Using RefWorks
Aim
This session will introduce you the RefWorks software used to manage references to journal articles, books, web-sites, etc, you may have found through study, research or practice. You will also learn how to produce a bibliography for a paper, formatted in the appropriate style.
Audience
This session is open to all staff, particularly if you will be collecting a large (or even a small) number of references through work, study, or research.
Prerequisites
Participants should be familiar with basic computer & Internet operations, and have basic knowledge of searching medical databases.
Duration
2.5 hours
Objectives
After completing this session you will be able to:
- Create a RefWorks account & log-in via the NHS e-library
- Use the three methods of adding references to RefWorks :
- manual
- direct export from database results
- importing a text file from database results - Organise references in folders
- Search RefWorks for records
- Create a bibliography using RefWorks tools (Quick Bibliography, Write'n'Cite)
Content
- Explanation of RefWorks and its uses
- Accessing RefWorks
- Structure & features of RefWorks
- Getting references into RefWorks
- Using RefWorks tools
- Organising your references
- Creating a stand-alone bibliography
- Citing references in a document