How To Use RefWorks

A Very Very Quick Overview

What is RefWorks

A web-based product that simplifies the process of documenting sources in a research paper,

dissertation, or other project requiring references.

It helps you to:create and manage collections of references using

a web browser import references from a number of online

databasescreate bibliographies that can be inserted into

word processing documents.

Create a RefWorks Account

At the Library homepage, click on Search POLAR under “Quick Links”

At the POLAR page, click on RefWorks link

Create a RefWorks Account

The RefWorks homepage

Log-In or Sign up for an Individual Account

Create a RefWorks Account

If creating an Individual Account,

it is important to initially start from the

HML homepage only

Make sure the grey box reads

RefWorks User Login for Ohio Northern University

Create a RefWorks Account

Fill in the blanks and a Congratulations window will appear. You are ready to begin importing citations.

Getting help with RefWorks

For help, see a reference librarian at Heterick

Tutorials on the help page are excellent

Exporting and Importing Citations

Many of the databases available at ONU support importing citatins from RefWorks. All Ebsco

databases do, as do most OhioLINK databases and Proquest databases (shown below)

The new library catalog will export to RefWorks as well

Exporting from Ebsco databases

Access through library

homepage by clicking on Databases

- Alphabetical & Subject Listing

Exporting from Ebsco databases

Access Click on Choose Databases tab to get a complete list of all

databases indexed through Ebsco

Exporting Citations – Ebsco

After you’ve completed a search on one (or more) of the Ebsco

databases…

…from the Result List, click Add for the records you want to import

Exporting Citations - Ebsco

1 Each folder you click will change to an open folder and say Added.

2 Click Folder has items

Exporting Citations - Ebsco

In the Folder Contents window, click Save to disk.

Exporting Citations - Ebsco

In the Save Manager window, click the Bibliographic Manager tab

Exporting Citations - Ebsco

1. Select Direct Export to RefWorks2. Check Remove the items from folder

after saving if you want to clear the folder

3. Click Save

Importing Ebsco to RefWorks

1. Enter your login name2. Enter your password3. Click Login

Importing Ebsco to RefWorks

The RefWorks Import page will open1. RefWorks will prompt with Import

completed when it is finished2. Click View Last Imported Folder to view

your references

Importing Ebsco to RefWorks

1. RefWorks will display references in the Last Imported Folder window

2. For information about searching and sorting your citations or about creating and organizing folders click the RefWorks HELP link, or for information about downloading citations from different databases, see the RefWorks help links in the library’s database lists (see second image below)

3. Click the Olinks icon to see if an article is available in full-text, print, or microform format and to submit an interlibrary loan request.

Importing Ebsco to RefWorks

1 Click References in the top menu.2 Then click Import in the drop-down

menu

Manually adding references

Click on “Referenc

es” to manually add new

references

Manually adding References

Add the appropriate information:

Other things you can doManually inserting referencesFolders to manage informationWrite-N-CiteCreating bibliographyExport RefWorks to other software or other

peopleSearch option

Folders

Click on Folders to create, view or organize your folders

Folders

Name the new folder

Write-N-Cite

Write-N-Cite (WNC) is a utility that allows users (who meet the compatibility

requirements below) to run an abbreviated version of RefWorks in

Microsoft Word

Choose the correct

version:

Create your bibliography

Choose the appropriate output style

Create your bibliography

The Results:

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