RefWorks : beyond citation management

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RefWorks beyond citation management

• Hilde Colenbrander Lorna Adcock
• UBC Library/TAG Workshop

May 31, 2006
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RefWorks

• is a bibliographic management program similar to
  EndNote, ProCite and RefManager
• is web based
• can be used on Windows, Mac, and Unix platforms
• allows you to work in English, French, Spanish,
  Chinese, Japanese or Korean
• accounts and files are stored on US servers

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RefWorks enables you to

• Automatically download citations from online
  indexes and library catalogues
• Automatically format your citations and
  bibliographies in the citation style of your
  choice
• Select from hundreds of citation styles
• Collaborate with other RefWorks users

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Why use RefWorks?

• Free to UBC users (Library site licence)
• Store and manage your citations
• Format citations and bibliographies easily and
  rapidly
• Save hours of time
• Note You do need to know your citation style
  rules!

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Todays Objectives, 1Advanced Features

• Updating User Information and Customization
• Preview Output Style
• My List
• Export References
• Linking references
• Editing Citation Styles

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Todays Objectives, 1Advanced Features

• Google Scholar and RefWorks
• Pubmed and RefWorks
• RSS Feeds

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Pubmed and RefWorks
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Editing Citation Styles
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Lets take a break!
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Todays Objectives, 2Alternate Uses of
RefWorks

• Course Reading Lists
• Learning Resources for Practicum Students
• Faculty Publications
• Reprint Collections
• Collaborative Projects
• -within UBC
• -with other institutions

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Your Ideas
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RefWorks at UBC Library

• Library help pages at
• http//refworks.library.ubc.ca
• RefWorks web site
• http//www.refworks.com/
• Refworks and other instruction workshops
• http//www.library.ubc.ca/home/instruct/welcome.ht
  ml

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Help with RefWorks

• Contact
• Your Subject Librarianhttp//toby.library.ubc.ca
  /libstaff/subjectlibrarians.cfm
• RefWorks helpinfo_at_refworks.com