Library Guides: Citation Management in the Health Sciences: A Guide: RefWorks

New ProQuest RefWorks

RefWorks is a web-based citation and bibliographic management tool that allows you to save and organize your citations as you research. Each reference can be extensively annotated to make the writing process easier. RefWorks works with our existing library database subscriptions to make a seamless transition between researching and writing. RefWorks functions with Microsoft Word and other word processors to create footnotes, citations and a bibliography for your paper, formatted into the correct style (MLA, APA, Chicago Style, etc.). In addition, RefWorks is available to you after you graduate using your alumni account.

Legacy Users

Details on migrating your records from RefWorks (Legacy) to RefWorks (New) are forthcoming and will soon be included on this guide. At this point, we encourage active RefWorks (Legacy) users to continue using the existing interface for ongoing projects. Both interfaces will be available for users during the Transition Period, which will last through 2017.

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An online research management, writing and collaboration tool designed to help researchers easily gather, manage, store and share all types of information, as well as generate citations and bibliographies.

ExLibris - RefWorks User Guide
Welcome to the New Refworks (User Support Guide)
Help with getting started with the New RefWorks.
RefWorks (Legacy)
An online research management, writing and collaboration tool designed to help researchers easily gather, manage, store and share all types of information, as well as generate citations and bibliographies.

Step-by-Step Instructions: RefWorks (Legacy)
A brief guide on how to set-up and organize your account, Import and export in specific databases, and use the "Write-N-Cite" plugin.

Report a technical problem about RefWorks -
A support case may be opened with the vendor for a technical issue.

RefWorks Legacy

RefWorks an online citation management tool for Tulane faculty, staff, students and alumni.

RefWorks is in transition. The legacy version is still available and will be until at least 2018. Users should consider a number of factors before deciding when to transition from Legacy RefWorks to New RefWorks. This is a one-way migration, meaning reference changes will not migrate back to legacy from new RefWorks.

Some functionality may be missing new New RefWorks. -- You may set up a New Refworks account and use both the Legacy and New versions at the same time. Documents created with Write-n-Cite/ProQuest for Word using Legacy RefWorks can't be modified with New RefWorks, and vice-versa. If you are starting a project that will continue beyond early 2018, consider using EndNote basic, New RefWorks or another citation management option.

ATTENTION MAC USERS - Write-N-Cite for Mac does NOT work with Word 2016 at this time.

Make sure to verify Java is installed on your computer BEFORE BEGINNING INSTALLATION OF WRITE N CITE - Mac OX 10.9 and 10.10 users must download Java 6 from Apple's support site replacing any previously installed versions: http://support.apple.com/kb/dl1572

For more information see: New RefWorks: Using Write-N-Cite for Microsoft Word to Write and Format Your Paper- http://proquest.libguides.com/newrefworks/format

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New ProQuest Version.

ProQuest-RefWorks Quick Tip Guide (PDF)
8/23/2016 (in process) New RefWorks, now ProQuestRefWorks

Legacy RefWorks - Video Tutorials Channel (Youtube)
The RefWorks Video Tutorials Channel hosts a number of short tutorials on all aspects of this citation management tool.
ProQuest RefWorks- Introduction to RefWorks
ProQuest-RefWorks Introduction
ProQuestRefWorks - Write-N-Cite 4: Installing & Logging In (Youtube)
ProQuestRefWorks - Write-n-Cite 4: The Basics: Inserting Citations & Creating Bibliographies (Youtube)
RefWorks Support LibGuide: New RefWorks
An introduction to RefWorks written by RefWorks Support. Includes troubleshooting info.
RefWorks - Online Training

WriteNCite: PubMed To RefWorks Cheat Sheet
PDF - Fall 2016:EH
Step-by-Step RefWorks & Write-N-Cite Instructions
This brief guide provides step-by-step instructions on how to use RefWorks as well as the importing/exporting instructions for specific databases and platforms (e.g., EBSCO, Proquest, etc), and the 'Write-N-Cite' plugin.

Legacy RefWorks (Tutorials)