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CSC 493 Computer Science Capstone: Refining Your Topic & Search

Making your topic searchable

Databases

ACM Digital Library

Scopus

MathSciNet

RefWorks Instructions

ACM Digital Library

  1. Conduct a search
  2. Mark records you wish to save by checking them off
  3. Scroll to top of page, just below Results, select Export Citations 
  4. Select Bibtex and click on the Download citation icon in the bottom right of the window ACM's Download citation icon
  5. You will get a file named acm.bib in your browser’s Download area. Open your Downloads folder to have access to this file for the next steps.

Now in RefWorks

       6. Open  RefWorks

       7. Click +Add from the top left toolbar

       8. Select "Import References"  and browse for and select the saved text file.

      9. RefWorks will ask you what type of file it is. Type ACM in the search bar and select BibTex (ACM Digital Library). Click on Import

      10. Click Go to Last Imported button.

      11. Check off the citations you want to put in a folder.

      12.  In the top row, click on Assign to folder. Under Assign to folder, check off the folder where you want to keep these citations. To start a new folder, select Create at the bottom. Name the folder. You can create a folder as a subfolder of another one if you wish. Click Create folder.

Scopus

  1. Conduct a search
  2. Mark records you wish to save by checking them off
  3. Click on Export at top of results list
  4. Dropdown select RefWorks under Reference managers
  5. Then click on Export

Now in RefWorks

       6. Open  RefWorks

       7. Click +Add from the top left toolbar

       8. Select "Import References"

       9. Select a file from your computer.  Downloads - Select Scopus

       9. RIS Format : Select RIS Format: Scopus, click Import

      10. Check off the citations you want to put in a folder.

      11. In the top row, click on Assign to folder. Under Assign to folder, check off the folder where you want to keep these citations. To start a new folder, select Create at the bottom. Name the folder. You can create a folder as a subfolder of another one if you wish. Click Create folder.