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Capture Reference
- Use the Capture Reference feature for online resources (eg. web page) that do not have options for direct export.
- Go to Downloads tab and follow instructions for Capture Reference
- Capture Reference scans the bibliographic information and creates a reference. This can also be manually edited and added to any group in your library.
Import references from databases
- Save the references in your chosen database. See the Saving References page for how to do this in Cinahl and Pubmed.
- Hover over the Collect tab, then click Import References.
- Browse to select the file. PubMed will be *.nbib format. Most others are *.ris
- Select the Import Option (import filter) that matches the database where you created the file. Import PubMed refs as PubMed (NLM). Import .ris files as RefMan RIS
- Select the group for imported references.
Manually adding references
- Click on the Collect tab and then on the New Reference link.
- Use the dropdown box to select Reference Type. You need to change it to reflect the reference you adding to your library (e.g. Conference paper, dataset).
- Fill in the Bibliographic Fields with the information that you have, e.g. author, title or publisher.
- Click in the field you want to edit and it will expand to allow you to enter your information. Clicking outside the box automatically saves the information you have entered.
