RefWorks Roundup

Unfortunately you can’t save your references directly from QCat, but you can do it through QSearch:

1. Select CrossSearch within QSearch
2. Click on Library catalogues and make sure there is a tick in the box beside QCat
3. Conduct your search and save the references you want by clicking on the basket icon
4. Click on My QSearch on the top toolbar and select the references for export to RefWorks
5. Click on Selected then click on Save
6. In Record format, choose RefWorks and click on Save
7. A new window will open; Log-in to RefWorks
8. Your records should appear in the Last Imported Folder

QConnect is the Library’s linking service and when you next login to your RefWorks account you’ll see a QConnect button next to each of your references.

When you click on one of these buttons, QConnect will try to connect you to the full-text of the reference if it’s available online. If it isn’t, QConnect will give you the option of searching the Library Catalogue (QCat) for the print version.

A QConnect FAQ is available if you’d like further information, or just contact the RefWorks Support Group.

For in-depth searches it’s usually better to search databases individually but if you are using QSearch for cross-searching a number of databases, you can export references from QSearch into RefWorks. If you need to export references from QCat then search QCat from within QSearch.

To export references from QSearch into RefWorks:

• Conduct your search and save the references you want by clicking on the basket icon.
• Click on My QSearch on the top toolbar and select the references for export to RefWorks.
• Click on Selected then click on Save.
• In Record format, choose Citation Manager and click on Save.
• Save the file.
• Log-in to RefWorks.
• Select References on the top toolbar followed by Import.
• Select Queen’s University Belfast as the import filter and QSearch as the database.
• Browse to find the file you saved and click on Import.
• Your records should appear in the Last Imported Folder.