RefWorks is a bibliographic management system that allows users to create personal citation databases by importing references from online databases. It formats bibliographies automatically. References can be organized into folders. Databases can be searched, relevant citations exported to RefWorks and added to folders. Bibliographies can then be created from the citations in folders in various styles like Oscola for law. RefWorks is accessible from multiple devices and provides an efficient way to save and format citations found during literature searches.
1. Using Refworks
CATHERINE FUNNELL
SENIOR LIAISON LIBRARIAN
LAW AND MARKETING&ENTERPRISE
SHEPPARD LIBRARY
MARCH 2012
2. What is RefWorks?
RefWorks is a Bibliographic Management
System which allows you to create a
quick, stand-alone bibliography
Allows you to create your own personal
citation database by importing references
from online databases
You can use these references in writing
papers and automatically format
bibliographies in seconds
3. Why Use RefWorks?
Fast, free and effective
Easy to use, web based and available
from various platforms including
Windows, Mac and Unix
Efficient way of formatting and
saving citations found during the
literature search process
Fast way of creating a Bibliography
6. Logging In
First Time Users
Click on Sign Up
for a New
Account to
create log in and
password.
Refworks will
then email you
the username
and password
you created.
Your Account
has now been
activated. DO
NOT worry
about a Group
Code.
7. Create a Folder
You can create as many folders as you want
Click on the New Folder at the top of the page
Name your folder
Your folder will now appear when you mouse over the folder
icon
8. Exporting References From a Database
You can EXPORT
references and
save them in a
designated folder
RefWorks does
not work with
every database
Middlesex
subscribes to but
when you see the
word EXPORT
and click on it if
the word
RefWorks
appears you can
export and save
9. Exporting From Business Source
Complete
We have 6 results for
a search on
EMPLOYMENT
TRIBUNALS and
JUDICIAL
MEDIATION
We’ll export the
ones we want to
a Folder with this
name already
created in
RefWorks
14. My RefWorks Details
The Citation
you just
exported will
now be in the
Last Imported
folder in the
right sidebar.
Click on it
15. Adding Last Imported Citation to
a Folder
To add this Citation
to your Folder
named Employment
Tribunals and
Judicial Mediation
click on the
rectangular
box, mouse over
the arrow , and
click on it and then
the Named Folder