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'Refworks - A new user’s perspective'

Ian Knox

Centre for Regional Innovation and Competitiveness and School of Business

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ABSTRACT

In this seminar, I want to share my experience to date using Refworks, an online bibliography and citation generator, and research management tool. This seminar is not a replacement for a formal training session (conducted by the library); rather is an opportunity to see Refworks demonstrated and discussed from a researcher’s point of view. I currently has about 300 citations in my Refworks database and to date my experience has been overwhelmingly positive despite the occasional glitch.

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The Bits

1) Refworks – the database

2) Write-n-cite :- for WORD in-text citation and bibliography creation (Download from refworks).

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Logging on

http://www.refworks.com

If logging on from home/awayNeed to logon institution first

i.e. RWBallarat

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Using refworks

Start with Google Scholar

e.g. Search for ‘Auction Theory’

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Use Library Databases

Logon to Library

I use metasearch or eJournals

Whatever works best for you….

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Search

You can use folders, or not;

Include ‘Descriptors’ but not critical

Modify as you learn more….

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Write-N-Cite

This is what it is all about.

Just download Write-n-cite

Logons are annoying but you get used to it. UB issue I think.

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Quick Start Summary

• Log-on at www.refworks.com• If at home enter RWBallarat at

instutution prompt• Click new user tab and enter

details

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Conclusion

Everyone can use Refworks including students and staff.

You do still need to format (sometimes), you do need to be online but….

Refworks is so forgiving, so simple, so powerful and so accessible to all the UB community.

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Thanks

This presentation is on my eBusiness Blog page at –

http://kazbaah.bravejournal.com