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Using RefWorks

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Step one – Create a RefWorks Account

From an on-campus computer:

  1. Go to the RefWorks Web site.
  2. Click on Sign up for an Individual Account.
  3. Make up a username and password — fill in the requested information.
  4. You must use your University of Guelph (@uoguelph.ca) email address.
  5. Once your information is submitted, you will have immediate access to RefWorks.
  6. You will receive an email confirmation of your username and password. Read this email and save it. The email will provide you with a group code that is required if you log into RefWorks outside of the University network environment.

From a non-University of Guelph networked computer (home, off-campus office, any internet connection, anywhere):

  1. You will need to log onto the Library's Web site to gain access to RefWorks. You will need to provide either the 14 digit barcode (2118800 ...) number from your University I.D. Card and your surname, or your campus network ID and password. Once you have logged on, you can follow the RefWorks link to sign up for an individual account.
  2. When you enter the RefWorks site, click on Sign up for an Individual Account.
  3. Make up a username and password — fill in the requested information.
  4. You must use your University of Guelph (@uoguelph.ca) email address.
  5. Once your information is submitted, you will have immediate access to RefWorks.
  6. You will receive an email confirmation of your username and password. Read this email and save it. The email will provide you with the group code that is required if you log into RefWorks outside of the University network environment.

Step Two – Search a Journal Article Database

  1. References from many of the Library's journal databases can be selected and imported into a RefWorks database. View specific instructions on how to download citations from Guelph databases.
  2. The basic process is to search the database, then select the references you require. In some databases, you may simply be able to press a button and have the references import directly into your RefWorks account. Many databses require you to save the selected references to a file and then upload the file into your RefWorks account. Use the link to the help file provided for the specific database you are using.

Step Three – Using Write and Cite

Write-N-Cite is a software plug-in that enables Microsoft Word to incorporate citations from your RefWorks database into a paper or manuscript. As you are writing your paper, Write-N-Cite allows you to choose the correct citations from a RefWorks database you created and place them in the proper place in your paper. It can then format your paper and create the bibliography in the format you select. Write-N-Cite is already installed on the Library's computers. Write-N-Cite is available for Windows and Macintosh operating systems.

Installing Write-N-Cite on Your Computer

Note: if you use more than one personal computer, you will have to install Write-N-Cite on each one.

  1. Log into your RefWorks account.
  2. Click on the Tools link at the top of the page and select Write-N-Cite.
  3. Download the install file to your computer and run the install program.

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Last updated August 27th, 2008 by J.B. (details)