HOW TO GET TO REFWORKS

Access RefWorks, a guide and a tutorial.

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

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

GETTING REFERENCES INTO YOUR PERSONAL DATABASE

6 ways

For help with all six of these ways, click Help on the RefWorks toolbar, Help again, then Getting References into Your Account.

1. Importing from Online Data Vendors (such as EBSCOhost)
   (Each database has its own instructions/steps.)

   Access to library subscription databases: From the library homepage, click Articles, Full Text and more. Click database title and perform a search. If a pathway to importing the journal article references is not easily determined, visit RefWorks help pages for more help.

   Login to RefWorks, click Help on the toolbar and click Help again.
   From the list of help topics on the left click Getting References into Your Account
   then Importing from Online Data Vendors.

2. Converting from Other Bibliographic Management Programs (such as EndNote)
3. Capturing Web Page Data with RefGrab-It

   RefGrab-It is an optional feature for capturing bibliographic info from web pages. It is available either as a bookmarklet or a plug-in that works with Internet Explorer or Firefox. RefGrab-It cannot be used on pdf files from websites. Click "Tools" for download information.

4. Retrieving Information from RSS Feeds (Really Simple Syndication feeds)
5. Importing References (typically book records) from UWP’s Library Catalog

   In RefWorks click Search on the toolbar and Online Catalog or Database. If it’s not the default, click the arrow for a drop down list of databases, select UW-Platteville, 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.

6. Manually Adding References

   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

Telephone support staff 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., Eastern time. 775-327-4105 E-mail support@refworks.com

MANIPULATING OR MANAGING YOUR DATABASE OF REFERENCES

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

To file, select references by clicking the boxes to the left, open the drop down window Put in folder..., 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 the drop down menu on the right, 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 References, My List, or References 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

Write-N-Cite is a utility that allows users to run an abbreviated version of RefWorks in their word processor. Refer to RefWorks Help pages for more information.

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.

*IMPORTANT*
You must follow these steps to use Write-N-Cite off-campus.
After installation, go to >Start >All Programs >Refworks >WNC Proxy Configuration Ulitity. Enter this URL in the box and click "OK": http://ezproxy.uwplatt.edu/login?url=https://www.refworks.com/refworks/?WNC=true When Write-N-Cite is opened, you will first be prompted for your UWP username and password, then enter your Refworks username and password on the second screen.

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

To 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. Click Bibliography in Write-N-Cite; this will open a "Final" Word 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