HOW TO GET TO REFWORKS

Access RefWorks, a guide and a tutorial (PDF).

First-time users need to create an account with your own username and password.

WHAT REFWORKS DOES

1. Allows you to gather references into a personal searchable database
2. Helps you manipulate that database, as in filing references in folders
3. Assists in getting those references back out, as in building a bibliography

GETTING REFERENCES INTO YOUR PERSONAL DATABASE

5 ways

1. Manually enter the reference
   On the toolbar, mouse over References and then Add New Reference
   Select an output or citation style, such as MLA or APA
   Under Reference Type, designate the type (journal article or book)
   Click Save when finished

2. Direct export from online resource (Each database has its own instructions/steps.)

   Access to library subscription databases: From the library homepage, click Journal Indexes, Full Text and more. Click database title.

   For more information on how to export references from different databases, visit help pages within RefWorks. Login to RefWorks, click Help on the toolbar and click Help again. From the list of help topics on the left click Building Your Database then Importing from a Text File and then Exporting References from Data Vendors.

   Please note that you must not have pop-up pages blocked in your browser.

3. Save as a text file (for directions, follow the path above for online help)

   Save the reference onto the desktop as a text file. In RefWorks, click References and Import. Set Import filter and datasource. OR - Cut and paste into RefWork's import text field.

4. Export from the Library Catalog

   In RefWorks click Search on the toolbar and Online Catalog or Database. Click the arrow for a drop down list of databases. Select UW-Platteville, listed near the top, and do a search.

   Note: These records will open in a new browser window and are not in your RefWorks account until you select them and click Import.

5. RSS Feed (Really Simple Syndication)

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MANIPULATING OR MANAGING YOUR DATABASE OF REFERENCES

To create new folders, click Folders in the RefWorks toolbar and click Create New Folder.

To file references, select them by clicking the boxes to the left, click to open the drop down window Put in folder..., and select the desired folder. References can be filed in more than one folder.

To search within your database of references, click Search on the RefWorks toolbar.

To sort references, click View OR Folders and then Sort By.

To find duplicate references, go to View on the RefWorks toolbar and Duplicates. Select Close Match and note which duplicates are not yet in a folder.

CREATING A BIBLIOGRAPHY FROM A LIST OF REFERENCES

Click Bibliography on the RefWorks toolbar. Select the desired output style.

Click the radio button to generate a bibliography from:

1. all your references, your list of selected or tagged references, or from a folder
2. Click Create Bibliography. A new window will open with your bibliography
3. Save the bibliography to your computer or J drive

Write-N-Cite

The Write-N-Cite utility allows Microsoft Word and Internet Explorer users to cite references in a paper. (When accessing RefWorks via Netscape, use the One Line/Cite function.)

Download Write-N-Cite software to use with Microsoft Word.

In RefWorks click Tools, Write-N-Cite and Download. Follow instructions such as "close all windows programs" before downloading.

After you have installed the Write-N-Cite program, open it from within Word by clicking the toolbar icon or by selecting it from the Tools drop down menu. You can also launch the program from the Write-N-Cite icon on your desktop or by clicking on the Start menu and selecting RefWorks from All Programs. (From the Write-N-Cite web page)

Write-N-Cite Paper

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

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

Write-N-Cite Bibliography

Save the Word document each time before generating a bibliography.

It opens a "Final" document. Think of a "Final document" as a "print preview".

Do ALL EDITING only in the original saved document.

Note: the double swirly brackets {{ tell RefWorks your unique Reference I.D. number for generating parenthetical references and bibliography entries.

Note: For footnotes, in Word click Insert, Reference, footnote. Save, click Bibliography