RefWorks is an online research management and bibliography creator service available to members of the Jefferson College of Health Sciences community. RefWorks enables users to export records from online databases to generate bibliographies for research projects in the appropriate citation style.  For most JCHS users this means being able to export records directly from online journal services such as EBSCOhost, InfoTrac and ProQuest, having the records automatically organized in APA format and then arranged as a bibliography, ready to be appended to a research paper. This eliminates the need for retyping citation information and searching through the APA Publication Manual as you format each citation in your project bibliographies, saving you time and greatly decreasing the likelihood of errors. 

RefWorks allows you to store an unlimited number of records in a personal database that can be organized, sorted and searched. Individual folders can be created for each of your unique research projects for ease of management. Because the service is Web-based, you may access your personal citation database at any time and from any Internet-connected computer. Bibliographies can easily be imported into documents you have created using a word processor such as Microsoft Word.

To enter the RefWorks cite, click on the RefWorks icon above, or click here.

An excellent online interactive tutorial for using RefWorks is located at http://refworks.com/tutorial/

We strongly suggest that you view this tutorial and complete the practice exercises before beginning to use RefWorks. 

Here are some tips for using RefWorks:

Exporting Citations into RefWorks

Importing PubMed into RefWorks

Importing ERIC Citations into RefWorks

Adding PubMed RSS Feed to RefWorks

Using the RefWorks Write-n-Cite Function

Each RefWorks user will need to login to the service and set up an individual account which can then be accessed from either on or off campus. Because the service is a paid and licensed subscription through the College, we are not able to post the login information here. You can obtain login information by coming in person to the College's Learning Resource Center during normal hours of operation or by emailing a request using your campus email account to lrc@mail.jchs.edu  In this way, we can verify that you are a JCHS student, faculty or staff member. RefWorks is not available to the general public.

Popup blocker software can interfere with your ability to export records directly from journal databases into RefWorks. It is important that you turn off popup blockers before attempting to work with this program.

You could have a popup blocker active in your Web browser, such as Internet Explorer or FireFox. Many Internet Service Providers now include popup blocking capabilities as a part of their packages.

You may need to read the FAQs or ask for help in order to learn how to turn your blocker program off and on. Utilities such as Google Tool Bar also include a popup blocker which can be temporarily deactivated.