MAKING REFWORKS WORK FOR YOU

Jennifer Thiessen, Liaison Librarian & RefWorks CoordinatorJames A. Gibson Library

Agenda

Introduction – What is RefWorks? Getting Started with RefWorks

Setting up an account Creating folders

Importing Citations Catalogue Databases Web

Bibliographies Advanced Features (RefShare & RSS) Where to Get Help Questions

Introduction: What is RefWorks? Bibliographic management software Allows you to:

Create folders and organize citations Collect/import citations from many research

resources (e.g., web, databases) Create bibliographies Store copies of articles Share references with friends and

colleagues More!

Creating a RefWorks Account

Click on the link for “RefWorks” on the library homepage

Next steps:1.Click “Sign up for an Individual Account”2.Fill out the form3.Click “Register”

Creating Folders

Select “Create New Folder” from the “Folders” menu

Type a name for your folder

Your new folder appears in your list of folders

Importing Citations: Catalogue

1. Find an item of interest

2. Click “send to RefWorks”

Click “View Last Imported Folder”

Mark your citation and put it into a folder

Importing Citations: Databases (Scholars Portal)

Conduct a search

1. Ensure “Marked Records” is selected

2. Click “Export to RefWorks”

1. Mark citations of interest

2. Click “RefWorks” button

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Click “View Last Imported Folder”

Mark your citations and put them into a folder

View the folder

Importing Citations: Databases (Academic Search Premier)

1. Select citations by clicking on “Add to folder”

2. The yellow “Folder has items” bar appears on the right

3. View your selected citations by clicking on “Folder View”

The link changes once the citation has been added to the folder

Mark the citations and click the “export” icon1. Select

“Direct Export to RefWorks”

2. Click “Save”

RefGrab-It:

Find RefGrab-It under the “Tools” menu

Follow the instructions for your browser

The “IE for Windows” example in action:

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Find a web page of interest and click on “RefGrab-It”

Click “Import”

Manual Citation Creation

Choose “Add New Reference” from the “References” menu

1. Specify the folder to put your reference into

2. Choose a “Ref Type” (green checkmarks will appear by required fields)

3. Fill in your citation information

4. Click “Save Reference”

Editing Citations

Click “View”

Click “Edit””

1. Change/add information

2. Click “Save Reference”

You can attach copies of articles that you have saved to your computer

Creating a Bibliography

Click on “Bibliography” in the menu bar

Select “References from Folder”

Select your file type

Choose your citation style

Choose your folderLast Step:

Click “Create Bibliography”

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Don’t forget to proofread your bibliography!

Choose to download or e-mail

Write-N-Cite: Getting Started

Choose “Write-N-Cite” from the “Tools” menu to install it on your computerNext Steps:1.Open a Word Document2.Open Write-N-Cite and log in3.Place your Write-N-Cite window over your Word document4.Choose the citation folder you want to use

Write-N-Cite: Writing Your Paper

1. Begin typing your paper.

2. Each time you need to cite a resource, simply click “Cite”

3. Citation information appears in your document (don’t worry that it looks a bit strange)

Write-N-Cite: Formatting

When you’re finished your paper SAVE it and then click “Bibliography”

Choose your “Output Style” and click “Create Bibliography”

Write-N-Cite: Finished Product

In-text citations are formatted properly

Your bibliography is attached

Note: Your formatted document will be a new document with a new title. Any changes to citations must be made on the ORIGINAL document, which then must be formatted again

REMEMBER TO PROOF-READ YOUR CITATIONS AND BIBLIOGRAPHY!

Advanced Features - RefShare Allows you to share citations with friends

and colleagues at Brock and beyond

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Your “control panel” – use this page to decide what your recipients can see and do with your shared folder

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Your recipients see this page – the display and options available depend on the parameters set by you.

Advanced Features - RSS

Add RSS feeds to RefWorks to receive automatic updates from online journals, search alerts and websitesSelect “RSS

Feed” from the “Search” menu

Paste a feed URL into the box and click ‘Add RSS Feed”A link for your feed will appear – click it to obtain results

Where to find Help:

Help Desk (LC, main floor) RefWorks Help Guides

http://library.brocku.ca/spotlight/refworks.htm Online Tutorials

https://learning.library.brocku.ca/course/category.php?id=53

Contact Jennifer Thiessen 905-688-5550 x3573 jthiessen@brocku.ca