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Creating a RefWorks account
Creating a RefWorks account with an HSE email address
Log onto - https://refworks.proquest.com and click ‘create account’
Creating a RefWorks account without an HSE email address – Please contact your local
HSE library for the HSE Ireland code
Log onto –https://refworks.proquest.com/signup/hse-ireland
Enter your email address and a password to create an account. An activation link will be sent
to your email address.
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Creating folders
Click on the ‘My Folders’ link on
the left hand side of the screen to
add folders
Once created, folders can be
edited by clicking on the ‘more
options’ icon to the right of the
folder name.
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How to add references from CINAHL/MEDLINE
Perform a search on either CINAHL or MEDLINE
From the list of results, select the references you want to export into RefWorks by
clicking on Add to folder icon beside each reference
Click on the folder icon at the top of the screen. This will bring you to a
screen listing the references you have selected
Click on the Select / deselect all checkbox
Click on the Export button on the right hand side of the screen
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At the next screen you need to select ‘Direct Export to Refworks’. Click on Save.
If prompted, select the Proquest Refworks version
Your references will be automatically exported to your ‘last imported’ folder in your Refworks
account. You can move your references from the last imported folder to another folder by
dragging and dropping the references or by using the ‘Assign to folder’ icon on the toolbar
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How to add references from PubMed
In PubMed https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/ perform a search and select the
references you want to import by clicking on the checkbox on the right hand side of
each record.
Next, select citation manager from the Send to pull down menu and click the create
file button. A maximum of 500 references can be exported at one time.
The records will be saved automatically on your PC as ‘citations.nbib’
Log into your RefWorks account and click on the ‘+’ sign at the top of the screen.
Choose ‘Import References’ from the drop down menu and then drag and drop your
file. Click the Import button on the ‘What is the format of this file?’ text box.
Click OK. Your PubMed references will be imported into the ‘Last imported’ folder.
You can them move them into an alternative folder.
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How to add references from Google Scholar
To save multiple references from Google Scholar, you need to register for a Google Scholar
account.
From the Google Scholar homepage (https://scholar.google.com) click on ‘Sign in’ on
the top right hand corner of the screen and then ‘create account’
Perform a search from within your Google scholar account
Select the references you want to export by clicking on the star icon at the bottom of
each result
When you have selected all the results, click on the ‘My Library’ icon on the top right hand
corner of the screen, select all of your results and click the export button
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Choose the ‘RefMan’ option from the drop down menu. The records will be saved
automatically on your PC as ‘citations.ris’
Log into your RefWorks account and click on the ‘+’ sign at the top of the screen.
Choose ‘Import References’ from the drop down menu and then drag and drop your
file. Your Google Scholar references will be imported into the ‘Last imported’ folder.
You can them move them into an alternative folder.
NOTE: If you do not have a Google Scholar account, you can still move
references into RefWorks but they have to be moved individually:
From the Google Scholar homepage (https://scholar.google.com) click on the settings
icon at the top of the screen
At the bottom of the Scholar
Settings page, in Bibliography
Manager select RefWorks (drop-
down menu) in Show links to
import citations into
Click on Save
Search results will now display an Import into RefWorks link
When you click on the ‘Import into RefWorks’ link, the reference is automatically imported
into the last imported folder in your RefWorks account.
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How to add references from Cochrane Library:
Log onto the Cochrane library www.thecochranelibrary.com and perform a search
Select the references you want to export by clicking on the checkbox on the right
hand side of each record and then ‘Export selected OR click on ‘Export all’.
Once the export options box appears on screen, click the ‘export citation’ button:
The records will be saved automatically on your PC as ‘citation-export.txt’
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Log into your RefWorks account and click on the ‘+’ sign at the top of the screen.
Choose ‘Import References’ from the drop down menu and then drag and drop your
file.
You will need to type ‘Cochrane library’ into the box provided before clicking the
‘Import’ button.
Your Cochrane library references will be imported into the ‘Last imported’ folder.
You can them move them into an alternative folder.
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How to create a bibliography:
First choose your folder of references from your RefWorks account
Click on the ‘select all’ button at the top of the screen
Click on the ‘Create bibliography’ icon to create your bibliography
There are numerous styles of bibliography to choose from on RefWorks. RefWorks will
remember the last citation style you used. You can change styles by clicking on the style
name and either searching for a new style or selecting from the displayed list.
The bibliography can be copied into Word by clicking on the ‘Copy to Clipboard’ button and
pasting directly into Word.
You can also link your RefWorks account to your Word documents by downloading the
‘Cite’ tool from RefWorks (see next page)
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Cite in Microsoft Word
Use cite in Microsoft Word to quickly insert citations into your document.
Once you have logged into your RefWorks account, click on your username on the top right
hand corner to access the ‘Tools’ on the drop down menu. Click on the ‘Download and
Install’ button under the ‘Cite in Microsoft Word’ tool and follow the instructions.
Once installed, a RefWorks tab will appear on your Microsoft Word
Before inserting citations into your document, you will need to select a referencing style for
example ‘Vancouver, ‘Harvard’ etc… from the drop down menu.
To insert a citation into your word document, click on the Insert Citation drop down menu
and click on ‘Insert New’ (make sure your cursor in Word is sitting in the correct place)
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An insert / edit citation box will open with your RefWorks folders listed down the left hand
side – click on the appropriate folder and reference to be inserted – click Ok.
Once your document is complete with all your references inserted, you can create a
bibliography by clicking on the Bibliography Options drop down menu and clicking on the
‘Create Bibliography’ option.
The bibliography will be inserted wherever the cursor is located in Word so make sure that
the cursor is at the end of your document before insertion.
Save your formatted paper.
Notes on Cite for Word
Cite for Word is available for both Mac and Windows (32-bit and 64-bit).
When installing Cite for Word ensure that Word in closed.
Also make sure that you have the latest version of JAVA installed on your PC
https://java.com/en/download/
Help
Click on the ‘?’ icon on the top right hand corner of the screen to access RefWorks Help