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Getting Started
RefWorks is a citation management tool that allows you to manage citations to many different types of sources ranging from books and articles to web pages and unpublished materials.
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- What does RefWorks do? RefWorks is a web-based citation manager. Import citations from databases to create your own personal collection. Automatically format your papers and bibliographies in any of almost 150 formats (e.g. APA, MLA, Chicago, Turabian, CBE, etc.).
To set up an account:
- Navigate to the "Create account" link below "Use login from my institution."
- Use your URI email address to register.
RefWorks Help & Tutorials
RefWorks has additional help screens and tutorials available. Other citation tools available include RefGrab-It, a bookmarklet that gleans citation information from web pages (where available), and Write-N-Cite, a program for Windows and Mac that works with Microsoft Word to insert citations and references into papers.
For details about how to connect RefWorks to Microsoft Word, see the RefWorks User Guide.
RefWorks also offers a number of tutorials on YouTube that can help you learn how to manage your citation library.
- RefWorks LibGuide (ProQuest)
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Tutorials and tips for getting the most out of RefWorks. - RefWorks User Guide
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Instructions for getting started with RefWorks, setting up RefWorks Citation Manager (RCM) in Google Docs and Word, and more. - Contact RefWorks SupportHaving difficulties with RefWorks? Contact support using this link.
If you experience other issues while using RefWorks, please use the Submit a Case link at the top of the RefWorks support pages for additional assistance.