RefWorks - ABC-CLIO
Instructions for Transferring Citations

Databases:

America: History & Life

Historical Abstracts

Direct Export to Refworks

1. Conduct a search and mark the records you want by clicking the Tagged box
2. Click on the Output Options button (left side of screen)
3. Under Entry format, select Short Entry if you just want the citation or Full Entry if you want the abstract to be included with the citation information
4. Under Output Type, keep the radio button selected as ASCII Display
5. In the Output Type area, select RefWorks Export and click Submit to initiate a direct export
6. Click on the link to log into your RefWorks account
7. Log into RefWorks and your records should automatically appear in the Last Imported folder

Save as Text File and Import into RefWorks 

In ABC-CLIO Indexes

1. Select citations to save by clicking the Tagged box on each citation you wish to save
2. Select Output Options (located on the left-side navigation bar)
3. Under Entry format, select Full Entry
4. Under Request Entry, select Tagged Entries
5. Under Output Type keep the radio button selected as ASCII Display
6. Click Submit
7. From the File menu, select Save As. Save your file as a text file (with a .txt extension) to the location of your choice (e.g. desktop)

In RefWorks

1. Login to your RefWorks database
2. Select References/Import from the toolbar.
3. Select ABC-CLIO as the Import Filter/Data Source and select the appropriate database.
4. Browse to find the text file you saved to your computer.
5. Click Import
6. Your citation(s) will be imported into the Last Imported Folder. You may now move them into the folder of your choice.