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Import Bibliographic Records From Reference Manager Database - December 08, 1998

If you are a Reference Manager user and want to try out Biblioscape's advanced features, you can easily transfer your bibliographic records from a Reference Manager database to a Biblioscape database. Follow the steps below to make the transfer.

Warning: You should avoid importing all of your Reference Manager records into a single folder if there are several thousands or more of them. It will result in slow performance when opening this large folder. You can break up the export file and import the smaller files to different folders, or you can choose not to import records into any folder by unchecking the "To folder" checkbox during the importing process. Use Ctrl+R to retrieve all records.

1. Start Reference Manager and click the menu command "References | Export...".

2. Give a file name first, then select "RIS" as "Output format" and "All references in list" as "References options". Click the "Export" button to start.

3. Start Biblioscape and go to "File | Import...". Click the "Browse" button to select the file you exported in step 2. On the "Tagged" tab, select "RIS -- Reference Manager (Ver. 8)" as "Import filter". Click the "Start" button to import.

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