Refworks video tutorials

If you are unclear what Refworks is, please visit the following post.

Logging into Refworks

• Go to Refworks from the Bath Spa Library Electronic Services page or directly from http://www.refworks.com and follow the link to Login
• On the login screen, follow the link to Athens Users and log in to Athens.
• You will now be logged in to Refworks and asked to create a personal Refworks account.
• To access your account, always log in using the Athens link.
  (No ‘group code’ is required).

Creating folders in Refworks

• Click on Folders | Organize Folder
• Click on Create New Folder
• Name it Viruses and  click on OK
• Create another folder called Assertiveness
• In Quick Search, search for flu
• Select all in list
• Add to the folder Viruses
• Click on Search | Advanced
• Search in the abstracts for ‘assertiveness’ and publication year ‘2005’
• Import ‘All in the list’ direct to the Assertiveness folder

Importing references directly from Academic Search Premier

Note: You can substitute a different vendor for this exercise. The complete list of Direct

Export partners is available from:

http://www.refworks.com/content/products/direct_export.asp). Check the RefWorks online help for detailed instructions for a specific vendor.

• After selecting the EBSCO database(s) you wish to search, conduct a search on Influenza.
• Select several records to import by clicking on the Add link to the right of the records you wish to add.
• Click on the Folder has Items link.
• Click on Export.
• Select Direct Export to RefWorks.
• Click the Save button.
• Your records should be imported into your Last Imported Folder in RefWorks.

Import references from the Bath Spa Library catalogue

• Click on Search | Online Catalog or Database
• Choose a library catalogue from the alphabetical drop down list (your own, or a National Library?)
• Do an Advanced Search for the Descriptor:  Influenza
• Import ‘All in the list’
• Close the Search results and return to RefWorks

Publish your bibliography using Refworks

• Open Word and type the following text:
• This document will help you understand how to create a bibliography quickly and efficiently when Write-N-Cite plug in is not available. (This can happen when working from machines other than your own or off campus).
• Login to RefWorks
• Do a quick search for “assertiveness”
• Choose the One line / Cite view
• Choose a reference and click on Cite
• A box will open with the citation number properly formatted as a Refworks citation marker. Select everything in the window and save to clipboard
• Place your cursor where you want the citation to appear in your text and paste this citation into your word document
• Repeat the previous steps with another citation, or multiple citations, placing them elsewhere in the text
• Close and save your document as RWtraining2.
• In RefWorks click on Bibliography
• Choose Harvard British Standard
• Tick Format Paper and Bibliography
• Browse to your Word file as the Document to Format
• Click on Create Bibliography
• You now have a second document, with proper citations and formatted bibliography. Save as RWFinalHarvard

Sion Hill Library construction update

The following gallery contains images of the new Sion Hill Library, due to be open on Monday 28th September.

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Newton Park Library summer vacation opening hours 2009

From Sat 13th June – Sun 13th September the Library is closed every weekend throughout the summer.

On the weekends of 19th and 20th, 26th and 27th September the Library will be open with Library helpers, 9.30 am – 5.30 pm Saturdays, 12.00 pm – 5.30 pm Sundays.

The Library resumes normal opening hours from 28th September.

Refworks

Bath Spa have bought a three year licence for Refworks, an online research management, writing and collaboration tool. Refworks allows students and staff to build a collection of references for any writing based projects or assignments, which can be exported at any point into a bibliography.

Refworks also has some superb features including:

• Direct bibliographic importing from many of our electronic databases at Bath Spa
• Library catalogue integration, allowing our books to be instantly imported into your bibliographies
• RefGrab-It: Captures bibliographic information from web pages, allowing you the option to import data directly into your RefWorks account
• Write-N-Cite: a piece of software which allows you to instantly insert your references directly into your document as you are writing it, in almost any format you choose. The software also automatically creates a bibliography at the end of your document

Refworks can be accessed by visiting their website, www.refworks.com, clicking on ‘Login’, before choosing Athens as your method for logging in. If you do not have an Athens account, please visit either of the libraries at Newton Park or Sion Hill.

Refworks quick start guide (PDF)

Refworks basic user guide (PDF)

Refworks advanced users guide (PDF)

Refworks in 15 minutes (Powerpoint)

If you would like to know more about Refworks please email libenq@bathspa.ac.uk.