed from the Import Filter/Data Source pulldown menu, then select the Import Data from the Following Text radio box.
   
   
10. Right click your mouse inside the box under Import Data from the following Text and select Paste to paste the copied records from PubMed to RefWorks.
    
    
11. Click Import .
12. Click View Last Imported Folder to see the references you just imported.
    
    
    
    You have now imported your references from PubMed into RefWorks.

Help

For additional information about exporting PubMed citations into RefWorks, Ask a Librarian here or at hslref@virginia.edu.

Resources

• UC Berkeley’s Bioscience Library’s step-by-step instructions: Importing Results from PubMed Searches to RefWorks.
• Register for a RefWorks class. Classes are free and available to Health System staff, faculty, and students.
• Schedule a RefWorks consultation if class times do not work for you or you prefer one-on-one help.

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