Use of RefWorks as a Use of RefWorks as a Research & Writing AidResearch & Writing Aid

Judy Kammerer, MA, MLIS, AHIPJudy Kammerer, MA, MLIS, AHIPMedical LibrarianMedical Librarian

UCSF-Fresno & CRMC Medical LibrariesUCSF-Fresno & CRMC Medical Libraries

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You don’t use a typewriter You don’t use a typewriter to write your research to write your research paper . . . paper . . .

Why would you cite your sources & create your reference section by hand?

What is RefWorks?What is RefWorks?

It’s a web-based tool (free to UCSF residents, faculty & staff) that allows you to: Create your personal database of

bibliographic references Import citations from UCSF databases

including PubMed Organize your citation records into

electronic folders Manage related research materials such

as PDFs, notes, figures Automatically create in-text citations Format your papers & generate

bibliographies in seconds

1. Create your personal database of bibliographic references

2. Import citations from UCSF databases including PubMed

3. Organize your citation records into electronic folders

4. Manage related research materials (.pdf, .doc, .jpg,

etc.)

5. Automatically create in-text citations

Write-N-Cite is a powerful feature you can download to your computer & use interactively with a Word document

6. Format your papers & bibliographies in seconds

And that’s not all . . . And that’s not all . . . RefMobile lets you

add PubMed citations from your handheld mobile device quickly with the “Smart Add” feature

RefGrabIt allows you to capture bibliographic information from web pages

How do I How do I get get

started?started?

Pick up the RefWorks handout from the UCSF-Fresno Medical LibraryGo to http://www.library.ucsf.edu/help/ citemgmt/refworksSign up & view the short online tutorials which cover the basics