1. RefWorks Site Administrator
Using RefWorks
Frank Parry
RefWorks Site Administrator

2. What is RefWorks? web-based software that allows you to:
create and manage your own personal bibliographic database
automatically format references in a chosen style, e.g. Harvard (British Standard) for use in a bibliography

3. Accessing RefWorks accessible from:
Library Online Resources > RefWorks
MetaLib > Find database
log-on using Athens username and password
must register first before can use service

4. Storing your references
populating RefWorks
typing in a reference
searching databases and importing references
directly
using filters

5. Importing references directly
directly from
MetaLib
Emerald
Proquest / CSA Illumina – around 40 databases
OCLC – (Article1st, Worldcat, Medline )
EBSCO (Sports Discus, Inspec, EconLit, PsycINFO, PsyARTICLES)
Ei Compendex
Literature Online
ScienceDirect
Web of Science
directly using RefWorks
Loughborough University catalogue
Library of Congress
PubMed
and more…

6. Importing references using filters
Art Abstracts
Scifinder Scholar
MathSciNet .... and others
If in doubt and there is an option, save records in RIS format

7. Managing your references
can sort references into folders
can search for specific items
select references and then create own bibliographies
save / backup references
export to other software such as Endnote
Write ‘n’ Cite software

8. Editing records
Depending on the quality of the original reference, you may want or need to edit your references, e.g.:
To include date accessed for web addresses
To make author or journal headings uniform
To add descriptions or notes

9. Edit from Search / Lookup

10. Edit from a single reference

11. Do a Global Edit .. but be careful!

12. Write ‘n’ Cite special software
used in conjunction with word
allows you to insert references from RefWorks into your Word document
download onto own PC ~ also on University lab models

13. Starting Write ‘n’ Cite
Begin by writing your Word document and then placing your cursor where you need your in-text citation
Open up Write ‘n’ Cite from the button in Word and select the reference you want to cite…

14. Adding references in Write ‘n’ Cite
Click on Cite to add reference

15. Write ‘n’ Cite added references

16. Write ‘n’ Cite formatted text

17. Inputting references manually
Reference numbers ~ Ref ID ~ can be entered manually into text
Simply enter Ref IDs into the text where appropriate, e.g. {{1234}}, save the text and format the text using RefWorks … see the following slides

18. Inputting Ref IDs

19. Format a paper and bibliography using RefWorks

20. The formatted paper and bibliography

21. Using Links
Create links from a reference to bookmark families of related:
Journal articles
Web sites
Files

22. Links example

23. Adding Attachments Edit reference Look for attachment
Save change to reference

24. Example of attachment

25. Editing an Output Style
Edit and Save an Output Style to suit your own preferences:
This is tricky. Attempt only if you have plenty of time and patience!
For detailed instructions refer to the Training Book or RefWorks Help

26. Select an Output Style to edit from: Bibliography ~ Output Style ~ Preview Styles

27. Editing the Output Style Form

28. Test your Output Style Edit each Reference Type and Field
Update using Preview of Bibliography Output
Save and create a test bibliography to check for accuracy

29. Help Library guide and access point
Academic Librarians