RefWorks 2.0 Presented by Suzanne van den Hoogen Angus L. Macdonald Library Last updated January 10, 2012 Prepared by Suzanne van den Hoogen, MLIS

Learning Outcomes In today’s workshop we will learn how to: Create a RefWorks account Access RefWorks on and off campus Explore RefWorks Create folders and Import references Generate a bibliography in multiple citation style formats Prepared by Suzanne van den Hoogen, MLIS

What is ? ? RefWorks is a web- based application tool that allows you to create and organize citations and generate a list of bibliographic references in a number of different citation styles. Prepared by Suzanne van den Hoogen, MLIS

Accessing your RefWorks Account StFX Library Website Prepared by Suzanne van den Hoogen, MLIS

Creating a New RefWorks Account 1.Sign up for an individual account 2.Fill out the registration form 3.Select “Create Account” 4.RefWorks will confirm your registration with an instant . 5.You are ready to log in to your new RefWorks account! Prepared by Suzanne van den Hoogen, MLIS

Logging in to RefWorks On Campus: Login using your username and password Prepared by Suzanne van den Hoogen, MLIS

Logging in to RefWorks Off Campus: The Group Code for StFX is RWStFrXaU. Proceed by logging in with your username and password. Prepared by Suzanne van den Hoogen, MLIS

When RefWorks opens, it will open All References in your account. Prepared by Suzanne van den Hoogen, MLIS

Exploring RefWorks Have fun! Get to know this tool Prepared by Suzanne van den Hoogen, MLIS

Creating Folders Folders provide an excellent way to organize your references. Select the New Folder button under the RefWorks header Enter a new folder name and select Create. Prepared by Suzanne van den Hoogen, MLIS

Importing References Directly from a Database Google Scholar WorldCat StFX Library Catalogue Manually Prepared by Suzanne van den Hoogen, MLIS

Importing References Directly from a Database Prepared by Suzanne van den Hoogen, MLIS

Open RefWorks. Go to the Angus L. Macdonald library website: Select a database to search. Complete your search. Select the articles you want to export to RefWorks Select the RefWorks button Importing References from a database Prepared by Suzanne van den Hoogen, MLIS

Importing References from a database Select “Export to RefWorks” An import page will open and confirm that your references have been imported. Select “View Last Imported Folder” to view these references Prepared by Suzanne van den Hoogen, MLIS

Importing References Google Scholar Prepared by Suzanne van den Hoogen, MLIS

Go to Google Scholar: In the upper right hand corner, click on the icon. Select “Scholar Preferences” from the drop down menu. Importing References from Google Scholar Prepared by Suzanne van den Hoogen, MLIS

Scroll down the page to the “Bibliographer Manager” Select “RefWorks from the drop- down menu Save Preferences! Importing References from Google Scholar Prepared by Suzanne van den Hoogen, MLIS

Google Scholar will now provide you with an option to import selected references directly into RefWorks. Importing References from Google Scholar Prepared by Suzanne van den Hoogen, MLIS

Importing References WorldCat StFX Library Catalogue Prepared by Suzanne van den Hoogen, MLIS

Importing References from the StFX Library Catalogue: WorldCat Prepared by Suzanne van den Hoogen, MLIS

Importing References from the StFX Library Catalogue: WorldCat Prepared by Suzanne van den Hoogen, MLIS

Importing References Manually Prepared by Suzanne van den Hoogen, MLIS

Adding References Manually Select your citation style Fill in the required fields Prepared by Suzanne van den Hoogen, MLIS

Creating a Bibliography with RefWorks Select the citation style for your paper Select: Format a Bibliography from a list of References Prepared by Suzanne van den Hoogen, MLIS

CHECK YOUR REFERENCES FOR ERRORS!! Do you see any errors with these references? Agnew, J. (2003). American hegemony into american empire? lessons from the invasion of iraq. Antipode, 35(5), Ansara, D. L., & Hindin, M. J. (2010). Formal and informal help- seeking associated with women's and men's experiences of intimate partner violence in canada. Social Science & Medicine, 70(7), doi: /j.socscimed Prepared by Suzanne van den Hoogen, MLIS

Write-N-Cite Write-N-Cite allows users to run an abbreviated version of RefWorks in their word processor. To use Write-N-Cite with RefWorks you must download a small utility program to your computer. There are versions of Write-N-Cite for Windows users and a single version for Mac Users. Prepared by Suzanne van den Hoogen, MLIS

RefGrab-It RefGrab-It is an optional feature for capturing bibliographic information from web pages. It is available in two versions -- a bookmarklet that works with either Internet Explorer or Firefox and downloadable plug-ins for Internet Explorer and Firefox. Prepared by Suzanne van den Hoogen, MLIS

What we learned in today’s workshop How to… Create a RefWorks account Access RefWorks on and off campus Explore RefWorks Create folders and Import references Generate a bibliography in multiple citation style formats Previewed Write-N-Cite & RefGrab-It Prepared by Suzanne van den Hoogen, MLIS