RefWorks: Resources and Information
RefWorks is a web-based citation management tool that enables users to store,
manage, and output (in a variety of styles) bibliographic references from
various sources, including online article databases. RefWorks can help you effectively organize
and manage citations while conducting research, incorporate references into
word processing documents, and create independent bibliographies in a variety
of styles.
In order to use RefWorks, users must first create an individual account (free
of charge).
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NEW: RefGrab-It Information
Got a question about RefWorks? Check the RefWorks FAQ!
Using Write-N-Cite remotely (off-campus)? See this FAQ.
Being asked for a group code? See this FAQ.
Training Sessions
Training workshops for RefWorks are
offered by the Libraries in conjunction with the Instructional
Services unit of DELTA. Sessions
are held in the ITTC Computer
Lab 2 (2nd
Floor, East Wing, D. H. Hill Library). Register
for sessions online through DELTA.
Tip Sheets, Guides, and Tutorials
RefWorks Fact Sheet
RefWorks Tutorial
RefWorks
QuickStart Guide
RefGrab-It Information
RefWorks FAQ
Instructions: Importing from a Text File/Exporting
from a Data Service
[Check the RefWorks
web site for additional information]
Basic Procedure
- Search the database of interest
- Save the references in the appropriate format
- Log into RefWorks
- Select References/Import from the toolbar
- Select the appropriate data source and database
- Browse to find the text file you saved to your computer
- Click Import
- Your records should appear in the Last Imported Folder
Note: An increasing number of database vendors are providing a
"direct export" of files into RefWorks. These are noted below.
|
Data Service/ Vendor
|
Importing/Downloading Instructions |
ABC-CLIO
[Ex. America: History and Life; Historical Abstracts |
From the search results page select Export Options. On the
next page choose Full
Entry.
Then select the United States radio button next to the RefWorks
icon. Click
Export Records to initiate a direct export. |
CSA
[Ex. Sociological Abstracts; Biology Digest] |
Select items, then use the Direct Export feature - click on the RefWorks
link. |
EBSCOhost
[Ex. Academic Search Premier; ERIC] |
Direct Export: move items to folder -- From within folder select items
and click on Export -- then select radio button for Direct Export to
RefWorks, click on Save. |
| EI Engineering Village 2 |
Select Format and click on Download. |
| IEEE/IEE Xplore |
Select the records you want, then click on
view selected items, on the next page change format to citation and abstract
and select RefWorks for direct export. |
| JSTOR |
Save citations of interest. Click View Saved Citations and
choose Directly Export citations into RefWorks as the export
option. |
| MathSciNet |
Add all citations of interest to the Clipboard. When ready to export, go to the Clipboard. Select the Citations (BibTeX) format and click SaveClip. Highlight the generated text and copy (Edit--Copy) in the browser. In RefWorks, select BibTex as the data source, then MathSciNet as the database. Select the Import Data from the following Text option and paste the text from the MathSciNet page (Edit--Paste) into that box. |
| PubMed |
Mark the references of interest. Change the Display option from Summary to MEDLINE and click the Display button. In the Send To area, select Text and click Send To. Select Save As from your browser and select Text as the Save As file type. In RefWorks, select NLM PubMed as the data source and as the database. |
| SciFinder Scholar |
Mark the references of interest. Choose Save As, and Save with Tagged
format (*.txt) as
the file type. In RefWorks, select CAS Scifinder as the data
source and CAPlus as the database. |
SilverPlatter WebSPIRS
[Ex. Agricola, Biological Abstracts]
|
Save Complete records, with Record number checked and Short Labels selected. In RefWorks, select SilverPlatter WebSPIRS as the data source and select the appropriate database. |
| Web of Science |
Mark the references and submit the marks. From the Marked Records
Output Options Form, choose the Save to File button (leave
the options as Field Tagged). In RefWorks, select ISI
(Institute for Scientific Information) as the data source and Web
of Science as
the database. |
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