Using RefWorks to manage your references
Referencing your work can be quite difficult, but if you use dedicated software such as RefWorks, this can take all the hard work of referencing away. RefWorks is an online bibliographic management tool designed to help students easily gather, manage and store references, as well as generate citations and reference lists. This workshop will introduce participants to the tool and will enable them to start creating their first reference list.
Workshop description
Referencing your work can be quite difficult, but if you use dedicated software such as RefWorks, this can take all the hard work of referencing away. RefWorks is an online bibliographic management tool designed to help students easily gather, manage and store references, as well as generate citations and reference lists. This workshop will introduce participants to the tool and will enable them to start creating their first reference list.
Learning outcomes
By the end of this workshop, you will be able to:
- Create a library of references
- Organise your references into folders
- Choose the correct output style
- Cite your references and generate a reference list in Microsoft Word
Who this workshop is for
This workshop is useful for students and researchers of any level who are looking to use RefWorks for their bibliographic management but is particularly suitable for undergraduate level. Bibliographic management is a ‘must’ for any extended piece of academic writing including dissertations and theses.
Facilitator
This workshop is run by an Academic & Library Specialist from the Brynmor Jones Library Skills Team.
Accessing RefWorks
To get started with Refworks go to https://refworks.proquest.com and click on the Create account link. Fill in your information making sure you use your University email address.
Once you activate your account you'll receive an email with a link in to complete the registration process. You’ll then get immediate access and can get started managing your documents.
This video goes through the process of creating your account and logging in.
Getting started with RefWorks
This video goes through creating folders to organise your references and exporting references from University Library search results.
This video shows you how to build your library further by exporting references from EBSCOhost databases, Web of Science, Google Scholar and Websites.
Citing within MS Word
Citing within MS Word
To enable in-text citations you will need to use Reference Citation Manager (RCM) or Write-N-Cite (for older computers pre-2016).
If you are using your own computer
You can simply download RCM from the Word store as in the video adjacent. You will need to use RCM if you are using Office 365, Word 2016 or above or a Mac. If you are using older versions of Word you can Download Write-N-Cite from the RefWorks website.
If you are using a University computer on campus
You can also install RCM on campus machines. Please note, Write-N-Cite will no longer be available on open-access computers in the University from September 2023.
If you are using a staff computer on or off campus
You can install RCM from the Word store.
This video will show you how to use and install Reference Citation Manager (RCM) from the Word store. This version is recommended if you are using Word 2016 or above, Office 365 and a Mac.
Note for users of a Mac with MS Word 16
Anyone using a Mac with MS Word 16 must use RCM.
You may install RefWorks Citation Manager (RCM) from Word 2016's Insert tab > Add-ins > Store > then search for RefWorks - select the RefWorks Citation Manager add-in and add it by clicking the 'trust it' button. You will then be requested to enter your RefWorks log in details before you can start using it.
