How To: Importing references from RefWorks

Do you have a colleague who uses RefWorks or have you used RefWorks yourself and are you wondering how to get your references from RefWorks into EndNote? You're not the only one, many people are having trouble importing references saved from RefWorks. One of the frequently asked questions at EndNote is: "How can I import references from RefWorks into EndNote". The answer to this question lies in using the right export format and import filters. Now let's see how we get started with import these references.

Step 1: Take the right export format in RefWorks.

1.1 In RefWorks, go to the References menu and select export.

1.2 Pick the references you want to export. Verify that the Bibliographic Software button is selected. If it's selected, click on the Export to Text File button.

1.3 See the confirmation that your selected references have been exported.

1.4 Now a new window in your webbrowser wil open that will show your references in a structured format. In case the references don't show right away, click the "Download it" link.

1.5 The last step is to save the references as a text file to a location on your desktop. To do this select "Save As" from the File Menu. Make sure that your remember where you saved it, because you need to look up this location for importing into EndNote.

1.6 Now we can go to EndNote to import the file that we just saved from RefWorks.

2. Choose the right import filter in EndNote.

2.1 Open EndNote, and open an existing library or create a new library.

2.2 From the File menu in EndNote, choose Import.

2.3 From the pop-up window click the "Choose File" button and locate the file we saved from RefWorks.

2.4 From the "Import Option" list, select the import option "Reference Manager (RIS)". You don't need to adjust the settings for Duplicates or Text Translation unless your Operating System is using a language setting other than English.

2.5 When you're done, click the "Import" button. EndNote now presents the imported references in your library window. You can view all references in a library by clicking "All References" on the left side of the screen.

Now you know how to easily import references into EndNote that were saved from RefWorks. This gives you the possibility to collaborate with your colleagues even if they don't use the same Referencing Software.

EndNote Tutorial, Part Five: Importing a Text File

We start this week with part five of the EndNote Tutorial. EndNote knows many great options for importing files so that you can easily import references from various sources. From this video you will learn how to import text files into EndNote:




To see previous parts of this tutorial, click the links below for each part:

Part 1, Overview
Part 2, What's New
Part 3, Preferences
Part 4, Online Search

Or take on of the available Webinars to learn more about EndNote.

Getting EndNote files from the new PubMed!

Those of you that use PubMed in connection with EndNote may have noticed that the PubMed website has changed a little bit recently. To make sure that you are still comfortable with using EndNote and PubMed, I'll give you step by step instructions on how to get the references from PubMed into your EndNote library:

1. Start by going to the PubMed website, http://www.pubmed.gov/
2. Perform your search for references (either normal or advanced search)

3. Now select the references that you would like to import into EndNote by clicking the check boxes.

4. Click the "Send to:" link at the top right corner of the window.

5. From the "Send to" menu, choose file.

6. From the drop-down list 'Format' choose the option "Medline".

7. Click "Create File" and save the file to a location of your choosing.

(you may have to turn off your browsers 'pop-up blocking' to see the save file message)

You have now exported a file from the PubMed database to a location on your computer. Now to correctly import this file into EndNote, take the following steps:

8. Open the EndNote program.

9. Go to the File menu and choose Import.

10. Click Choose File... to find the pubmed_results.txt file on your computer.

11. From the Import Option list choose PubMed (NLM). If you do not see PubMed in the list, choose Other Filters and browse to PubMed (NLM).

12. Click import to import the reference(s) into your EndNote library.

Now you can continue your research in the way you were used to, by getting references from PubMed into EndNote. You can of course still connect to the PubMed database and search for references from within EndNote and EndNote Web. That process has not changed and it is still a quick and easy way of getting references into your EndNote library.

If you have any questions, feel free to contact me or leave a message on this Blog!

To check out more EndNote Updates, click here.

And to learn more about EndNote X3, read this article.

EndNote updates for this month!

Free! New and updated connection files and import filters, and output styles are provided for your convenience. Review the lists below for new and updated files created over the last 30 days based on the requests submitted to our development team.

You can download files individually or as a complete set. You may want to rename any files you have customized as the new versions will overwrite existing files. Once the file(s) is downloaded to your desktop, copy the file(s) to the appropriate folder in your EndNote program directory (usually located in Windows—C:\Program Files\EndNote or Mac OS X—Harddrive:Applications:EndNote).

New and Updated Output Styles
Select and download individual styles.
See the new APA 6th Output Style.
Download a complete set of EndNote styles for version 8 and up or versions 4-7.
Suggest a new style.

Read more about EndNote updates in this article.