Found the perfect citations in CINAHL but only have a few hours before your paper is due? Use RefWorks to save some time. Export your citations from CINAHL into RefWorks then use RefWorks to create your bibliography! Here is what you would do:
- After finishing your search In CINAHL, click on the Add to Folder link underneath the citations you need.
- Click on the Folder link at the top of the page.
- After making sure all the citations are selected, click on the Export icon.
- Select Direct Export to RefWorks. Hit the Save button.
- A RefWorks login screen should open. Login to your RefWorks account.
- You should get a message saying your references were imported into RefWorks.
Once you are done your paper, create your bibliography with the following steps:
- Click on the Bibliography tab.
- Select APA-American Psychological Association, 5th ed. as your output style
- Select Format a Bibliography from a List of References.
- Under File Type to Create, select either Word for Windows or Word for Mac, depending on which computer you own.
- Select which folder your references are coming from.
- Hit the Create Bibliography button.
- If your document does not open up automatically, hit the download it link.
- Your citations are now in APA format! Even though RefWorks is doing most of the work for you, double check your citations to make sure they are correct! Occasionally RefWorks will stick in a character that does not belong, incorrectly italicize or bold something, etc. So make sure your citations are in the correct format.
Don’t have a RefWorks account? See the RefWorks @UIC page for more details.
Need help? See the Research Help page.
Rebecca
