Skip navigation.

print page header

RefWorks at the University of Iowa Libraries

Importing your EndNote database files into RefWorks

EndNote v.8

  1. In the RefWorks menu bar, select References / Import EndNote V8+ Database.
  2. Click the Browse button and select your EndNote database.
    (Note: EndNote databases will end with a .enl extension.)
  3. Click the Import button
    (Note: it may take as long as 45 seconds for a large database file to load.)

Data from older versions of EndNote can be imported using the instructions Converting from Other Bibliographic Management Programs.

If you need assistance with moving your EndNote files into RefWorks, please Contact Us!