RefWorks   Tags: resourceguide  

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Refworks allows users to continue access even after leaving TAMU.  Access is also extended to TAMU almuni. 

1. Go to http://www.refworks.com/
2. Click on Login tab

Please contact Margaret Foster at margaretfoster@tamu.edu with questions.

RefWorks is a web based tool for collecting, accessing, organizing, citing, and sharing citations including articles, books, websites, and more.  New to RefWorks?  Click here to get started.

RefWorks tutorials: see videos here

Refworks & Macs: Write-N-Cite 4 is now available for Mac users   See more info

Refworks 2.0 news: RefWorks 2.0 is the new look of RefWorks (video preview). 

Write-N-Cite News: A new version of WNC will be available soon with these exciting new features

• no longer be a difference between PC/Mac version and will work with OS X Lion operating system (and other operating systems of Macs, including Leopard 10.5)
• citations will change automatically to selected style (instead of manually clicking on Bibliography)
• Will no longer be a seprate box, but integrated into MS Word
• footnote styles will be easier and more automated
• online/offline use will be easier, with automatic synchronization

The current Write N Cite 3 will be supported until Summer 2012.

Step 1. Create an account: Fill out form, selecting your own username and password.  RefWorks will send an email with login information.

Step 2. Learn the basics: Print out Quick start guide, a 2 page handout on basics of RefWorks, includes exporting from Compendex, EBSCO, JSTOR and more

Step 3. Add citations:Add from variety of sources (see more)

• Add from databases: Compendex, EbscoHost, JSTOR, Lexis Nexis, Ovid, Proquest, Pubmed, ScienceDirect, Web of Science, WorldCat
• Add from Articles search from Library Homepage
• Add from Endnote database, another TAMU RefWorks account, another university RefWorks account
• Add using RefGrabIt, a tool for adding websites to Refworks (and other resources, such as Pubmed articles, books from Amazon)

Step 4. Managing Citations: organizing citations by folder, removing duplicates, adding PDF's, and more

Step 5. Create bibliographies: RefWorks helps you create bibliographies in 3 ways- quick list, Using Write-N-Cite in MS Word (PC or Mac), or using any word processor such as open office (handout)

Need More?

• Advanced Techniques: sharing citations, adding PDF's, customizing, sending citations to MS Excel, and more

• Training & Classes: online tutorials, upcoming classes, & requesting presentations

For immediate assistance, scroll down to the Chat box below.

RefWorks Team

Margaret Foster         (Medical Sciences Library) margaretfoster@tamu.edu

Stephen Bales               (Evans Library) sbales@library.tamu.edu

LaVerne Gray                 (Evans Library) lgray215@library.tamu.edu

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