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RefWorks Citation Manager

Citation Styles


 

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What is RefWorks?

RefWorks is a web-based citation management program that enables you to:

  • download, gather, and store references from databases automatically
  • format citations and bibliographies in seconds
  • connect to your RefWorks account anywhere there's web access

Create a New Account

All students, faculty, and university staff may set up personal accounts.

  1. Log in to RefWorks New User Page behind our ezproxy.
  2. Complete the New User Information form. 
  3. Click Register and start using RefWorks. You will receive a confirmation email with your log-in, password, and the group code.

Group Code

You may need the RefWorks Group Code for off-campus access and to use Write-N-Cite. The Group Code is RWTWU.

Tutorials & Help Pages

Entering Citations


Please view the RefWorks Export/Import/Manual Entry Instructions page for specific database instructions.

There are three ways citations are added to your RefWorks bibliography. They are either:
  • Exported from the database into RefWorks.
  • Imported into RefWorks. Citations are saved from the database as a .txt file and then imported into RefWorks.
  • Manually entered into RefWorks. Citations for some databases cannot be imported or exported. These citations will have to be entered into RefWorks manually.

Citing Database URLs

When citing a full-text article retrieved from a subscription database, some citation formats require that the "entry point" web address for the database you searched be included, as well as the vendor name. Database URL information is exported into RefWorks in different ways and may need to be edited prior to creating your bibliography.

RefShare

RefShare Fact Sheet [pdf]
RefShare is an add-on module to RefWorks that provides users with a quick and easy way to share research. Users may share RefWorks references with members of their own institution, as well as other RefWorks users.

How It Works:

  • The subscribing institution makes a customizable web page available where users can post their RefWorks folders and databases.
  • Users may easily access the databases and share access to this information with anyone through email.

Write-N-Cite

Download Write-N-Cite  | Write-N-Cite Tutorial | Write-N-Cite Tutorial [pdf]

If you use Microsoft Word 2007 or Windows Vista, you will need to download Write-N-Cite III .

Write-N-Cite is a utility that allows users to run an abbreviated version of RefWorks in their word processor. This version of RefWorks displays Author, Title, and Year Only, with a full view option available if needed.

With Write-N-Cite, you can cite references in a manuscript with the click of a button. The abbreviated version can be set to Always on top so that it stays in place as you are typing your manuscript and generating your bibliography. The utility installs a Write-N-Cite button on your desktop as well as an Add-in to your Word toolbar (Windows users only) and a menu option in Word, under Tools for launching Write-N-Cite.

Starting Write-N-Cite
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. If you launch the program from the desktop icon or the Start menu, it automatically opens a copy of Word for you.

You will need the RefWorks Group Code to use Write-N-Cite. The Group Code is RWTWU.

RefGrab-It

Install RefGrab-It  | RefGrab-It Tutorial 

RefGrab-It works with your browser to capture bibliographic information from web pages giving you the option to import that data into your RefWorks account.

If an ISBN number, PubMed ID or DOI exist on the web page, RefGrab-It will automatically search various web resources to get supplemental information that may be of interest to you.  RefWorks may also locate RSS feeds related to that web page.

When you use RefGrab-It on a web page, it automatically opens a "temporary results page" in a new window.  You can view the information and additional resources first, then decide if you want to import the data.

Citing: APA

As of June 2007, APA style guidelines for electronic resources (section 4.16 of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, pp. 268-281) changed with the release of the APA Style Guide to Electronic References.  Please ask your instructor if you should use the new guidelines.

Electronic (includes websites that HAVE NOT been updated to reflect the recent changes to APA)

Electronic (includes websites that HAVE been updated to reflect the recent changes to APA)

Print

  • Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association - 5th Ed.(APA Manual)
    Main Reserve BF76.7 P83 2001
    Main Ready Reference BF76.7 P83 2001
    Main Reference BF76.7 P83 2001
    Parkland Reserve BF76.7 .P83 2001
    Presby Reserve BF76.7 .P83 2001
    Houston Reference BF 76.7 .P83 2001

     

  • APA Style Guide to Electronic References  (2007)
    Main Reserve PN171 .A63 2007
    Main Ready Reference PN171 .A63 2007
    Parkland Reserve PK Park General Reserve
    Houston Reserve ARC F 1

Citing: ASA

 

Citing: Chicago

Electronic

Print
  • Chicago Manual of Style 15th Ed.
    Main Reference Z253 .U69 2003

 

Citing: MLA

Electronic

Print
  • MLA Handbook - (Modern Language Association) 6th Ed.
    Main Ready Reference LB2369 .G53 2003
    Main Reserve LB2369 .G53 2003

Citing: AMA

Electronic

 

Citing: Turabian

Electronic

Print
  • A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations - (Turabian) 6th Ed.
    Main Reserve LB2369 .T8 1996
    Main Library LB2369 .T8 1996
    Park LB2369 .T8 1996
    Presby Reference LB2369 .T8 1996

 

Citing: Plagiarism

Electronic

Writing Guides & Helpful Links

Electronic

Citation Wizards
Other Links

 

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