Citation Management with RefWorks
The Libraries is ending our subscription to RefWorks on December 21, 2024. As a replacement for RefWorks, the Libraries suggests using Zotero. Guidance and training will be made available throughout the year during the process of moving your information from RefWorks to Zotero or other citation management tool of your choice.
RefWorks is a browser-based citation management program, which can be used to organize, share, and compile citations. RefWorks can also be used to annotate and share journal articles, and has two "Write-and-Cite" plugins for Google Docs and Microsoft Word, both of which can be used to pull citations directly from RefWorks into a paper or other project.
RefWorks is free for NCSU users, and NC State graduates will retain access to RefWorks as long as NCSU maintains a subscription.
To get started using RefWorks, go to https://refworks.proquest.com/ and click on the "Create Account" link near the bottom of the screen. When signing up, make sure to use your NC State email address. The Libraries strongly recommends that you use a different password from your Unity password, to maintain the security of your NC State Unity Account. Further tutorials on how to use RefWorks are available below.
RefWorks Tutorials:
- Quick Start Guide (2 pages)
- Video Tutorial
- Official (ProQuest) guide to RefWorks
- In-person workshops are available on the Libraries Workshops Page. If none are currently scheduled, Shaun Bennett is always happy to help with personalized assistance.
Legacy RefWorks
The old RefWorks system, referred to as Legacy RefWorks, still functions but it is strongly recommended that users switch to the current version of RefWorks. Legacy RefWorks is still supported by ProQuest, but this support may cease at any time without warning.