RefWorks Import Directions

Design and Applied Arts Index (DAAI) (ProQuest)

1. Do search, and mark citations. A citation can be marked at the list level in the box on the left side. Within the citation, check Add to selected items at the top of the citation.
2. Click on Export/Save and then RefWorks.
3. At “Export/Save,” click on Continue.
4. Click on View Last Imported Folder to see the citation(s) added.

Alternative method:

1. Do search, and mark citations. A citation can be marked at the list level in the box on the left side. Within the citation, check Add to selected items at the top of the citation.
2. Click on Export/Save and then RIS.
3. At “Export/Save,” click on Continue.
4. At “Opening ProQuestDocument,” Save File should be checked. Click on OK.
5. In RefWorks, under References, click on Import.
6. At "Import Filter/Data Source," select RIS Format.
7. At "Database," select RIS Format.
8. At "Select Text File," use Browse to locate the saved file and click Open.
9. Click on Import.
10. Click on View Last Imported Folder to see the citation(s) added.

For more information contact:

Kim Pittman - Reference Librarian
Lib 270
726-7829    kpittman@d.umn.edu

Page Updated:  October 2012