RefWorks Import Directions

MLA Directory of Periodicals (Proquest CSA)

1. MLA International Bibliography (Proquest/CSA)

   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, click the box to the right of "Mark" by the citation number.
   2. Click on Marked Records (top of display) and then on Export icon.
   3. Under "Export To:" click on RefWorks radio button and then on Export.
   4. If it does not work, check for popup blockers (see below).
   5. In RefWorks, click on View Last Imported Folder to see citations added.
   6. Be sure to Exit the FirstSearch database.

   Alternative method:

   1. Follow the instructions on the screen, if this didn't work. Check your popup blockers. If it still does not work, do the following:
   2. If the RefWorks page does not open, then save your file and import it into RefWorks. Click on "Save, Print, Email."
   3. Under Save, choose "PC" or "Macintosh" file format. Click on Save.
   4. In the File Download box, click on Save As (IE) or Save Page as (Mozilla Firefox). Save to the desktop or folder of your choice.
   5. In RefWorks, under References, click on Import.
   6. At "Import Filter/Data Source," select CSA (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts).
   7. At "Database," select MLA Directory of Periodicals. At "Import Data from the following Text File," use Browse to locate the saved file and click Open.
   8. Click on Import.
   9. Cilck on View Last Imported Folder to see the citations added.

Instructions for popup blockers

For more information contact:

Tom Ambrosi - Reference Librarian
Lib 270
726-7861    tambrosi@d.umn.edu

Page Updated:  February 2011