Download - Refworks intro
RefWorksWorkshop
Samuel Ncoyini
Faculty Librarian: Business and Informatics & Design
20 September 2012 – L4 Training Room, CPUT Libraries, Cape Town Campus
Outline What is RefWorks? Accessing RefWorks Creating a new account Creating a new folder Adding a new reference Importing references from:
Database Library Catalogue Google scholar
Downloading and using Write-N-Cite Creating a bibliography
What is RefWorks? RefWorks is a Web Based Bibliographic
Management Software and generates formatted reference lists and/or bibliographies.
With RefWorks you can: Import references from online databases Organize references into various topic folders Insert references in various citation style formats,
including Harvard into your research paper
Accessing RefWorks
Click “Databases” OR
Click “RefWorks”
Click “R” to locate RefWorks
Click “RefWorks”
Accessing RefWorks Off-Campus
Creating a new account
To create a new account, click “Sign Up for a New
Account”Fill in the required
information and click “Next”
Click “Create Account”
Creating a new folderClick here to create a
new folder
Name the folder
Add a new referenceClick “References”
and select “Add New”Select the applicable referencing style and
reference type and add the required information on the
fields
Importing ReferencesSelect “Journals” and
enter your keywords in the boxes and click
“Search”
Retrieved 22392 results, browse and
select relevant articles
Add the selected items to the marked list by
clicking “Go” tab.
Click “Marked lists” to view the selected
articles
...from Emerald
1. Click “Select” to view the list2. Select the articles by checking
the boxes3. Click “Export to RefWorks”
...to RefWorks
Select the references by clicking “All in list”
and select your folder
Click “View Last Imported Folder”
Searching EBSCOHost
Select the relevant databases and click
“Continue”
Searching EBSCOHost
Enter your keywords in the boxes and click
“Search”
Searching EBSCOHost
Select the relevant articles by clicking on “Add to folder,” then click “Folder View”
Exporting References
1. Click “Select” to select all the references
2. Click “Export”
Exporting References
Select “Direct Export to RefWorks” and click “Save”
References from Online Catalogue
Click “Search” and select “Online Catalogue or
Database”
Select CPUT Online Catalogue
Select “Any Field” and enter your keywords in the boxes and
click “Search”
Select “Advanced Search”
Selecting References
Select relevant books and click “Import”
Downloading Write-N-Cite
Go to “Tools” and click “Write-N-Cite”
Click “Previous Versions” and click “Download”
Click “Save”
Click “Next”
Click “Run”
Select “Current User” then click “OK”
Click “Next” Click “Next”
Then click “Finish”Select the 1st option and click “Next”
1.
Open Write-N-Cite by double clicking on this icon on the Desktop
2. Log-in using your student
number and network password
Click “Load it” to link your document / assignment to
Write-N-Cite