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HelP: Exporting & Importing References from ProQuest Databases into RefWorks

These instructions assume that you have searched a Proquest database and have a list of results.

Exporting References from a Proquest Database

  1. From your list of search results, place check marks next to the records you want to import.
  2. Click View marked documents.

  1. The Marked List window will appear.
  2. Click the Export link.

  1. The Export Citations window will appear.
  2. Select the Export directly to RefWorks link.

Importing References into RefWorks

At the RefWorks User Login page:

  1. Enter your login name.
  2. Enter your password.
  3. Click Login.

NOTE: If you are in an off-campus location, you will be asked for a Group Code. Call the reference desk at 513 745-4808 to obtain this information.

The RefWorks Import page will open

  1. RefWorks will prompt with Import completed when it is finished.
  2. Click View Last Imported Folder to view your references.

  1. RefWorks will display references in the Last Imported Folder window.
  2. For information about searching and sorting your citations or about creating and organizing folders click the RefWorks HELP link, or for information about downloading citations from different databases, see the RefWorks help links in the library's database lists (see second image below).
  3. Click the OLinks icon to see if an article is available in full-text, print or microform format and to submit an interlibrary loan request.

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