RefWorks: Adding Citations to RefWorks

NOTE: You must already have a RefWorks account in order to export from a database. See the Home tab of this guide to learn how to create an account.

In the search page, you can select multiple articles to export to RefWorks through the Folders.

Select the articles that you want to use by checking the box to the left and then click the quotation marks at the top of the page.

A pop up window appears. Click Export Citation. Then click Export to RefWorks.

Login to RefWorks if you aren't already and select Import to add to your Folders.

Adjust the "Bibliography Manager" settings in Google Scholar   - get to your Settings with the 3 dashes to open the left side menu

Set the "Bibliography Manager" to "Show links to import citations into RefWorks.

Your Google Scholar search results will now display a link to import your citation into RefWorks

Export Citations:

Select the quotation under the article

Select RefWorks

• Click the "+" in the upper left-hand corner of the screen
• Select "Create new reference"

• Select the type of reference from drop-down menu
• Type in title of reference and click the lightning bolt symbol 
• When you are done, click the Save Reference button

You can create a reference by uploading a PDF formatted document.

NOTE: these types of references will almost always require further editing. 

1. Click the "Add a Reference" button on the top (horizontal) toolbar.

2. From the drop-down select "Upload Document".

3. Use the browse feature to find and select the document.

4. The new reference import will be listed under "Last imported" and the default folder location "Not in Folder"