RefWorks is a bibliographic management system that allows users to create personal citation databases by importing references from online databases. It formats bibliographies automatically. References can be organized into folders. Databases can be searched, relevant citations exported to RefWorks and added to folders. Bibliographies can then be created from the citations in folders in various styles like Oscola for law. RefWorks is accessible from multiple devices and provides an efficient way to save and format citations found during literature searches.

1. Using Refworks
CATHERINE FUNNELL
SENIOR LIAISON LIBRARIAN
LAW AND MARKETING&ENTERPRISE
SHEPPARD LIBRARY
MARCH 2012

2. What is RefWorks?
 RefWorks is a Bibliographic Management
System which allows you to create a
quick, stand-alone bibliography
 Allows you to create your own personal
citation database by importing references
from online databases
 You can use these references in writing
papers and automatically format
bibliographies in seconds

3. Why Use RefWorks?
Fast, free and effective
Easy to use, web based and available
from various platforms including
Windows, Mac and Unix
Efficient way of formatting and
saving citations found during the
literature search process
Fast way of creating a Bibliography

4. Accessing Refworks
My UniHub>My Study>My Library

5. Databases-RefWorks

6. Logging In
First Time Users
Click on Sign Up
for a New
Account to
create log in and
password.
Refworks will
then email you
the username
and password
you created.
Your Account
has now been
activated. DO
NOT worry
about a Group
Code.

7. Create a Folder
 You can create as many folders as you want
 Click on the New Folder at the top of the page
 Name your folder
 Your folder will now appear when you mouse over the folder
icon

8. Exporting References From a Database
You can EXPORT
references and
save them in a
designated folder
RefWorks does
not work with
every database
Middlesex
subscribes to but
when you see the
word EXPORT
and click on it if
the word
RefWorks
appears you can
export and save

9. Exporting From Business Source
Complete
We have 6 results for
a search on
EMPLOYMENT
TRIBUNALS and
JUDICIAL
MEDIATION
We’ll export the
ones we want to
a Folder with this
name already
created in
RefWorks

10. Click on the PDF

11. Click on EXPORT
Click on EXPORT to
export this Citation
to your RefWorks
Folder

12. Choose Direct Export to RefWorks
From This List

13. Citation Imported

14. My RefWorks Details
The Citation
you just
exported will
now be in the
Last Imported
folder in the
right sidebar.
Click on it

15. Adding Last Imported Citation to
a Folder
To add this Citation
to your Folder
named Employment
Tribunals and
Judicial Mediation
click on the
rectangular
box, mouse over
the arrow , and
click on it and then
the Named Folder

16. Choose Formatted Style
Oscola(law)

17. Employment Tribunals Folder
There is now
1 citation in
this folder
Add more citations
to this folder and
then create a
bibliography

18. Employment Tribunals Folder
This folder now
has 4 citations in
it to create a
Bibliography

19. Creating a Bibliography
Click on the Create a
Bibliography tab
Select the Style
, Formatting and Folder
you want to use

20. Formatted Bibliography

21. Finally
 Any questions please contact me at
c.funnell@mdx.ac.uk
OR
Make an
appointment
At
libcal.mdx.ac.uk