RefWorks Workshop Outline July 2009
1: RefWorks: What is it?
Citation managers
Organize citations & format bibliographies
Import citation information & more from article indexes, Google Scholar, e-journal pages, and elsewhere, and/or manually input information
Take notes and more
Save time, organize, work efficiently
All require some up front time learning the system
Compare with EndNote and Zotero
2: RefWorks cost:
No charge for currently affiliated U of M Twin Cities users
After leaving the U, can export information from RefWorks into other citation managers or excel or have an individual RW subscription
3: RefWorks resources blog entry
Help is available in various forms for learning & using RW
Tutorials, workshops, step-by-step guide
Note group code for off-campus access
4: Library RW page:
Set up account & log in
May have more than one account and multiple users on one account
5: Demo importing citations after looking at key features
View all references
Full view & edit screen, folder name, and findit link
Note: object attachment feature
View folders
Create new folder
Organize folders
Items not in folders
Example: put a reference into a folder
Consider how you want to organize folders
Last imported folder -- temporary
6: Bibliography -- Show example generation of a bibliography
Proof read & edit
7: Demonstration of import from various databases
Helpful to have 2 browser windows or tabs open & be logged into RW
Do subject search in ERIC CSA -- show direct export
Example: "job satisfaction" or "work environment" and superintendents
Select items of interest & use RW direct export button
In RW, review, edit if needed, and place into folder
Might do same search in Academic Search Premier & Education Full Text -- different methods of direct export
MNCat Plus: Push to RW
Example: superintendents OR principals and "job satisfaction" OR "work environment"
On full record: Push to...
With Google Scholar, set your preferences for bibliographic manager & RefWorks
8: Write and cite feature
Download Write and cite plug in (look under Tools in RW)
Then you can use it by opening it from within word (Add-in tab) or the icon on your desktop etc...
9: Other RW features
Find duplicates
Search & lookup
Export
Add New Reference
10: Other comments...
