Exporting your RefWorks citation data to EndNote Web - RIT Libraries

June 2007
Exporting your RefWorks citation data to EndNote Web
Exporting your data is a three step process:
STEP 1: Create an EndNote Web account
a) From the library’s list of databases, select Web Of Knowledge (or go directly to
http://library.rit.edu/electronic/wok/wok.html)
b) Click on “Search this database” – if you are off campus, you will be prompted for your RIT
username and password
c) In Web Of Knowledge, select “Register” from the top right:
d) Complete the online registration form. Choose your own password for EndNote Web – it does
not have to be your RIT password. You can also use either an RIT or non-RIT email address. You
will use the email address and password you choose here to access EndNote Web, so choose
something you will remember. Your password must conform to EndNote Web’s password rules
e) Go back to the Web Of Knowledge main page and sign in with your email address and EndNote
Web password (see graphic above)
f) Once you are signed in, choose Go to My EndNote Web Library at the bottom right of the page
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STEP 2: Export your references from RefWorks
a) In another browser window, select RefWorks from the library’s databases list (or go directly to
http://library.rit.edu/electronic/refworks/refworks.html)
b) Click on “Connect to RefWorks” – if you are off campus, you will be prompted for your RIT
username and password
c) Log in to your personal RefWorks account
d) Select the References drop-down menu at the top left and click on Export – you will see the
following export screen:
e) If you wish to export all of your saved references, make sure All References is selected at the
top. If you wish to export a single folder at a time, choose References From and then use the
drop-down Folder menu to select the appropriate folder
f) The Export Format should be set to Bibliographic Software (EndNote, Reference Manager,
ProCite)
g) When you have made your selections, click Export to Text File. This will generate a text file of
your selected references in a format that EndNote Web can understand. Save the text file to a
location you can remember, such as your desktop. If this text file opens in your browser
window, go to the File menu in your browser and choose “Save Page As,” then save the
references as a text file
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STEP 3: Import your references into EndNote Web
a) Sign in to EndNote Web through Web of Knowledge (see Step 1 for more details)
b) Once you are signed in to EndNote Web, choose Import under Collect References from the
menu on the left. You will see the following import screen:
c) Browse for your saved text file generated from the RefWorks export – select the file and click
Open
d) Under “Select the type of file you want to import,” click the drop-down menu and choose RIS
Format – you must choose RIS Format for EndNote Web to properly process the citations being
imported from RefWorks
e) Click Import – your references will be imported into EndNote Web
f) All imported references are unfiled, meaning they are not assigned to a folder. You can create a
folder in EndNote Web to store all your RefWorks citations, or you can create new folders and
reorganize your citations. All folder information from RefWorks will be lost when you import
your citations into EndNote Web
For assistance, please contact:
Roman Koshykar, Library Liaison for GCCIS
Email: rgkwml@rit.edu
Phone: 475-2238
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