Xavier University: Library: 16 Steps to Information Fluency: Step 14: RefWorks

RefWorks is a bibliographic management service that permits users to create a database of references from search results in online research databases. References can then be used in writing papers. In-text citations and bibliographies are automatically formatted in a citation style of your choosing. RefWorks is available for faculty, staff and students to use across various platforms, both MACs and PCs.

To satisfy this step complete the following tasks:

Setting up your RefWorks account:
1. To create a permanent rather than a temporary account, you must access RefWorks from the library's webpages. Go to the library homepage at http://www.xu.edu/library.
2. Scroll down the page to the Services box. Click the RefWorks link .
3. From off-campus locations you will be asked to authenticate yourself using your MyXU user name and password.
4. You may also be asked to enter a Group Code. Call the research help desk at 513 745-4808 for this information.
5. You then need to set up an account with a user name and password. Read these online instructions about setting up an account.
6. Once you have set up your account, log out of RefWorks.
Export citations from a research database and export them directly into RefWorks:
1. Select one of the following EBSCO databases to search:
2. Do a keyword search for a topic that interests you or is related to an upcoming paper, project or other assignment.
3. Follow these instructions for exporting your citations into RefWorks.
Create a bibliography from the list of articles you just exported:
1. Log into your RefWorks account.
2. Read these instructions for creating a bibliography from a list of references.
3. By default your bibliography file will be named [RefWorks]username-Reflist.doc.
4. Save your bibliography file to your Desktop as explained in the instructions.
5. Note: Refworks biblliographies are Word documents. You can simply highlight, copy and paste them at the end of your paper.