Refworks 20 July 2009 V2

An Introduction to RefWorks Daren Mansfield Academic Subject Librarian

At the end of the session you will: • Create your own RefWorks account • Manually add references to RefWorks • Search the Library Catalogue within RefWorks and import book references • Create and manage folders in RefWorks • Import journal article references from a database into RefWorks & your folder • Use Write-N-Cite to add citations and to create a Bibliography • Be able to share folders

What is RefWorks? • An online personal bibliographic management tool • Allows easy access to collected references • References can be arranged in folders according to a research theme • Safe place to store references • References can be retrieved after a significant time gap

RefWorks can… • Allow you to share references with fellow academics when collaborating on a project or students • Create bibliographies in a several styles, e.g. Harvard, APA • Automatically add citations to your Word documents using Write-NCite software • Be used from home

Getting Started • Go to the Portal - Library and Learning Resources - RefWorks • First-time users need to register for an individual account • You can download Write-N-Cite to use at home

More help? • Help guides available on RefWorks page on the Portal • Email [email protected] • Contact your Academic Subject Librarian