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Using RefWorks
Brian JacksonResearch Librarian
RefWorks
What RefWorks can do: Store and organize references to articles, websites,
books, blogs, etc. Store saved files Act as an RSS feed reader Link you directly to free or available subscription-
based content Create a bibliography in virtually any citation style Allow you to share references with colleagues Help you easily insert citations into a paper Search library catalogues and other databases
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What RefWorks can’t do: Create a flawless bibliography Allow you to directly search subscription databases Allow direct import from EVERY database Easily migrate references from SOME other sources
GETTING STARTED
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Getting Started
Create a RefWorks account
Find books and articles of interest in a catalogue or database
Export them to RefWorks
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Keys to exporting from databases
Look for a link marked ‘Export’
If there is no such link, ‘mark’ or add reference to folder View ‘Marked List’ or ‘Folder’ There will usually be a direct export option from there…
but not always
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Exporting to RefWorks
Examples
EBSCO ProQuest CSA – ProQuest OVID MacEwan Catalogue
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Exporting to RefWorks
Some databases do not export directly to RefWorks
References in these databases can usually be saved as a .txt file and imported through RefWorks
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RefWorks-specific tags
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Exporting to RefWorks
.txt file example
Web of Science
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Exporting from Google Scholar
In ‘Scholar Preferences’ set the Bibliographic Manager option to ‘Show links to import citations into RefWorks’
Search results will allow direct export to RefWorks
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Exporting from SFX
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Editing References
Once imported, references can be edited to include: All major fields Links Notes by multiple users Attachments
The ‘Global Edit’ option allows you to edit a field in a group of references
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Organizing References
Folders can be created without limit
Imported references go by default into ‘Last Imported’ folder
These can be moved into any folder
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Viewing Groups of References
Individual folders can be viewed by selecting ‘View’ and ‘Folder’
You may also view all references that are not in folders
Exact or closely matching duplicate references can be viewed by selecting ‘View’ and ‘Duplicates’
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Creating a Bibliography
Bibliographies can be created in a number of citation styles plus custom styles
Bibliographies can be created from a folder or from all references
Bibliographies must be checked for accuracy!!!
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Searching References
Searches can be conducted using a variety of fields across all references or within folders
Searches can be saved
RefWorks also permits browsing by author, descriptor, or publication
ADVANCED REFWORKS
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Searching Other Library Catalogues
RefWorks allows users to search a large number of catalogues from post-secondary institutions and other libraries world-wide
References from these catalogues can be easily imported to a RefWorks account
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Exporting References
References can be exported to another bibliographic software program or to a .txt file for importing into another RefWorks account
Select ‘References’ and ‘Export’
Choose folder and output style
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Importing References
Select ‘References’ and ‘Import’ Select the Data Source
This can be a specific database or RefWorks Tagged Format
See RefWorks help for instructions regarding individual databases
Select the folder to which references will be imported Upload the .txt file
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RefWorks RSS Reader
RefWorks RSS reader can read RSS feeds from databases (TOCs, searches) as well as most other RSS content (blogs, newspapers, podcasts, etc.)
Copy and paste an RSS URL into the reader. Download references
Choose references to keep and import them into a folder
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Author Profiles
If this symbol appears beside an author’s name, RefWorks has a profile of that author.
Click on the symbol to see the author’s position and institutional affiliation
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Importing Web Pages using RefGrab-It
RefGrab-It is a bookmarklet that sits on your browser
ISBNs, DOIs, and RSS feeds If the above are not present, it will allow you to import
the web page as a reference
Amazon
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Write-N-Cite
Microsoft Word compatible add-in
One click citations
One click bibliography
Demo