Institution-Wide Subscribers

Access www.refworks.com/Refworks and then enter your personal Login Name and Password. (First-time users need to sign up for an individual account following the screen prompts.)

NOTE: Remote users, accessing RefWorks from off site or from a non-registered IP address, must either enter the "Group Code" prior to the personal Login name and Password or log in via the institution' proxy server.

Online Tutorial

http://www.refworks.com/tutorial/

A tutorial providing explanations of various RefWorks functions is available online. Use the Help pulldown menu to access the tutorial.

Support

Online

Use the Help pull-down menu to access detailed instructions, frequently asked questions, administrator tools, and much more.

E-Mail

Send questions or problems to support@refworks.com.

Phone

Contact RefWorks Technical Support at +1.775.327.4105.

Importing Data Directly

1. Under the save or export function within the online service, select or click onto the save to RefWorks option.
2. If you also have your RefWorks account already open, the import will automatically begin. If not, then you will be prompted to the RefWorks login page; after you login, the import will automatically begin.
3. When the import is complete, select View Last Imported Folder to review the imported records.

Helpful Hint: You should always check the accuracy and completeness of your references upon every import.

Importing Data From Saved Text Files

References can be imported into RefWorks from a text file (txt.) created by saving references from a wide variety of online services and other bibliographic management programs.

1. Retrieve the results you want to export from the onlineservice or bibliographic manager, and save them to a text file. If the database vendor lists several different formats for saving the references, see the RefWorks Help file for further details on the appropriate selection.
2. Access your RefWorks account and click References from the drop-down menu; then select Import.
3. On the subsequent menu, access the drop-down menu next to Import Filter/Data Source and click the source of the data.
4. Click on the Database drop-down menu and select the source database.
5. Click on the Import References Into menu and designate the specific folder where you want to file the imported references. If you do not choose a folder, the references will automatically go into a folder titled Last Imported Folder.
6. Enter results file name into Import Data from the following Text File by browsing and selecting or manually typing in the file name.
7. Click on Import at the bottom of the screen. When the import is complete, select View Last Imported Folder to review and modify the imported references.

Helpful Hint: An up to date listing of all the online services and databases that are supported by RefWorks, can be found at www.refworks.com, under Import Filter List.

Converting References from Other Bibliographic Management Products

RefWorks is compatible with a number of other bibliographic management products. You can easily convert an existing bibliographic management database such as EndNote into RefWorks.

For details related to importing data from specific individual bibliographic management products, please refer to the online Help section of RefWorks.

Manually Entering References

1. Select References from the pulldown menu tool bar and then choose Add New Reference.
2. Start by selecting your bibliographic output style (e.g. APA, Chicago, MLA) under View required fields for.
3. Designate the type of reference you are entering (e.g. journal, book, or dissertation) under Ref Type. Field names marked with a red asterisk (*) indicate required information needed to produce an accurate bibliography for the selected output style and reference type. These fields are not required to save the actual reference in RefWorks.
4. Enter information in the boxes provided and click Save when finished.

Helpful Hint: Click on any red asterisk (*) to view style specific notes. You can also check for style changes by clicking on More detailed information available here at the bottom of the page.

Importing from Online Catalogs or Databases

You can use RefWorks as a search interface for a number of online resources. RefWorks provides access to a number of publicly available services such as NLM's PubMed as well as many universities' Online Catalogs. Additionally, institutional subscribers may also provide access to subscriptionbased online services (e.g. CSA, Ovid, or ProQuest) through RefWorks.

1. From the Search pull-down menu, select Online Catalog or Database.
2. Under Online Database to Search, select a database from the drop down menu.
3. Select the Max. Number of References to Download from the drop-down menu.
4. Enter terms in either the Quick Search for: or in the Advanced Search for: box.
5. Click on Search to begin your search. A new window will open displaying your search results.
6. Select the references you wish to import into yourRefWorks account and click Import.

RefWorks provides you a number of tools to organize, edit, and view references in your database.

Creating Folders

1. From the pull-down menu Folders, select Create New Folder.
2. Enter a name in New Folder Name; click OK.

There is no limit on the number of folders you can create within your RefWorks account.

Helpful Hint: The Last Imported folder contains only references from your most recent data import that have not been filed in other folders. References from imports prior to your last import not assigned to specific folders remain available in your primary database but unfiled.

Putting References into Folders

1. From the Search pull-down menu, do a search or look up to retrieve references already in your RefWorks database to put in a folder.
2. Mark desired references from the search results page, then click the button titled Selected. The selected references feature works on a page-by-page basis; this means that you must add the manually selected references to the desired folder before moving to the next page. Alternatively, you can mark All in List or all on a Page.
3. Select folder from the Put in Folder drop-down menu.
4. References will automatically be added to the indicatedfolder.

Helpful Hint: References can be assigned to more than one folder.

Sorting References

1. From either the View or Folders pull-down menu, select a folder or group of references.
2. Using the pull-down menu Sort by, located on top right hand side of the page, choose to view references by various fields within your database.

Globally Editing References

1. From the View pull-down menu, select All References or a folder of references. You can also globally edit references from search results in RefWorks.
2. Select the references you wish to edit.
3. Click on Global Edit.
4. Choose the specific field to edit from the drop-down list.
5. Type in the data you want to add to the field in the Change Field to: box.
6. Select the appropriate option for handling the field — Append to Existing Data; Overwrite Existing Data (what you currently have in the field will be gone); Leave Existing Data Alone (if the field contains data the edit feature will skip over that particular reference).
7. Click OK.

Helpful Hint: This feature is particularly useful for adding information to records imported from online databases missing key fields necessary for a specific bibliographic output style.

Viewing Your References

When viewing All References, references in a Folder, or references within any search results, you can choose several different ways to display them. Note: The display is customizable under the Tools pull-down menu, Customize.

1. From the View pull-down menu, select All References or a folder of references.
2. Go to the Switch To pull-down menu, select the output style for your selected references. You may have up to 6 styles in the pull-down menu.

Options available:

• Standard View (includes Author, Year, Title fields)
• One Line/Cite View
• Full View (all fields within record)
• 3 customizable output style views (i.e. APA, MLA, or Chicago)

Write-N-Cite is a utility allowing Microsoft Word and Internet Explorer users to cite references in a paper with the click of a button.

Users accessing RefWorks with Netscape must use the One Line/Cite view function.

Format a Bibliography From a List of References

1. From the menu, select the Bibliography button.
2. Select an output format.
3. Click on Format a Bibliography from a List of References.
4. Select what file type to create.
5. Select to format all of your references or only those from a specific folder.
6. Click on Create Bibliography.
7. A new window will open with your bibliography.
8. Save your bibliography to your computer or disk.

Editing or Creating Your Output Style

RefWorks provides hundreds of output styles to choose from. If one of these styles does not conform to your desired results, the Output Style Editor allows you to create custom output styles by either creating a completely new style or modifying an existing output style to suit your needs.

1. Click on Bibliography.
2. Click on Edit or New.

Access the Help menu for additional assistance in creating or editing new bibliographic output styles.

Write-N-Cite Paper

Create a paper with in-text citations using the RefWorks Write-N-Cite feature.

NOTE: This utility is compatible with both Window and Macintosh applications. In order to use this feature, you must first download the Write-N-Cite utility from the Tools pull-down menu.

1. Open a new blank document in Microsoft Word.
2. Launch Write-N-Cite.
3. Put the cursor in your Microsoft Word document where the reference should be inserted; click Cite next to the reference in the RefWorks screen.
4. Save your Microsoft Word document when finished.

Write-N-Cite Bibliography

1. Launch Write-N-Cite.
2. Click on Bibliography.
3. Select the output style.
4. Click on Create Bibliography.
5. A new window will open with the re-formatted Microsoft Word document containing the bibliography.
6. Save your Microsoft Word document.

One Line/Cite View Paper

1. From any reference view (All References, a folder or search results), click on the One Line/Cite View link.
2. Click on the Cite link next to the appropriate reference. A Citation Viewer window will appear containing the citation in an abbreviated format.
3. To cite a second reference in the same location just click on the cite link by any other reference. If you are using a Macintosh, you will need to click twice — the first click will activate the RefWorks program and the second will perform the Cite function.
4. Once you have all of the references you need for a particular in-text citation, click on the Select Citation button.
5. Perform a copy command or simply drag and drop the citation into your word processor document.
6. Go to you word processor, click on the document whereyou want the citation inserted and Paste the citation.
7. Be sure to clear the Citation Viewer window before creating your next citation.
8. Click on the View link to see the entire reference and to access the Edit command if you want to make changes.

One Line/Cite View Bibliography

1. Save the document you have just created before formatting the paper and the bibliography.
2. Click on the Bibliography button from the Citation Viewer window or from within the RefWorks program.
3. Select the Output Style you need and use the Format Paper and Bibliography option to browse for the document.
4. Click on Create Bibliography.

1. From the menu, select the Bibliography button.
2. Select an output format.
3. Click on Format a Bibliography from a List of References.
4. Select what file type to create.
5. Select to format all of your references or only those from a specific folder.
6. Click on Create Bibliography.
7. A new window will open with your bibliography.
8. Save your bibliography to your computer or disk.

Editing or Creating Your Output Style

RefWorks provides hundreds of output styles to choose from. If one of these styles does not conform to your desired results, the Output Style Editor allows you to create custom output styles by either creating a completely new style or modifying an existing output style to suit your needs.

1. Click on Bibliography.
2. Click on Edit or New.

Access the Help menu for additional assistance in creating or editing new bibliographic output styles.