RefWorks (Citation Manager)

RefWorks provides tools that will:

• Locate duplicate references in your account
• Improve your workflow

Finding Duplicate References/Citations

• Click on the More icon (Three vertical dots) at the top of the screen
• Click on Find Duplicates
• RefWorks will search all of your references to locate duplicates
• If duplicates are found, they will be listed in the center of the page, with one of the duplicate references selected and highlighted
• If would like the selected duplicate deleted, click on the Delete icon (Trash can) at the top of the page
• When the pop-up window appears, select either:
  • Remove from folder
                  OR
  • Delete permanently
    • When the Delete? window opens, click on Yes
       

• NOTE:  When references are removed from a folder, they still exist in your RefWorks account.  However, when references are deleted, they are deleted from all folders.

Tools to Improve Workflow

• Click on the More icon (Three vertical dots) at the top of the screen
• Click on Tools
   

• Cite in Microsoft Word or Google Docs

  • See the RefWorks Citation Manager link in this guide
     

• Save References on the Web

  • The Save to RefWorks tool is used to add references and full-text to RefWorks from any website
  • Click on Install Save to RefWorks
  • Drag the Save to RefWorks button to your browser's favorites bar
  • Once you have displayed an online article, click on the Save to RefWorks link in your favorites bar
    • If the following phrase appears: "We found a link to the fulltext, try to save it?", click on Save to RefWorks
    • If the following phrase appears:  "RefWorks couldn't find much here, but you can enter the missing metadata below", enter the missing information in the article's record, and click on Save to RefWorks
  • Once the reference appears in RefWorks you can move it to a collection
     
  • NOTE:  This tool is still a work in progress