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Presentation created by Caitlin Bronner, MLIS candidate (anticipated May 2013) at Pratt Institute, NY, USA. Job Talk assignment for Academic Libraries and Scholarly Communication course with Professor Deborah Rabina, PhD. Assignment specifically describes how undergraduate students at Boston College (Boston, USA) may create bibliographic citations with RefWorks (bibliographic citation generator).
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Caitlin Bronner, MLIS October 28, 2012
Creating Bibliographic Citations with:
FINDING REFWORKS Go to: www.bc.edu/libraries and select RefWorks under Quick Links
LOGGING IN
You will be prompted to log-in using your BC username and password:
I’M HERE, NOW WHAT?
YOUR ASSIGNMENT 5-page research paper on a topic of your
choosing You must have 3 sources, only one of which
may be electronic
YOUR SOURCESWHERE TO LOOK: Simple search:
WHERE TO LOOK: ADVANCED SEARCH
You can limit your search by:• Author, title, subject (and many more!)•Subject scope (by specific library at BC)•Language•Material Type (Books, Musical Recordings)•Publication Date
BOOKS
ARTICLES
FOR MATERIALS FOUND OUTSIDE HOLMES
Click “Add New Reference” Then choose a Citation Style (MLA for example) Choose a Reference Type (Book or Website for
example) Once all your bibliographic information is
entered, remember to click “Save Reference”!!!
WEBSITESCriteria for Evaluation Authority: Is the author/producer an expert on the
subject, as indicated on the credentials page?
Accuracy: Is the information reliable or free from error? Is there a way to verify the information?
Currency: When was the information created or last updated?
Purpose: What appears to be the purpose of this information?
Audience: Who is the intended audience?
Coverage: Does the information fully cover what you need?
Style and Functionality: Is the site designed to be functional? Are there a lot of typographical errors?
(As listed on the Evaluating Internet Sources LibGuide by Kwasi Sarkodie-Mensah)
CREATE YOUR BIBLIOGRAPHY Once you’ve entered all of your sources, you’re ready to
create your bibliography!
MAKE SURE…
YOU’RE ALMOST DONE! Once you’ve created your bibliography, this
pop-up screen will appear in the bottom right-hand corner of your screen:
o You can open your bibliography as a Microsoft Word file or have it emailed to you
oAny Questions?
IF YOU HAVE MORE QUESTIONS: Check out the RefWorks Tutorial under the
Help tab (You must be logged in to see this tab):
Or check out a video on YouTube, just search for RefWorks, (as of October 28, 2012 this yielded 870 results).
CONTACT US!Call us: 783-374-3324
Email us: [email protected] us at 203431 and start your
question with "askbc". Example:askbc
how do I find book reviews?
Or come see us in person at the Reference
Desk!!
