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RefWorks: Introduction

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RefWorks is  is a web-based bibliography and database manager that allows you to import references from online databases and other various sources. You can use these references in writing papers and automatically format the paper and the bibliography in seconds.

Features of RefWorks

  • References can include uploaded files, physical or electronic books or chapters cataloged in your institution, and citations on, or reference by, external web sites.
  • View and annotate uploaded citations directly in RefWorks.
  • Multiple options for filtering, organizing, tagging, searching, and sorting references. Includes tools to help edit references in bulk and to find and eliminate duplicate references.
  • Multiple options for viewing lists of references, including features to help identify missing fields required for your bibliographic formats.
  • Multiple citation styles for output, including CSL styles and a comprehensive citation style editor to enable you to create new styles.
  • Add references to RefWorks directly from websites using direct export (when supported) or using the Save to RefWorks bookmarklet.