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Moving Citations from SciFinder Scholar Databases into RefWorks

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In a SciFinder Scholar Database

  1. Click in the box to the left of desired citations.
  2. Click on Save As (located on the navigation bar)
  3. Select Tagged Format (*.txt) from the Save as type drop-down menu.
  4. Click Save (sample .txt file)

In RefWorks

  1. Login to your RefWorks database if you have not already done so.
  2. Click on References and Import at the top of the screen.
  3. Select CAS SciFinder from the Import Filter/Data Source drop down menu.
  4. Select Multiple Databases from the Database drop-down menu.
  5. At the Import Data from the following Text File box click on the Browse button to select the file name of your saved records.
  6. Click on Import.
  7. Your citation(s) will automatically be imported into the Last Imported Folder.
    You may view the records or move them to the folder of your choice.

Please send comments or questions to askrefworks@library.wisc.edu

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