Creating a RefWorks account

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1 Creating a RefWorks account Creating a RefWorks account with an HSE address Log onto - and click create account Creating a RefWorks account without an HSE address Please contact your local HSE library for the HSE Ireland code Log onto Enter your address and a password to create an account. An activation link will be sent to your address.

2 Creating folders Click on the My Folders link on the left hand side of the screen to add folders Once created, folders can be edited by clicking on the more options icon to the right of the folder name.

3 How to add references from CINAHL/MEDLINE Perform a search on either CINAHL or MEDLINE From the list of results, select the references you want to export into RefWorks by clicking on Add to folder icon beside each reference Click on the folder icon at the top of the screen. This will bring you to a screen listing the references you have selected Click on the Select / deselect all checkbox Click on the Export button on the right hand side of the screen

4 At the next screen you need to select Direct Export to Refworks. Click on Save. If prompted, select the Proquest Refworks version Your references will be automatically exported to your last imported folder in your Refworks account. You can move your references from the last imported folder to another folder by dragging and dropping the references or by using the Assign to folder icon on the toolbar

5 How to add references from PubMed In PubMed perform a search and select the references you want to import by clicking on the checkbox on the right hand side of each record. Next, select citation manager from the Send to pull down menu and click the create file button. A maximum of 500 references can be exported at one time. The records will be saved automatically on your PC as citations.nbib Log into your RefWorks account and click on the + sign at the top of the screen. Choose Import References from the drop down menu and then drag and drop your file. Click the Import button on the What is the format of this file? text box. Click OK. Your PubMed references will be imported into the Last imported folder. You can them move them into an alternative folder.

6 How to add references from Google Scholar To save multiple references from Google Scholar, you need to register for a Google Scholar account. From the Google Scholar homepage ( click on Sign in on the top right hand corner of the screen and then create account Perform a search from within your Google scholar account Select the references you want to export by clicking on the star icon at the bottom of each result When you have selected all the results, click on the My Library icon on the top right hand corner of the screen, select all of your results and click the export button

7 Choose the RefMan option from the drop down menu. The records will be saved automatically on your PC as citations.ris Log into your RefWorks account and click on the + sign at the top of the screen. Choose Import References from the drop down menu and then drag and drop your file. Your Google Scholar references will be imported into the Last imported folder. You can them move them into an alternative folder. NOTE: If you do not have a Google Scholar account, you can still move references into RefWorks but they have to be moved individually: From the Google Scholar homepage ( click on the settings icon at the top of the screen At the bottom of the Scholar Settings page, in Bibliography Manager select RefWorks (dropdown menu) in Show links to import citations into Click on Save Search results will now display an Import into RefWorks link When you click on the Import into RefWorks link, the reference is automatically imported into the last imported folder in your RefWorks account.

8 How to add references from Cochrane Library: Log onto the Cochrane library and perform a search Select the references you want to export by clicking on the checkbox on the right hand side of each record and then Export selected citation(s) OR click on Select all. An Export selected citation(s) box will open on screen

9 Click on the RIS (Reference Manager) option and download your citations The records will be saved automatically on your PC as citation-export.ris Log into your RefWorks account and click on the + sign at the top of the screen. Choose Import References from the drop down menu and then drag and drop your file. Click the Import button on the What is the format of this file? text box. Click OK. Your Cochrane references will be imported into the Last imported folder. You can them move them into an alternative folder.

10 How to create a bibliography: First choose your folder of references from your RefWorks account Click on the select all button at the top of the screen Click on the Create bibliography icon to create your bibliography There are numerous styles of bibliography to choose from on RefWorks. RefWorks will remember the last citation style you used. You can change styles by clicking on the style name and either searching for a new style or selecting from the displayed list. The bibliography can be copied into Word by clicking on the Copy to Clipboard button and pasting directly into Word. You can also link your RefWorks account to your Word documents by downloading the Cite tool from RefWorks (see next page)

11 Cite in Microsoft Word Use cite in Microsoft Word to quickly insert citations into your document. Once you have logged into your RefWorks account, click on your username on the top right hand corner to access the Tools on the drop down menu. Click on the Download and Install button under the Cite in Microsoft Word tool and follow the instructions. Once installed, a RefWorks tab will appear on your Microsoft Word Before inserting citations into your document, you will need to select a referencing style for example Vancouver, Harvard etc from the drop down menu. To insert a citation into your word document, click on the Insert Citation drop down menu and click on Insert New (make sure your cursor in Word is sitting in the correct place)

12 An insert / edit citation box will open with your RefWorks folders listed down the left hand side click on the appropriate folder and reference to be inserted click Ok. Once your document is complete with all your references inserted, you can create a bibliography by clicking on the Bibliography Options drop down menu and clicking on the Create Bibliography option. The bibliography will be inserted wherever the cursor is located in Word so make sure that the cursor is at the end of your document before insertion. Save your formatted paper. Notes on Cite for Word Cite for Word is available for both Mac and Windows (32-bit and 64-bit). When installing Cite for Word ensure that Word in closed. Also make sure that you have the latest version of JAVA installed on your PC For Word 2007 install this alternative version of RefWorks Help Click on the? icon on the top right hand corner of the screen to access RefWorks Help