1. Managing your References
Oxford supports EndNote Desktop, EndNote Web and RefWorks. For product details see and
EndNote Desktop must be purchased and installed on your machine.
Buy from OUCS shop (c.£90)
Reference Manager and ProCite also available from shop at same price. Reference Manager best for group use; choose ProCite only if already familiar with it.
EndNote Web has limited facilities but can be used without EndNote Desktop if you do not need full functionality. See chart overleaf.
RefWorks has full facilities on web but very limited offline.
Web products are licensed by University and free for University members. You will lose access when you leave Oxford, but easy to export your references before you leave.
Courses in the use of EndNote and RefWorks are run regularly at OUCS. Check and look under EndNote and Refworks in ‘view courses by name’
Slides for this WISER session can be downloaded/printed from
May 2007

2. EndNote Desktop RefWorks
Compare features:
EndNote Web
EndNote
Desktop
RefWorks
Save references +
Organize & edit references
Storage capacity (number of references)
10,000
unlimited
Import from many databases and OPACs
Cite & format papers with bibliographies
Create & save advanced searches
create (not save)
Customize views & displays
Edit reference import filters & output styles
RW can add or edit import filters Users can edit output styles
Use term lists for auto-entry
Cite tables, figures, & equations
Work Offline (anytime/anywhere)
Write papers offline only
Local Personal Files and Documents
High Performance Desktop Environment