Creating RSS Feeds in RefWorks

Add an RSS Feed | Add a customized PubMed RSS Feed

 

RSS feeds can include headlines, short descriptions of the feed, and other information. It can act as an alert to let you follow developments
on topics that interest you. Once you have read the feed, you can decide if you want to read further and follow the link to the information,
or simply delete the reference.

Many Web sites today provide the option to link to their RSS feeds. The New York Times online, for example, provides over 100 RSS feeds
to choose from in categories such as international, books, fashion, travel, business, education, and so on. Using the instructions below,
users can access these RSS feeds and follow the news in the area(s) of their choice and import citations to those records as needed.

To add an RSS feed:

• If you do not already have a RefWorks account, please create one now.
• Locate the RSS feed you wish to include (look for the orange RSS icon).
• Right mouse click on the RSS icon and select Copy Shortcut or Copy link location (varies by browser).
• Login to your RefWorks account.
• From the RefWorks toolbar menu, select Search then RSS Feed.
• Paste the shortcut into the text bar and click the Add RSS Feed button.
• Your feeds will be added alphabetically.
• Use the Edit option to change the name, URL or description of the feed. Use the Delete option to remove the feed from your list.

• Launch the RSS feed by clicking on the link. Your feed results will appear in a separate window.
• Click the link in the URL field to view the information (which will open in another window). Close that window when you are finished.
• Select the feed items you wish to save in your RefWorks account by clicking in the box near the Ref ID number.
• Select a folder into which your records will be imported from the Import to Folder.. drop down menu.
• Click the Import button.
• You will be taken back into your RefWorks account. Click View Last Imported to see the feeds.

Using NLM's PubMed database, users can turn their PubMed search strategies into RSS feeds. This allows access of the results of this
search at will and an easy import of records into RefWorks.

(We recommend that you customize your RefWorks account for Pubmed)

• Conduct a search in Pubmed (search can be simple or advanced, with any limits applied) Do not select any record at this point.
• Click on the Send to menu and select RSS Feed
• In a new screen, select the number of records you would like to receive each time you link to the feed. Use the dropdown after:
  Limit items if more than... (the default is 15).
• Rename your feed, if you wish.
• Click the Create Feed button.
• In a new screen, you will see an orange XML button. Right click on the button and select Copy Shortcut or Copy link location
  (varies by browser).
• Login to your RefWorks account.
• From the RefWorks toolbar, select Search then RSS Feed.
• Paste the shortcut into the text bar and click the Add RSS Feed button.
• Your feed will be added alphabetically.
• Use the Edit option to change the name or description of the feed. Use the Delete option to remove the feed from your list.

• Launch the RSS feed by clicking on the link. Your feed results will appear in a separate window in the same order they were in
  in PubMed.
• Click View (to the right of the record) to read the abstract and other information about the record.
• OR: Click View in PubMed or Related Documents, which will open a new window and bring you into Pubmed (only if you have
  customized your site for PubMed). Close the window when you have finished to return to RefWorks.
• Select the records you wish to save in your RefWorks account by clicking in the box near the Ref ID number.
• Select a folder into which your records will be imported from the Import to Folder.. drop down menu.
• Click the Import button.
• You will be taken back into your RefWorks account. Click View Last Imported to see the records.

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