Refworks Part I

How can I access Refworks• Refworks can be accessed from:

– The homepage of the Jotello F Soga Library (http://www.library.up.ac.za/vet/index.htm)

– Jotello F Soga Library’s “ Virtual Library in your office” (http://www.library.up.ac.za/vet/virtlib)

– The complete list of databases of the University of Pretoria (http://www.library.up.ac.za/eresources/eresourcesaz.htm)

Where to find Refworks (www.library.up.ac.za/vet)

Enter your student/ personnel number

( e.g.12345678)

If you have a PIN type it here.

If not click on SUBMIT and choose a new PIN on the next page

You must be a registered Library user. If not, please complete a Library registration form and e-mail to: antoinette.lourens@up.ac.za or Fax to: +27 12 529 8302

Login to Refworks

Should you ever come across this

page click on “Continue to this

website”

For first time users

For regular login

For off-campus loginThe group code is : rwunivpretoria

Choose your own Login name (these days they prefer that you use your e-mail as

your login name) and

Password

Supply your e-mail address

Click on “Next”

Supply your Name and Surname

Select a “Type of User” and “Focus area”

Enter the displayed words

Click on “Create Account”

Congratulations! You

have created your account

successfully

Cattle diseases

Click on New Folder, Name the folder and click on Create

Create a New Folder to add your references

• RefWorks allows users to create personal databases and use them for a variety of research activities.

• References are quickly and easily imported from text files, online databases, through RSS feeds or via the web.

• Users can automatically insert references from their database into their papers and generate formatted bibliographies and manuscripts in instantly.

• Users can access RefWorks any time, from any web-connected computer running any operating platform.

• RefWorks incorporates an online style guide within the program. No more hunting through style instructions to find the correct format.

• Users can upload any type of file--graphic, video, sound, and more--to existing references stored in RefWorks databases, and easily retrieve and share them.

Why RefWorks?

Compiling your database

• CAB Abstracts (direct export)

• Medline & Zoological Record (direct export)

• Science Direct (direct export)

• Wildlife & Ecology Studies Worldwide (direct export)

• Pubmed & UP Catalogue (search from within Refworks)

• Manually (adding references by hand)

• Adding websites (RefGrab-It)

CAB Abstracts

Selected results can be exported to Refworks

Do a search on CAB Abstracts and select the references to export

Should you ever come across this

page click on “Continue to this

website”

Please take note of this message

Login to Refworks to export your

results into your Refworks folders

Click on View Last Imported

Folder to se the list of references

The list of imported

references

To add references to a

folder select “All in list”, click on the Folder icon and click on the

folder name

References have been added to the

Cattle diseases folder . Number of references in the folder changed

Medline &

Zoological Record

Results can be Exported to a

reference managing software

e.g. Refworks

Results can be selected or used as a set

Do a search on Medline / Zoological Record and select the references to export

Select Refworks in the Export To window

Complete the other 3 fields and click on

Export Citation

Should you come across this page please select as

indicated

Click on View Last Imported Folder to see

the list of references

To add references to a

folder select “All in list”, click on

the Add icon and click on the folder name

References have been added to the

Cattle diseases folder . Number of references in the folder changed

Science Direct

Click on “Export citations”

Do a search on Science Direct and select the references to be exported

1. Decide on the Content Format

2. Select Refworks Direct Export

3. Click on Export

Should you ever come across this

page click on “Continue to this

website”

Click on View Last Imported

Folder and continue as set out in the CAB Abstracts and Medline slides

Wildlife & Ecology Studies Worldwide

Do a search and select some of the records by clicking on “Add to folder”

After the records have been added click on “Folder” or “Folder view” to see the

list of selected records

To export the selected results click on Export

Select records to export from the displayed folder

1. Select the “Direct Export to Refworks” button

2. Click on “Save”

Click on View Last Imported Folder and continue as set out in the CAB Abstracts and Medline slides

UP Explore (catalogue of UP)

&Pubmed

Login to Refworks and

click on Search. Select Online Catalogue or

Database

In the Search window select University of

Pretoria

Click on Advanced search . Select a field and type the keywords. Click on Search

Work through the displayed list and

mark the references to add to your

folder.Click on Import to folder. Select the

correct folder.

Click on OK

Click on View Last Imported Folder and continue as

set out in the CAB Abstracts and Medline slides

ISAP• (Index to South African periodicals)

Enter search terms and click on “Search”

1. Mark the references you wish to add to your database

2. Click on “Export”

Click on View Last Imported Folder and continue as set out in the CAB

Abstracts and Medline slides

Add references manually

Manual input Login to Refworks and click on New

Reference

Complete this template and click on Save

Reference

How to get a list of your references

Click on References and

then select “Export”

Click on References to Include and

select the folders to be included

Click on Export Format and

select Citation List

Click on Export

All the references in the Animal

Diseases folder

• Please feel free to contact the library if you have any suggestions or questions