RefWorks Marja Talikka Lappeenranta Academic Library
What is RefWorks? an online research management, writing and collaboration tool designed to help researchers to gather, manage, store, and share all types of information generate citations and bibliographies.
How to access RefWorks? Via the Nelli portal Databases R link to RefWorks Directly http://refworks.com/
Multiple accounts LOG-IN ------ Use the following information to gain access to your RefWorks account. Be sure to store this information for future reference. If you would like to change the login name and password or update your email address, select Update User Info from within the program. Your Subscriber Group Code* = xxxxxxxxxxxx (check this code in your email) Brian Kottarainen Login Name = kottarainen Brian Kottarainen Login Name = groupkottarainen
Login First time login sign up for a new account create your own login name and password Login to your account Remote access use the LUT group code then your own log-in name This image cannot currently be displayed.
How to import data Directly from a Nelli reference list Directly from a database Directly from a web page Manually by typing the information into RefWorks
First to folder
From folder to RefWorks
Manually typing the information into database
Managing references Folders Last imported folder - all exported references appear here first, remember to copy references into the correct folder by marking it and then selecting the folder from the dropdown menu Create new folders Store your references in folders Editing the data
RefGrab-It optional feature for capturing bibliographic information from web pages available as a bookmarklet that works with Internet Explorer and Firefox
Internet Explorer Users: 1.Enable the Links toolbar in IE by selecting the View menu option, then Toolbars. If Lock the Toolbars is checked, click on it to de-select it. Then, from View, Toolbars click on Links (IE 8 users: click on Favorites Bar). A checkmark will appear next to Links (or Favorites Bar) indicating that this feature is active. The Links toolbar (or Favorites Bar) should now be visible at the top right of your browser (it may appear in a slightly different position). 2.Navigate to www.refworks.com/refworks and log in to your account. 3.Go to (RefWorks) Tools, RefGrab-It and right-click on the RefGrab-It link in the RefGrab-It Bookmarklet area on the bottom-right of the page. A menu will appear. 4.Select Add to Favorites. You may get a security challenge telling you that you may be adding something that is unsafe. Please say "yes". 5.The Add a Favorite box opens and RefGrab-It should appear in the name box. IE 7 and lower users, click the Create-In button to the right of the name box. 6.The Add a Favorite box expands and you should see the Links folder (IE 8 users, look for Favorites Bar). Click on Links (or Favorites Bar), then click on OK (IE 8 users, click Add). A RefGrab-It button will appear in your Links (or Favorites Bar) area of the IE toolbar. 7.Close your browser and re-open before using RefGrab-It for the first time.
Firefox Users: 1.Enable the Links toolbar in Firefox by selecting the View menu option, then Toolbars. Click on Bookmarks Toolbar. A checkmark will appear next to Bookmarks Toolbar indicating that this feature is active. The Bookmarks toolbar should now be visible. 2.Go to Tools (in RefWorks, not the browser tools), RefGrab-It and right-click on RefGrab-It link. A menu will appear. 3.Click on Bookmark This Link. 4.The Add Bookmark box opens and RefGrab-It should appear in the name box. Click the Create-In drop-down to expand the list. Click on Bookmarks Toolbar. A RefGrab-It button will appear in your Bookmarks area of the Firefox toolbar. 5.Drag and drop the RefGrab-It link to your personal toolbar. 6.Close your browser and re-open before using RefGrab-It for the first time.
Creating a bibliography or reference list Start by making sure all references you need are in the same folder Click Create Bibliography For a bibliography, open the folder where your references are, select the output style, and select the file type (HTML, Word ) For in-text citations and a reference list, mark your references (copypaste the content of the Citation viewer window) in the text and save it, click format a paper and bibliography and follow the instructions If you have a problem in creating a reference list and the in-text citations, save your document first to an older Word format (2003/2007) and try again
Creating a bibliography
Note that you can add page numbers to the in-text citation!
In-text citations and reference list