Importing Records to RefWorks from the Library Catalog

By: Kris Condic
Associate Professor
Phone: (248) 370-2469
E-mail: salomon@oakland.edu


 

Exporting from the Library Catalog

  1. Do a search in the Library Catalog; bring up record of item you want to put in RefWorks [You can only do one title at a time.]
  2. Click "Print" to the right of bibliographic information for your title.
  3. In drop-down menu for "Print Format" change to "Full Record (all fields)."
  4. Click on "Click to Print"—and then "X" out of the print instruction box.
  5. Under "Edit" in the toolbar, click on Select all to highlight all the text on the screen and copy (control C) it.
  6. Login into RefWorks.
  7. Click References and choose Import from the drop-down.
  8. Under Import Filter/Data Source, select Endeavor Voyager.
  9. Under Database, select Oakland University.
  10. Paste your text in the big textbox at the bottom of the screen, labeled Import Data from the following Text.
  11. Click Import. Your record will be automatically imported and should appear in the Last Imported Folder.

Created on 10/30/07 by Kris Condic, / Last updated on 9/29/08 by MMerz/ mj
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