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RefWorks (Login) is a Web-based bibliographic management tool that allows users to import, store, and manage references, as well as generate bibliographies and reference lists. Individual users can store their reference database online, allowing them to use and update it from anywhere. Optionally, users may share data with other subscribers.

It is possible to conduct searches from within RefWorks, however, RefWorks advises that users "will always get better search results by searching directly in the catalog or data source." Most of the databases available from University Libraries allow search results to be exported directly to RefWorks. Visit RefWorks own Web site for the most complete list of vendors that provide direct export to RefWorks. RefWorks also maintains a Web page with instructions for exporting from specific databases into RefWorks.

New Users
New users can access refby following the below steps:

  1. Go to the RefWorks login center.
  2. Click the "Sign up for an Individual Account" link.
  3. Provide your name, e-mail address, and other requested information and create your own unique login name and password. Your password must be at least four characters long.
  4. Click the Register button and you will be ready to start using RefWorks!
  5. Please note that when using the Write-N-Cite desktop application, you must enter the library's 'group code,' in order to access the USM RefWorks account. The group code is available from the registration e-mail message sent to users after registering with RefWorks and can also be obtained from the Ask-a-Librarian e-mail reference service.

Mobile Devices.

Patrons using mobile devices can connect to the Refworks Mobile site.

Need help getting started?

The links below direct you to resources designed to help you use RefWorks.

Need more help?

Look for your question, including technical questions, on RefWorks' FAQ. You may also contact University Libraries using the Ask-a-Librarian form or by phoning the Cook Library Reference Services desk at 601.266.4249.

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RefWorks is available to all University faculty, staff, and students from on or off campus. Off-campus access is accomplished through the libraries' proxy server, and when using Write-N-Cite, by entering the library's 'group code' (see step 5 under 'new users').

Features

Did you know Refworks . . . ?
  • Offers output in over 400 citation styles
  • Allows you to search the library catalog
  • Interacts with MS Word to create formatted citation lists on-the-fly (Write-N-Cite)
  • Can be used from off-campus using any computer with Internet access

 
 
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