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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that allows you to manage citations to many different types of sources ranging from books and articles to web pages and unpublished materials.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, click on the "Create account" link at the bottom of the login window.
Use your URI email address to register. When prompted, enter the password of your choice.
Head to your email to confirm your registration and to get started with your RefWorks account.
RefWorks Help & Tutorials
RefWorks has additional help screens and tutorials available. These provide further information about the "Save to RefWorks" bookmarklet that exports citation information from web pages (where available), and RefWorks Citation Manager (RCM) for 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.
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RefWorks Tutorials (YouTube)Playlist of videos about using RefWorks from their training experts.
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RefWorks LibGuide (ProQuest)Tutorials and tips for getting the most out of RefWorks.
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RefWorks User GuideInstructions for getting started with RefWorks, setting up RefWorks Citation Manager (RCM) in Google Docs and Word, and more.
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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.