Refworks Bibliographic Software

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Update to Write-N-Cite III software today on your home computer. The new version, currently available only for PC users, saves time and adds functionality.

Windows users can now write and format a paper completely offline with this new version of Write-N-Cite. Simply download your RefWorks database from within Write-N-Cite while online, then feel free to disconnect from the internet. Full Write-N-Cite functionality is available inserting temporary citation placeholders, viewing reference information, using the citation editor even formatting your paper in the output style you choose. All without accessing the internet. Details are available in the online help section "Working Offline".

Register for a Refworks Account

Register for a free RefWorks account by using your UVa email address.

      View a 2 minute tutorial, "How to Register for a RefWorks account."

Why Use Refworks and RefShare?

RefWorks and RefShare are software applications that enable you to...
  • Download citations from databases and put them into a personal RefWorks research database
  • Format bibliographies and citations automatically in over 400 styles including APA, MLA, etc.
  • Use in conjunction with WORD to write papers, dissertations, etc.
  • Access your RefWorks account from any computer, anywhere
  • Create a database and share it with colleagues around the world

Tips

Obtaining Access to an Article Full Text

Click on the Find@UVa button to see if an item in your reference list is available full text. These links work on-Grounds and off-Grounds, however, when you are off-Grounds, you must be using an authentication service such as UVa Anywhere or a Proxy account.

RSS Feeds

There are several varieties of RSS feeds, for example: 1) RSS feeds that provide the Table of Contents for a journal and 2) RSS feeds for a specific search strategy that you have set up in a database. For example, if you run a search in the EBSCO's ERIC or PsycINFO databases for all articles by the author Robert Pianta, the results will display. On that results page, you should also see the link, "Create alert for this search." If you click on that link, the URL for that RSS feed will display (it is marked SYNDICATION FEED). A RSS feed URL will display. they will provide you will all articles by a given author, you could save that as an RSS feed and you will get a URL for that RSS feed.

Once you have a URL for a RSS feed you can login to RefWORKS, go to the RefWorks menu, click on SEARCH and then, click on RSS FEED. You then paste in the URL in the box labeled "RSS Feed URL" and click on the button, "Add RSS feed." If for example, you used an RSS feed URL for the table of contents for a journal, the new URL will be displayed below the box and when you click on the URL, RefWorks will show all the new articles from the table of contents, To get them into RefWorks, click on the blue URL link for the individual article that appeals to you, and you will be taken to the article. You would then look on the page for the EXPORT to RefWorks link.

You can find RSS feeds in a variety of ways, for example: 1)by going to a journal publisher's website and looking for the orange RSS icon. If you see it, right click on the RSS icon and save the RSS feed URL. Then, follow the instructions in the paragraph above. 2) entering a search in Google such as "journal of counseling psychology" and rss , 3) by going to ) this web site featuring RSS feeds or 4) locating the RSS feed URL in an article.

RefWorks Write-N-Cite

Download Write-N-Cite and you can use it in conjunction with WORD to create a bibliography of the citations in your manuscript while you write it. Write-N-Cite tutorial

Searching within your RefWorks folder ...

For greater search functionality in your RefWorks folders, consider entering standardized terms in the NOTES field such as PURPOSE, PARTICIPANTS, METHODOLOGY, DESIGN, EFFECT SIZE, CHART, DEFINITION, MATRIX, QUOTATION, RESULTS, STATISTICS, TEST, THEORY, FUNDING SOURCE. etc. You can then enter notes after the appropriate standardized term, for example, I enter the word METHODOLOGY followed by a colon and then I type in what type of methodology is used. I would then type PURPOSE: and key in the purpose, next PARTICIPANTS: ....
     METHODOLOGY:
     PURPOSE:
     PARTICIPANTS:
By populating the NOTES field, you will be able to search for information in the NOTES field. To do that, go to the MENU bar on RefWorks, select SEARCH, and then select ADVANCED. Then, you could search in the first search box in the NOTES field for METHODOLOGY and in the second search box in the NOTES field for QUANTITATIVE. This would give you a list of all articles that you tagged as quantitative. See this sample list of terms.

Mac Users

Mac users who want to access any of the H. W. Wilson databases from off-Grounds must use a browser other than Safari.

 

Forgotten Your RefWorks Password ? You Have 2 Options:

  1. go to the RefWorks Login page and click on the link, "Forgot Your Log-In" and RefWorks will send you your password to your email account. This service is available on weekends, too!
  2. write lib-data@virginia.edu and you will be given a new password Monday-Friday

Want To Change Your Account Information?

Log in to RefWorks and FROM the menu bar, select TOOLS and then, select UPDATE USER INFORMATION. You can change your password as well as other information you provided.

 

Hubmed Citation Finder

If you work in the areas of biological sciences, biomedical research, or medicine; HubMed's citation finder can be helpful when you have the citations in a reference list (for example, in WORD) and you want to put them into a RefWorks database.

Go to www.hubmed.org
Click on the "Citation Finder" link
Paste the bibliography into the box.
Click submit
Agree or disagree with the splitting of the references
Revise unmatched citations or delete and click done (repeat until records appear).
Select records for export
Use the export button to export the citations in RIS format.
Use RefWorks Import page with Datasource and database menus set on RIS Format to import the RIS formatted citations.

RefWorks FAQs

Tutorials

Graduating from U.Va.? Transfer your RefWorks account to...

Choose one of the three options below to save your Refworks data. If you are graduating, please note that you must backup or export data before June 30th or you will lose it.

Remember that access to full text through U.Va. (the Find@UVa button) will no longer be available.

  1. If you are moving to another institution that provides access to RefWorks, transfer your U.Va. account to another institutional account.
    • Back up your RefWorks database.
    • After establishing your new account, restore your RefWorks database. (Note: If you want a viewable copy of your references before your new institutional account is activated, you will need to export your data or restore it to a RefWorks trial account.)
  2. Transfer your UVa RefWorks account to an individual account.
    • Back up your RefWorks database.
    • Obtain an account directly from RefWorks
    • After establishing your new account, restore your RefWorks database. (Note: If you want a viewable copy of your references before your new institutional account is activated, you will need to export your data or restore it to a RefWorks trial account.)
  3. Export your references.
    Export your references to your computer in one of a number of formats (described on the linked page). Formats include one that imports into other bibliographic management software (such as EndNote, Reference Manager, or ProCite) and a tab-delimited format compatible with Excel.

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Contact Us For Help with RefWorks

Alderman, Clemons, Small Libraries Chris Ruotolo 434-982-2652

Brown Science & Engineering Library Beth Blanton-Kent 434-924-6837

Education Library Carole Lohman 434-924-7039 & Kay Buchanan 434-982-2664

Fine Arts Library Lorenza Amico 434-924-6607

Music Library Mary Pendergast 434-243-8713

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