An online system to :

• Collect & keep references electronically

• Use them as you need them

• Insert them into the text of your papers

• Create bibliographies with a few clicks

RefWorks is to UM students

What is RefWorks

Find RefWorks

Login

Create a new account

Add new reference

• Manually

• Electronically from a database

Organize folders

Create bibliography

• From a folder

• From “My List”

Find help

What is

Find RefWorks

What is RefWorks

Find RefWorks

Login

Create a new account

Add new reference

• Manually

• Electronically from a database

Organize folders

Create bibliography

• From a folder

• From “My List”

Find help

•Go to www.lib.umich.edu

•Select “Find Databases”

•Type in “Refworks”

•Click on “Go”

Login

What is RefWorks

Find RefWorks

Login

Create a new account

Add new reference

• Manually

• Electronically from a database

Organize folders

Create bibliography

• From a folder

• From “My List”

Find help

Create a new account

•Click on “Sign up for an Individual Account”

What is RefWorks

Find RefWorks

Login

Create a new account

Add new reference

• Manually

• Electronically from a database

Organize folders

Create bibliography

• From a folder

• From “My List”

Find help

Create

•login name

•Password

Don’t use your

•Uniqname

•Kerberos password

•Type data on appropriate lines

•Click on “Register”

Create a new account

What is RefWorks

Find RefWorks

Login

Create a new account

Add new reference

• Manually

• Electronically from a database

Organize folders

Create bibliography

• From a folder

• From “My List”

Find help

•Click on “Add New Reference”

Add data manually

What is RefWorks

Find RefWorks

Login

Create a new account

Add new reference

• Manually

• Electronically from a database

Organize folders

Create bibliography

• From a folder

• From “My List”

Find help

•Type data on appropriate lines

•Click on “Save Reference”

Add data manually

What is RefWorks

Find RefWorks

Login

Create a new account

Add new reference

• Manually

• Electronically from a database

Organize folders

Create bibliography

• From a folder

• From “My List”

Find help

Select your citations

Click on “RefWorks”

Import data from a database

What is RefWorks

Find RefWorks

Login

Create a new account

Add new reference

• Manually

• Electronically from a database

Organize folders

Create bibliography

• From a folder

• From “My List”

Find help

•Select “Use . . . Marked Records”

•Click on “Export to RefWorks”

Import data from a database

What is RefWorks

Find RefWorks

Login

Create a new account

Add new reference

• Manually

• Electronically from a database

Organize folders

Create bibliography

• From a folder

• From “My List”

Find help

•View the imported reference

Import data from a database

What is RefWorks

Find RefWorks

Login

Create a new account

Add new reference

• Manually

• Electronically from a database

Organize folders

Create bibliography

• From a folder

• From “My List”

Find help

•Click on “Create New Folder”•Create name of the new folder•Click on “OK”

Organize folders

What is RefWorks

Find RefWorks

Login

Create a new account

Add new reference

• Manually

• Electronically from a database

Organize folders

Create bibliography

• From a folder

• From “My List”

Find help

•Select items wanted

•Put them into the folder

Organize folders

What is RefWorks

Find RefWorks

Login

Create a new account

Add new reference

• Manually

• Electronically from a database

Organize folders

Create bibliography

• From a folder

• From “My List”

Find help

•view the folder

Organize folders

What is RefWorks

Find RefWorks

Login

Create a new account

Add new reference

• Manually

• Electronically from a database

Organize folders

Create bibliography

• From a folder

• From “My List”

Find help

•Click on “Bibliography”

Create bibliography—from a folder

What is RefWorks

Find RefWorks

Login

Create a new account

Add new reference

• Manually

• Electronically from a database

Organize folders

Create bibliography

• From a folder

• From “My List”

Find help

•Select format wanted

Create bibliography—from a folder

What is RefWorks

Find RefWorks

Login

Create a new account

Add new reference

• Manually

• Electronically from a database

Organize folders

Create bibliography

• From a folder

• From “My List”

Find help

•Select the folder wanted

•Click on “Create Bibliography”

Create bibliography—from a folder

What is RefWorks

Find RefWorks

Login

Create a new account

Add new reference

• Manually

• Electronically from a database

Organize folders

Create bibliography

• From a folder

• From “My List”

Find help

What is RefWorks

Find RefWorks

Login

Create a new account

Add new reference

• Manually

• Electronically from a database

Organize folders

Create bibliography

• From a folder

• From “My List”

Find help

•Select items wanted

•Click on “Add to My List”

Create bibliography—from “My List”

What is RefWorks

Find RefWorks

Login

Create a new account

Add new reference

• Manually

• Electronically from a database

Organize folders

Create bibliography

• From a folder

• From “My List”

Find help

•Click on “Bibliography”

Create bibliography—from “My List”

What is RefWorks

Find RefWorks

Login

Create a new account

Add new reference

• Manually

• Electronically from a database

Organize folders

Create bibliography

• From a folder

• From “My List”

Find help

•Select format wanted

Create bibliography—from “My List”

What is RefWorks

Find RefWorks

Login

Create a new account

Add new reference

• Manually

• Electronically from a database

Organize folders

Create bibliography

• From a folder

• From “My List”

Find help

•Select the “My List”

•Click on “Create Bibliography”

Create bibliography—from “My List”

What is RefWorks

Find RefWorks

Login

Create a new account

Add new reference

• Manually

• Electronically from a database

Organize folders

Create bibliography

• From a folder

• From “My List”

Find help

What is RefWorks

Find RefWorks

Login

Create a new account

Add new reference

• Manually

• Electronically from a database

Organize folders

Create bibliography

• From a folder

• From “My List”

Find help

Find help

What is RefWorks

Find RefWorks

Login

Create a new account

Add new reference

• Manually

• Electronically from a database

Organize folders

Create bibliography

• From a folder

• From “My List”

Find help

Ask at any library reference desk

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Slide show prepared by Xiang Li xiangli@umich.edu

03/18/2007