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RefWorks: Creating a bibliography

Guide to using the new and improved RefWorks for saving citations and articles for your research.

Creating a bibliography

screenshot of RefWorks "create a bibliography" options

Creating a bibliography from RefWorks

Using RefWorks for Citations and Bibliographies

Built-in Bibliography Tool:
  1. Move all documents you wish to cite into a single folder.
  2. Navigate to that folder.
  3. Select "Create bibliography."
  4. Indicate whether to include all references in the folder or only selected references.
  5. Select the citation style you want to use.
  6. Click "Copy to Clipboard" to copy the bibliography into a document.
Quick Cite Feature:
  1. Select "Quick Cite" from the "Create Bibliography" menu.
  2. Choose your preferred citation style.
  3. Mark the item(s) you wish to include in the in-text citation.
  4. Citations will appear in the display box.
  5. Click the clipboard button to copy the in-text citations to the clipboard and paste them into your paper.
  6. Click "Continue to bibliography" to copy bibliography entries to the clipboard and paste them into your paper.
  7. Repeat for additional citations.
  8. Check with a style guide to ensure that:
    • Bibliography entries are in the correct order.
    • In-text citations do not need to be modified (e.g., subsequent citations of the same article may look different from the first).
RefWorks Integration Tools:
  • Microsoft Word: Use the RefWorks RCM plugin.
  • MacOS: Use the RefWorks Citation Manager.
  • Google Docs: Use the RefWorks add-on.
To access these tools:
  1. Click on your name in RefWorks.
  2. Open the "Tools" section.
  3. See the available downloads for your preferred integration tool.