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RefWorks Migration Guide

Information for users of ProQuest's RefWorks. The Saint Peter's community will lose access to RefWorks on June 30, 2023.

About Zotero

Zotero is a free, open-source citation management tool similar to RefWorks.

Go directly to the Zotero website to download the free Zotero software: https://www.zotero.org/

For those working on Chrome devices, Zotero is also available via Apporto 

Importing References from RefWorks to Zotero

  1. Download, install and open Zotero on your computer
  2. Click on My Library in upper left corner
  3. Under File, select Import from the drop-down menu
  4. Accept the default file import setting - A File (BibTeX, RIS, Zotero RDF, etc.)
  5. Click Next button
  6. Select the text file to be imported from the location where it was saved during the export process (Downloads, Desktop, etc)
  7. Click on the Open button
  8. Choose Place imported collection and items into new collection
  9. Choose Copy files to Zotero storage folder
  10. Click the Next button
  11. Click the Finish button
  12. A Collection in Zotero serves the same function as a folder in RefWorks
  13. Under My Library, a new Collection will be created for each imported file of references
  14. If you imported all your references at once, you can now reorganize them into new Collections as needed
  15. If you imported your references folder by folder, you can rename any Collection by using the right-click function

Important: Only references will be imported to Zotero. PDF files or other documents must be downloaded and reattached individually.