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RefWorks: Advanced

Managing Your Personal Database Organizing Folders. 7. Exercise Your Mind @ your Library ... Searches entire personal database, not just a particular folder ...

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RefWorks: Advanced

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    Slide 1:RefWorks: Advanced

    November 21, 2006

    Slide 2:What We’ll Cover Today

    Managing Your Personal Database Searching Your Personal Database Linking to the Full Text of Articles Using “My List” Editing a bibliographic format Sharing Your References Using Write-N-Cite (format your paper and generate the bibliography in WORD) Anything else??

    Slide 3:Managing Your Personal Database

    Your personal database consists of ALL your folders You can have multiple folders You can have the same reference in multiple folders Clear, Rename, and Delete Folders Move articles from one folder to another Remove and Delete articles (there IS a difference!)

    Slide 4:Managing Your Personal Database

    Slide 5:Managing Your Personal Database Organizing Folders

    Slide 6:Managing Your Personal Database Organizing Folders

    Slide 7:Managing Your Personal Database Moving References

    Slide 8:Managing Your Personal Database Moving References

    Slide 9:Managing Your Personal Database Deleting References

    From a specific folder Use Remove From the database Use Delete

    Slide 10:Managing Your Personal Database Deleting References

    Slide 11:Managing Your Personal Database Deleting References

    Slide 12:Questions??

    Slide 13:Your Turn!

    Create a dummy folder Move two or three references into the dummy folder Remove one reference in the dummy folder Delete the dummy folder

    Slide 14:Searching Your Personal Database

    Search Author, Periodical, or Descriptor Searches entire personal database, not just a particular folder Especially useful as your database grows larger Two methods: From within a reference (view mode) From the menu bar

    Slide 15:Searching Your Personal Database From View Mode

    Slide 16:Searching Your Personal Database From View Mode

    Slide 17:Searching Your Personal Database From View Mode

    Slide 18:Searching Your Personal Database From the Menu Bar

    Slide 19:Searching Your Personal Database From the Menu Bar

    Slide 20:Searching Your Personal Database From the Menu Bar

    Slide 21:Searching Your Personal Database Adding a Descriptor

    To a single record Use Edit mode for the record To multiple records Use Global Edit

    Slide 22:Searching Your Personal Database Adding a Descriptor

    Slide 23:Searching Your Personal Database Adding a Descriptor

    Slide 24:Questions??

    Slide 25:Linking to the Full Text of Articles

    Some databases will put a URL into the reference automatically Check Availability and Links fields Get it @ Waterloo available for each reference Caution: this does NOT mean that the full text is definitely available – if UW does not subscribe to the publication, it won’t be there! You can always manually enter a URL

    Slide 26:Linking to the Full Text of Articles

    Slide 27:Linking to the Full Text of Articles

    Slide 28:Using “My List”

    Allows the selection of references from multiple folders for TEMPORARY use References added to the My List folder are available ONLY during the current session; the folder is cleared when you log off from RefWorks A bibliography can be printed from the My List folder

    Slide 29:Using “My List”

    Slide 30:Using “My List”

    Slide 31:Using “My List”

    Slide 32:Questions??

    Slide 33:Editing a Bibliographic Format

    Bibliographic format = output style Personal output styles will be in red and in your database only – they are not available to anyone else You can also edit intext citations and notes – just choose the appropriate option

    Slide 34:Editing a Bibliographic Format

    Steps: Select Bibliography or Citation type Choose a style closest to what you want Name it in the box BELOW Click on the Save As button Make your changes Click on the Save button NB: Your new output style may not appear until you exit and reenter the Bibliography page

    Slide 35:Editing a Bibliographic Format

    Slide 36:Editing a Bibliographic Format

    Slide 37:Editing a Bibliographic Format

    Slide 38:Editing a Bibliographic Format

    Slide 39:Editing a Bibliographic Format

    Slide 40:Questions??

    Slide 41:Sharing Your References

    Allow other RefWorks users at UW view your references (e.g., course instruction) Read-only password Allow other RefWorks users at UW view and modify your references (e.g., working with a group of people on a project) Share your user name and password NB: you may want to create a separate account for the project

    Slide 42:Sharing Your References – View Only

    Slide 43:Sharing Your References – View Only

    Slide 44:Questions??

    Slide 45:Using Write-N-Cite

    Insert references from RefWorks directly into your Word document Format your paper in the chosen output style Generate your bibliography in the chosen output style Two methods: with the Write-N-Cite plug-in without the Write-N-Cite plug-in

    Slide 46:Using Write-N-Cite – with the plug-in

    Download the Write-N-Cite plug-in (under Tools) and follow the directions to install it on your computer Open Microsoft Word Click on the Write-N-Cite icon RefWorks is automatically launched Log in to RefWorks Check the “Always on top” box (optional) NB: Save your document before generating the bibliography NB: Always work in the ORIGINAL document

    Slide 47:Using Write-N-Cite – with the plug-in

    Slide 48:Using Write-N-Cite – with the plug-in

    Slide 49:Using Write-N-Cite – with the plug-in

    Slide 50:Using Write-N-Cite – with the plug-in

    Slide 51:Using Write-N-Cite – with the plug-in

    Slide 52:Using Write-N-Cite – without the plug-in

    Open RefWorks Switch to One line/Cite View Open a Word document NB: Save your document before generating the bibliography NB: Always work in the ORIGINAL document NB: To generate your final document in Word format, SAVE the document when prompted; OPENing the document defaults to html format

    Slide 53:Using Write-N-Cite – without the plug-in

    Slide 54:Using Write-N-Cite – without the plug-in

    Slide 55:Using Write-N-Cite – without the plug-in

    Slide 56:Using Write-N-Cite – without the plug-in

    Slide 57:Using Write-N-Cite – without the plug-in

    Copy

    Slide 58:Using Write-N-Cite – without the plug-in

    Paste

    Slide 59:Using Write-N-Cite – without the plug-in

    Slide 60:Using Write-N-Cite – without the plug-in

    Slide 61:Using Write-N-Cite – without the plug-in

    Slide 62:Using Write-N-Cite – without the plug-in

    Slide 63:Questions??

    Slide 64:Anything Else??

    Slide 65:For More Information…

    Consult the RefWorks Help or Tutorial Contact your Liaison Librarian Contact me skeys@library.uwaterloo.ca Thank You!

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