EASTERN UNIVERSITYWarner Memorial Library Tutorials

RefWorksAdding citations from websites(RefGrab-It)

RefWorks offers a tool called RefGrab-It to help you capture website information to use as a citation

NOTE: Accessing the NEW Display

• Once you log into your account, in the top right corner is a link for the new RefWorks- RefWorks 2.0

• Click on it to start using the new display

• RefWorks remembers which version (Classic or 2.0) you selected and will load that verison in future logins

• To switch back to the Classic version, click on the RefWorks Classic link in the upper right corner

Using RefGrab-It

• From the RefWorks menu, select Tools > RefGrab-It

Using RefGrab-It

• Follow the installation instructions for the RefGrab-It bookmarklet that are appropriate for your preferred browser.

Using RefGrab-It

• Find a website that contains information you wish to cite.

• Example: New York Times “Technology” pagehttp://www.nytimes.com

Using RefGrab-It

• Click on the RefGrab-It bookmarklet that you recently installed.

• RefWorks should have opened a new window that displays citation information for the website.

Using RefGrab-It

• Click on the Import to RefWorks button to add the information to your RefWorks account.

Using RefGrab-It

• RefWorks should open a new window with a confirmation message reporting your successful citation import.

Using RefGrab-It

• To view a brief entry of your citation, click on the View Last Imported button.

Using RefGrab-It

• To view specific details of your citation, click on the small magnifying glass icon.

Questions? Problems?

•Contact Andrea Reed (Media & Digital Services Librarian) with all your RefWorks questions

▫Phone: 610.225.5004▫Email: areed@eastern.edu