Eastern Michigan University
Eastern Michigan University
Eastern Michigan University
Thursday January 03, 2013

Library Hours: 8:00am to 5:00pm

Eastern Michigan University Library

Moving Citations from SciFinder to RefWorks

In SciFinder

  1. Click the box to the left of desired citations.
    2. Scifinder citation with selection box.
  2. Click "Export" (located on the navigation bar).
    3. Export option on navigation bar.
  3. Select "Tagged Format (*.txt)."
    4. Export window with tagged format selected.
  4. Click "Export."
    5. Export button.

In RefWorks

  1. Login to your RefWorks database if you have not already done so.
    2. RefWorks log-in screen
  2. Click "References" and "Import" at the top of the screen.
    3. Expanded References menu with import option highlighted.
  3. Select "CAS SciFinder" from the "Import Filter/Data Source" drop-down menu.
    4. CAS-SciFinder option selected from the dropdown menu.
  4. Select "Multiple Databases" from the "Database" drop-down menu.
    5. Multiple databases selected from the dropdown menu.
  5. At the Import Data from the following Text File box click "Browse" to select the file name of your saved records.
    6. Browse button
  6. Click "Import."
    7. Import button
  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.
    8. Screen indicating that citation has been successfully added to database.