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Moving Citations from PubMed into RefWorks

NIH researchers: see instructions for using RefWorks to manage NIHMSIDs & PMCIDs.

List of PubMed databases

In PubMed - New interface (October 2, 2009)

  1. Click in the box to the left of desired records.
  2. Click SEND TO.
  3. Select FILE under CHOOSE DESTINATION.
  4. Select MEDLINE in the FORMAT drop-down menu.
  5. Click CREATE FILE.
  6. Click OPEN.
  7. Use the text editor's EDIT and SELECT ALL to select all of the records.
  8. Copy the records using EDIT and COPY.

In RefWorks

  1. Login to your RefWorks database if you have not already done so.
  2. Click REFERENCES and IMPORT at the top of the screen.
  3. Select NLM PubMed from the IMPORT FILTER/DATA SOURCE drop-down menu.
  4. Select PUBMED from the DATABASE drop-down menu.
  5. Click in the radio button next to IMPORT DATA FROM THE FOLLOWING TEXT.
  6. Click in the text box, and PASTE your records into the box.
  7. Click IMPORT.
  8. 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.

Please send comments or questions to askrefworks@library.wisc.edu

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