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RefWorks: From MEDLINE (and other Ovid databases)

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Need help learning how to use RefWorks?


One-on-one training and consutation are available.

  • Himmelfarb Library Reference Desk  
    Phone: (202) 994-2850
    Email: himmelfarb@gwu.edu
    Text: (202) 601-3525

MEDLINE/Ovid

1. Select the references you want to export.

2. Above the results click 'Export'.

3. In the Export Citation List box click the drop down list and select 'RefWorks'

4. Under Select Fields to Display choose the information you want to import, i.e. citation only, or citation plus abstract, etc

5. Click the 'Export citations' button.

6. Log into RefWorks

7.  Your records should appear in the Last Imported Folder.