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Refworks Part I
How can I access Refworks
• Refworks can be accessed from:– The homepage of the Jotello F Soga Library (
http://www.library.up.ac.za/vet/index.htm)
– Jotello F Soga Library’s “ Virtual Library in your office” (http://www.library.up.ac.za/vet/virtlib)
– The complete list of databases of the University of Pretoria (http://www.library.up.ac.za/eresources/eresourcesaz.htm)
Where to find Refworks (www.library.up.ac.za/vet)
Enter your student/ personnel number( e.g.12345678 or 01234567)
If you have a PIN type it here.
If not click on SUBMIT and create a PIN on the next page
You must be a registered Library user. If not, please complete a Library registration form and e-mail to: [email protected]
Login to Refworks
For first time users
For regular login
For off-campus loginThe group code is : rwunivpretoria
Choose your own Login name (these days they prefer that you use your e-mail as
your login name) and
Password
Supply your e-mail address
Click on “Next”
Supply your Name and Surname
Select a “Type of User” and “Focus area”
Enter the displayed words
Click on “Create Account”
Congratulations! You
have created your account
successfully
Cattle diseases
Click on New Folder, Name the folder and click on Create
Create a New Folder to add your references
• RefWorks allows users to create personal databases and use them for a variety of research activities.
• References are quickly and easily imported from text files, online databases, through RSS feeds or via the web.
• Users can automatically insert references from their database into their papers and generate formatted bibliographies and manuscripts in instantly.
• Users can access RefWorks any time, from any web-connected computer running any operating platform.
• RefWorks incorporates an online style guide within the program. No more hunting through style instructions to find the correct format.
• Users can upload any type of file -- graphic, video, sound, and more -- to existing references stored in RefWorks databases, and easily retrieve and share them.
Why RefWorks?
Compiling your database
• CAB Abstracts, Medline, Zoological Record (direct export)
• Science Direct (direct export)
• Wildlife & Ecology Studies Worldwide (direct export)
• Pubmed & UP Catalogue (search from within Refworks)
• Manually (adding references by hand)
• Adding websites (RefGrab-It)
CAB Abstracts
Click on the dropdown arrow and select Save
to Refworks
Do a search on CAB Abstracts and select the references to export
Decide which elements must
form part of your database and click on
Send
Login to Refworks to export your
results into your Refworks folders
Click on View Last Imported
Folder to se the list of references
The list of imported
references
To add references to a folder select “All in list”, click on the Folder icon and click on the
folder name
References have been added to the
Cattle diseases folder . Number of references in the folder changed
Science Direct
Click on “Export ”
Do a search on Science Direct and select the references to be exported
Click on “Save to Refworks ”
Log on to Refworks
Click on View Last Imported
Folder and continue as set out in the CAB Abstracts and Medline slides
Wildlife & Ecology Studies Worldwide
Do a search and select some of the records by clicking on “Add to folder” icon
Once you started adding items the Folder icon will change and a list of the added items will appear in the right hand column
To view the list of selected recordsclick on “Folder” or “Folder view”
To export the selected results click on Export
Select records to be exported
1. Select the “Direct Export to Refworks” button
2. Click on “Save”
Log on to Refworks
Click on View Last Imported Folder and continue as set out in the CAB Abstracts and Medline slides
Login to Refworks and
click on Search. Select
Online Catalogue or
Database
In the Search window select University of
Pretoria
Click on Advanced search . Select a field and type the keywords. Click on Search
Work through the displayed list and
mark the references to add
to your folder.Click on Import to folder. Select the
correct folder.
Click on OK
Click on View Last Imported
Folder and continue as set out in the CAB Abstracts and Medline slides
ISAP• (Index to South African periodicals)
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Type a keyword/s in the Keywords
window Remember the
Boolean operators
Click on Search
Selected records will appear in the “My action List”
Select the records to be used
Select all the references in the
“My action List” and click on “Export selected Items”
References in the “My action List” can be printed, e-mailed
and exported to Refworks
Select “Export to Refworks”
Login to Refworks to export your
results into your Refworks folders
Click on View Last Imported
Folder to see the list of references
Add websites using Ref Grab it
From the Tools tab select RefGrab-It
Click on Install Information
Follow the steps as set out for IE
and Firefox
Follow the steps as set out for IE
and Firefox. RefGrab-It will appear on your
toolbar
Do a search on Google and select the
required website
Click on RefGrab-It
A summary of the website will be shown. Click
on Import to Refworks
Add references manually
Manual input Login to Refworks and click on New Reference
Complete this template and click on Save
Reference
How to edit a reference in a
folder
Click on the Edit icon
Open up the Additional
Fields
Edit / change/ add information in the specific
fields
Edit / change/ add information in the specific
fields
Remember to SAVE the
reference after editing
How to use Refworks to Cite a reference (if Write n
Cite is not working)
Click on the
Cite icon ({ } ) of the reference
to be cited
A citation will be displayed. Copy
this text and paste it into the Word
document
The Citation has been inserted into the Word
document. Repeat these steps until all references are inserted into the document.
Save the document. Go back to Refworks.
Click on Bibliography and
Select Format Document
Select the desired Output Style
Select the file you have just saved.
Refworks will start processing your
document.
How to get a list of your references
Click on References
and then select “Export”
Click on References to
Include and select the folders to be
included
Click on Export Format and
select Citation List
Click on Export
All the references in
the Animal Diseases
folder
• Please feel free to contact the library if you have any suggestions or questions