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Mendeley guide

How to transfer references from RefWorks to Mendeley?

First open your account in RefWorks.

  1. Choose the references you want to transfer (All, by collections or separate references)
  2. Click "Share and Export" and choose from the pop-up window "Export References".
  3. Then choose the references you want to transfer in the RIS Format.
  4. Click export and the references will be saved in your computer (export.ris files)

RefWorks Share

Export references

Open your Mendeley account.

  1. Choose +Add new,
  2. Import library > and RIS (*.ris)
  3. Find the saved file in your computer. Upload, and the references can be found in your Mendeley account.

Please note that tags or attachments won’t transfer, but notes will to the annotations.

Mendeley, Add new, Impoert Library, RIS (*.ris)