Introduction to RefWorks

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Introduction to RefWorks

• Dan Kipnis, MSI
• Senior Education Services Librarian
• dan.kipnis_at_jefferson.edu
• AIM kipnis007
• 215.503.2825

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What is RefWorks?

• Online bibliographic management system
• Store and organize citations (unlimited )
• Web-based (only need Internet connection)
• Share your folders/entire collection with
  colleagues
• Free to all Jeffersonians
• Over 1,300 users on campus
• Expedites bibliography creation

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Things to remember about RW

• Garbage in/Garbage outNot a perfect system
• Download Write-N-Cite on your home computerUnder
  ToolsMAC or PC
• Organize your referencescreate folders
• RW customer service is great!
• Email support_at_refworks.com
• Telephone [phone] (Nevada)

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Creating a RW account
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Use Campus Key as Login
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Creating your RW account
Login Name must be your campus key Password can
be your campus key password or a new one. Keep
in mind that when you change your campus key
password your RW password does not change. It is
not linked to Pulse. Email address must be your
Jefferson email address Make sure you select
User and Focus type (used for statistical
purposes)
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In the future when you login
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Login screen to RW
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RW Homepage
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Get organizedCreate folders

• Create as many folders as you need
• Title the folder any name (For example Name of
  course, name of instructor, subject matter)
• Get organized!

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Naming your folder
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View your newly created folders
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Exporting from PubMed into RW

• Open a new browser window, leave RW open
• Proceed to http//jeffline.jefferson.edu
• Click on PubMed for Jeffersonians
• Structure and run your search strategy
• Time to export selected citations into RW

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PubMed
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Changing citation format

• After selecting your preferred citations, change
  the citation format
• From Summary to MEDLINE
• Important You must read the full-text of the
  article in order to cite in your paper(s).
  Scholastic integrity. Professors expect you to
  read full articles, not just abstracts!

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MEDLINE format
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Change to Text
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Citations are in text format

• Cut and Paste
• Control A to select all citations on screen
• Control C to copy
• Return to open RefWorks window

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Back in RefWorksReady to Import citations
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Import menu

• Data Source Select NLM PubMed
• Database should update to PubMed automatically
• Import Reference Into select your desired folder
  (Beth Ann)
• Click Import Data from the following text
• Paste your citations from PubmedControl V for
  View.

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Asterisks represent of citations imported
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Citations in RefWorks
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Viewing complete reference
Click on Back to Reference List to return to your
citations
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Exporting from OVID to RW

• Run your search in OVID MEDLINE or CINAHL and
  proceed to the Results Manager

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Exporting citations from OVID
Resultschoose selected results Fields-Choose
Complete Reference Result Format-Choose Direct
Export Actions-Choose Save
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Exporting citation results to RW
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4 citations from OVID
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Move your citations into your folder
Select All in List Use pull-down menu to choose
appropriate folder
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• Write-N-Cite

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Remember to download WNC on home computer
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Open Word document and SAVE IT
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When ready to insert citation, click on WNC button
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Click on Cite to insert citation
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To create Bibliography, in WNC click on
Bibliography
300 Output styles to choose from Scroll down and
select APA 5th Ed.
Click Create Bibliography button only once
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Be patient!RW will tell you when bibliography is
finished
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Final Version of Word document(Look for a second
windowit may be flashing in orange)
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IMPORTANT!!!

• When adding more citations or editing Word
  document, ALWAYS WORK WITH THE ORIGINAL WORD
  DOCUMENT.
• Ignore the Final version until you are ready to
  submit to Professor
• Creating the bibliography is easy, just a few
  clicks.
• Always save the original Word document with the
  braces 34, Kipnis, 2005

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Questions?

• Remember Scott Memorial Librarians can help you
  use RefWorks
• Telephone [phone]
• Email Askalibrarian_at_jefferson.edu
• AIM or Yahoo! SMLreference
• Watch videos and get help online at
  http//jeffline.jefferson.edu/Education/edservices
  /refworks/help.html
• Listen to Intro to RefWorks lecture at
• http//jeffline.jefferson.edu/Education/edservice
  s/projects.html
• RefWorks customer support
• support_at_refworks.com
• 1.775.327.4105 (Nevada)