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<h2>Introduction to RefWorks</h2>
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<p>RefWorks is web-based bibliographic software package that enables you to:</p>
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<p>Organize your research</p>
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<p>Build a bibliography in a variety of formats</p>
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<p>Create a RefWorks account by logging onto RefWorks through the <a href="/id0904f67a8055a10c">library website</a> and clickin<strong>g Help -- Research Help -- RefWorks -- Sign up for an individual account.</strong></p>
<h2>Exporting references from Academic Search Complete into Refworks</h2>
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<p>1. Conduct a search in Academic Search Complete using keywords relevant to your research project.</p>
<p>2. At the search results page, click <em>Add</em> next to the records to export. </p>
<p>3. Once you have added all of the records you want to export, click <em>Folder has items.</em></p>
<p>4. Select the records to export.</p>
<p>5. Click <em>Export</em>.</p>
<p>6. Select <em>Direct Export to RefWorks </em>and click <em>Save.</em></p>
<p>7<span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: Arial'><span style="mso-list:Ignore">.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span>When prompted to log into RefWorks do so using your login name and password.</p>
<p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language: EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA'>8. </span>Once you have logged into RefWorks your references will automatically be imported from Academic Search Complete.</p>
<p>9. You can view your references by clicking <em>View last imported folder</em>.</p>
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<h2>Working with folders in RefWorks</h2>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Organize your references in RefWorks by creating folders.</p>
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<li>To create a folder, go to<em> Folders</em> and click <em>Create New Folder</em>.</li>
<li>Name the new folder according to class, research topic or other organizational tool. Click <em>OK.</em></li>
<li>References can be moved into folders by checking the boxes next to the record and then using the <em>Put in folder</em> drop menu.</li>
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<h2>Creating Bibliographies</h2>
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<p>To create a bibliography, click the <em>bibliography tab</em> from any screen within RefWorks.</p>
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<p>Select<em> Format a bibliography</em> from a <em>list of references</em>.</p>
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<p>Select the citation style you want the bibliography created in.</p>
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<p>RefWorks allows users to create bibliographies in different file types such as <em>HTML, Word for Windows </em>or<em> Word for Mac</em>. Select the appropriate file type for your bibliography.</p>
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<p>Select either<em> All References</em> or <em>References from Folder</em> and then select the appropriate folder.</p>
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<p>Click <em>Create Bibliography</em>.</p>
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<p>Save the bibliography to the appropriate location.</p>
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<p><span style='color:green;mso-style-unhide:no; mso-style-qformat:yes; mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:1.0E-4pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:11pt; font-family:"Calibri", "sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; '>For additional assistance contact Lydia Jackson, Instruction Librarian (<a href="mailto:ljackso@siue.edu" style='mso-style-unhide:no; mso-style-qformat:yes; mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:1.0E-4pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:11pt; font-family:"Calibri", "sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; color:blue; text-decoration:underline; text-underline:single; '>ljackso@siue.edu</a> or 618-650-2604) or the Information Desk (618-650-INFO).</span> </p>
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