Click on the RefWorks
logo to access an existing account.
What is RefWorks?
How do I start using RefWorks?
How can I learn to use RefWorks?
Frequently Asked Questions About
RefWorks
What is
 ? |
RefWorks is web-based bibliographic software
package that enables you to:
Being web-based means no software to download and update,
and you can access your personal account from any computer
connected to the internet.
RefWorks simplifies the process of documenting sources in
your paper by turning this: (sample information about a book
in a library catalog)...
Author, etc.: Finkelman, Paul, 1949-
Title: Slavery and the founders : race and liberty in the
age of Jefferson / Paul Finkelman.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Armonk, N.Y. : M.E. Sharpe,
Date: c2001.
...into this (sample entry from a list of references. APA
style):Finkelman, P. (2001). Slavery and the founders: race
and liberty in the age of Jefferson (2nd ed.). Armonk,
N.Y.: M.E. Sharpe.
How do
I start using ? |
To begin using RefWorks, you must create an
account through Dickinson College. Follow these instructions:
- Go to www.refworks.com/refworks
from an on-campus computer.
- Click on Sign Up for and Individual Account.
- Enter the appropriate information and click on Register.
For a short video (less than 2 minutes) on how to create
a user account, go to http://www.refworks.com/tutorial/.
How can
I learn to use ? |
You can make an appointment with a librarian who will show
you how to use RefWorks. Call the reference desk at x1602
or
email library@dickinson.edu.
Additionally, RefWorks offers numerous online tutorials
and help files. You may access help while logged in to RefWorks
or by clicking on a link below:
RefWorks Basics
- getting started and building a basic bibliography tutorial.
Quick
Start Guide - the basics of importing citations, creating
folders, creating bibliographies, and getting more help.
Help
File - RefWorks provides online help that can be used
while you are working with the product.
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