Click here
login to RefWorks
If you are prompted to enter the UNBC RefWorks code enter
RWUNBC.
Click
here to add a bookmark to RefWorks
RefWorks upgrade
In response to some user's concerns we have migrated RefWorks to a
Canadian server based in Toronto.
You will need to update
any bookmarks you may have made for RefWorks. The links on this page will
be updated to reflect the new server. Simply delete old book marks and
then use the link below to create a new one.
If you have installed Write-N-Cite or RefGrabit you must download and
install new copies from the Canadian server.
Click
here to download Write-N-Cite
Click
here to download RefGrabit
What is RefWorks?
RefWorks is available through a web site. It will work on most web
browsers and operating systems. Your citation database is stored
online and is available anywhere you can use a web browser. The
information on this page should give you a good start towards creating an online
database of your citations.
Using RefWorks
Setup your RefWorks Account.
-
Click here to
set up your own RefWorks account.
- At the RefWorks login page, click on
“New to RefWorks”?
Sign up for an Individual Account.
- Fill in the required fields. NOTE: You choose your own user name and
password. You can create as many accounts as you want, share your account
with others and save as many references as you want.
- After you fill in the required fields, click on “Register” and your
account will be set up.
- You will be taken into the main RefWorks web page.
- You will receive an email confirming your account and giving you
the GROUP CODE. Save this email, you may need the group code if you use
RefWorks from off-campus. The UNBC group code is
RWUNBC.
Build Your Database
You can enter citations into RefWorks any one of four ways:
Direct Import
Many databases allow you to directly export citations into
RefWorks. This is the best way of getting citations into your
database. It is quicker and much more accurate.
This procedure is very generalized. The specific steps vary from
database to database. Use the database help screens or else contact the
reference desk for assistance with this
- Conduct your database search and select the references you want to
export. (The process of selecting citations is different for all
databases. Use the database help screens or else contact the
reference desk for assistance with this).
- Every database has a selected citation manager. Open that
feature.
- You may be prompted to Mail, Save or Export your citations.
Usually you will choose Export.
- Select Export Results to RefWorks and Continue.
- The export will open RefWorks if it is not already open and
automatically import the references.
- Your records should appear in the Last Imported Folder.
Importing Citations and Abstracts from a Text File
- Some databases do not offer direct exporting, but they allow you can
save citations in a text file. You can then use one of the RefWorks filters
to import the citations into RefWorks.
- Search a database. Select the citations you wish to save. (The process
of selecting citations is different for all databases. Use the
database help screens or else contact the reference desk for assistance with
this).
- Export citations as a text file in citation manager format. (The process
of saving citations is different for all databases. Use the database
help screens or else contact the reference desk for assistance with this).
- Save the file to disk as text.
- Login to RefWorks.
- From the References menu, choose Import.
- Choose the Import Filter/Data Source that matches your database.
Manually Entry
You can slowly type in new references or painfully cut and paste to enter
data into a citation.
- Choose Add New Reference in the RefWorks References menu.
OPAC searching
You can use RefWorks to search the UNBC catalogue, PubMed or other library catalogues.
Any citations you find can be directly
imported into RefWorks.
- To search, click on Search, choose Online Catalog or Database,
and select the resource you want to search.
- The screen will change. Enter keywords to search into the search
field.
- A list of retrieved citations will appear.
- Use the check box to select any citations.
- Click on the Import button to import the citations into your database.
Creating Folders
Manage Your Citations with
Folders. Make folders for your retrieved citations to organize them to
suit your work style.
Go to the Folders menu at the top of your RefWorks screen and choose Create
New Folder. You can create as many folders as you like or store all the
references in one folder as you choose. Put as many references in each
folder as you like.
Last Imported Folder
When you import citations RefWorks puts them into a folder called “Last
Imported Folder”. You should put them into another folder of your
choice. If you don’t assign them to a folder, they will be in left in
the “References Not in a Folder” folder.
Create Quick Bibliographies
- Click the Bibliography menu.
- Under Output Style, select the appropriate style.
- Click Format a Bibliography from a List of References.
- Under File Type, select the file format you wish to create (Text, HTML,
Word, etc).
- Under Include, select All References or References from your
chosen folder.
- Click Create Bibliography.
- Follow your browser's instructions for viewing the file and be sure
to save the document to disk before closing.
Add Citations to a Research Paper
This procedure will only work on your home computer. You cannot
install software on any computers on campus.
- Download and Install the Write-N-Cite for MS-Word plugin: From within
RefWorks, click on Tools, Write-N-Cite, and download & install the Windows
or Mac version.
- Open Word, and start typing or open an existing Word file.
- Open Write-N-Cite from within Word>Tools>RefWorks Write-N-Cite.
- A new window will open.
- Log into your RefWorks account and open the folder that has the
citations you want to add.
- With your cursor located at the spot in the Word document where you wish
to add a citation, flip to the Write-N-Cite window and click on Cite next to
the appropriate citation.
- Get outside the curly brackets, and keep typing your document; or put
the cursor where you want the next citation.
- Save your Word Document, but keep the window open.
- Go back to the Write-N-Cite window, and click on Bibliography.
- Choose the Output Style.
- Click on Create Bibliography.
- A new Word document will be created with the same title as the original,
but with the word Final- in front of the filename.
- If you need to edit the paper, edit the pre-final version. Then
re-render the final version.
