Exporting Records From: MNCAT (Ex Libris)

Single or multiple records:

• Place a checkmark in the box next to the records you wish to export. Choose Print/Save/Email.
• In the “Records Format” section choose Standard Full from the drop-down menu. Click Submit.
• On the screen that appears, click on Print/Save.
• Copy the text, but only from “Record Number” through “System Number”. (You can copy all the records at once, as long as you start at the top with “Record Number” and end at the bottom with “System Number”.)
• Login to RefWorks.
• Choose References/Import from the toolbar.
• Select Macalester College as the Import Filter/Data Source and MNCAT (U of MN) (Full) [Ex Libris ALEPH] as the Database.
• Paste the text directly into the “Import data from the following text” box on the Import screen in RefWorks. Click on Import.
• Your records should appear in the Last Imported Folder.

Note: If you have a long list of records you might want to save the list as a file and import the file into RefWorks. Follow the directions above through the Copy step. Then:

• Paste the text into a text editor program such as Notepad.
• Save the document as a text file (*.txt)
• Login to RefWorks.
• Choose References/Import from the toolbar.
• Select Macalester College as the Import Filter/Data Source and MNCAT (U of MN) (Full) [Ex Libris ALEPH] as the Database.
• Under "Import data from the following text file", use the Browse button to find the text file you saved to your computer. Click the Import button.
• Your records should appear in the Last Imported Folder.