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Online Help: Exporting and Importing References from JSTOR into RefWorks

These instructions were created in Windows XP. In other operating systems the windows may have different names and a different look and feel. These instructions assume that you have searched JSTOR and have a list of results.

Exporting References from JSTOR

  1. At the Search Results page, click the Save Citation link for each reference you want to import.
  2. Click View Saved Citations.

  1. The Saved Citations window will open and display your saved citations
  2. Click Directly export citations into RefWorks.

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.

he 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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