EDUC 5002: Research Course Learning Module II Using Refworks

1. Prev Menu Next EDUC 5002: Research CourseLearning Module IIUsing Refworks Use the buttons on the top to navigate through the presentation

2. Module Menu Use the following menu to go to a specific section of the presentation. • What is Refworks • Accessing Refworks • Creating an Account • Logging into Refworks • Setting Up Folders • Importing References from Google Scholar • Exporting Bibliography

3. Menu What is Refworks • Online research management tool • Keeps track of all your references • Allows for easy searching of references • Allows for easy exporting of bibliographic information • Many output formats (APA, MLA, custom)

4. Menu Next Accessing Refworks Go to the UOIT library website: www.uoit.ca/library

5. Prev Menu Next Accessing Refworks Click here

6. Prev Menu Next Accessing Refworks Type in your network login name and password. Go to the UOIT library website: www.uoit.ca/library

7. Prev Menu Accessing Refworks

8. Menu Next Creating an Account • Access the login page of Refworks.

9. Prev Menu Next Creating an Account Click Here

10. Prev Menu Next Creating an Account • Type in your information Use your UOIT email address When filled out, press Register

11. Prev Menu Creating an Account

12. Menu Logging into Refworks • Log into Refworks by typing in your username and password on the main login page.

13. Menu Next Setting up Folders • Log into Refworks • Select Folders->Create New Folder

14. Prev Menu Next Setting up Folders • Enter a name for your folder Click OK when done

15. Prev Menu Setting up Folders • Your folder is now created

16. Menu Next Importing References from Google Scholar • Google scholar is an extremely useful database of scholarly works which makes it incredibly easy to gather reference material. Go to the UOIT library website: www.uoit.ca/library

17. Prev Menu Next Importing References from Google Scholar Click here

18. Prev Menu Next Importing References from Google Scholar • Scroll down to Google Scholar Click here

19. Prev Menu Next Importing References from Google Scholar • Type in your network login information and press Submit. Click here

20. Prev Menu Next Importing References from Google Scholar • You should now be on the Google Scholar web page Click Scholar Preferences

21. Prev Menu Next Importing References from Google Scholar • Scroll to the bottom of the page 2. Set this to RefWorks 1. Click Here 3. Click Save Preferences

22. Prev Menu Next Importing References from Google Scholar • Type in the name of the journal/book you want to add to RefWorks and press Search • Use quotes “ ” if you know the exact title

23. Prev Menu Next Importing References from Google Scholar • Find the article/book that you are looking for • If you typed in the exact title, it should be at the top of the list. Click here to Import into RefWorks

24. Prev Menu Next Importing References from Google Scholar • Another windows/tab should open up and will ask you to log into RefWorks. • Type in your Log-in name and Password

25. Prev Menu Next Importing References from Google Scholar • All the information should be automatically inserted for you. • Double check to make sure all the relevant information is in there and is correct • Select the folder you want to store the reference in. • Press Save Reference Select the folder you want to place the reference in.

26. Prev Menu Importing References from Google Scholar • It should tell you your reference has been saved. Select the folder you want to place the reference in.

27. Menu Next Exporting Bibliography • To export your references, click on the bibliography button

28. Prev Menu Next Exporting Bibliography • Select the options you want Select APA for the Output Style Select Word for Windows for the file type. Select the folder you want to create a bibliography for Click here when done

29. Prev Menu Exporting Bibliography • RefWorks will create a Word Document with all your references in it. Click here to download the word document