RefWorks Training Guides
RefWorks Guide
1 What is RefWorks?
RefWorks is a web-based bibliographic management tool that allows you to create a database of references. References can be added manually or imported from electronic journal collections and Google Scholar. You can easily produce formatted bibliographies in the referencing style of your choice, including: Harvard, APA and MHRA. An add-in to Word enables you add references to your paper or essay as you write it.
2 Accessing RefWorks
RefWorks can be accessed both on and off-campus from the Library Catalogue - just search for RefWorks.
The first time you login you need to supply a few details about yourself to create an account
3 Introductory tutorials
Get started by looking at these introductory online tutorials. Just click on the title to run, alternatively you can look at the accompanying PDF file.
Note: Flash is needed to run the tutorial. If needed, click here to download the Adobe Flash Player plug-in.
| Navigating Around RefWorks (2:26 min.) | |
| Adding References via Direct Export (3:15 min.) | |
| Adding References via Manual Entry (3:18 min.) | |
| Organizing References with Folders (4:38 min.) | |
| Searching Your RefWorks Database with Quick Search (2:18 min.) | |
| Creating a Standalone Bibliography (1:06 min.) |
4 Exporting from Edge Hill journal collections and databases
Many of the journal collections and databases Edge Hill University subscribe to allow you to directly export into RefWorks. As the way to export varies between the various journal collections and databases a guide to exporting from each database is available, familiarise yourself with the Using RefWorks guide now. Export instructions for the electronic journal collections and database are available in the Sidebar area on the bottom left hand corner of the page (a direct link to the list is available - click here).
Some electronic journal collections and databases do not allow you to export directly into RefWorks, but they often do allow you to save export references into a text file and import this into RefWorks. The tutorial below shows how to do this. It can seem a bit complicated at first so the Using RefWorks guide provides additional information on the filters to apply in these cases.
| Adding References by Importing Text (2:14 min.) |
5 Using Write-N-Cite
Write-N-Cite enables citations to be inserted and bibliographies created into Microsoft Word documents.
| Inserting Citations and Creating Bibliographies with Write-N-Cite (11:45 min.) |
Note: This feature will only be available in RefWorks 2.0 from January 2012.
6 Further information
For further information on RefWorks go to the RefWorks website where you can sign up for free webinars and access tutorials, or use the tutorials within RefWorks.
Contact the Learning Services Helpdesk if you need assistance.
