The problem encountered last week when exporting citations from CINAHL to RefWorks has been resolved.

However, it is always useful to know how to export citations from any database into RefWorks.  The instructions below apply specifically to the CINAHL database; when using other databases that don’t provide a direct export function, look for an option that allows you to save citations to a file (preferably a text file).  Then, using the RefWorks Import function, look for the appropriate import filter for that vendor and database.

1. From the CINAHL folder containing the citations you want to save, click the Export icon.
2. Under “Save Citations to a file formatted for” select “Generic bibliographic management software”
3. Click “Save”
4. From the display screen, use the File-Save As function of your browser to save the page as a .txt file.
5. Open your RefWorks Account
6. Under References, select Import
7. For the Import Filter/Data Source, select “EBSCOhost”
8. For the Database, select CINAHL
9. Under “Import Data from the following Text File” browse to the text file you saved (above), then click IMPORT.

If you have any difficulties with this process, please contact the reference desk at 215-762-7184.

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