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Essential Guide to Using RefWorks for Freshmen Students

RefWorks is an invaluable tool for college freshmen, allowing students to organize and save all their research sources in one location. This guide covers how to quickly generate citations in various formats, including MLA and APA. Start by signing up for an individual account via the Library Home Page. Learn to export articles from databases directly into RefWorks, create folders for better organization, and generate bibliographies effortlessly. With RefWorks, save time and streamline your research process throughout your academic journey.

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Essential Guide to Using RefWorks for Freshmen Students

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  1. RefWorks By: Mackenzie Harris and Angela Narr

  2. What freshman should know… • Allows students to save all their sources in one location • RefWorks creates citations quickly and easily in many different formats • Ex. MLA 7th Edition, APA 6th Edition, etc.

  3. How to use RefWorks • Start at Library Home Page to the right of “subject guide” scroll menu click “RefWorks login” • Click on sign up for individual account • In order to sign in off campus enter “RWStCloudSU”

  4. Putting Sources on RefWorks • Find article in database • If you find multiple articles add each article to folder by clicking “add to folder” • To add article(s) to RefWorks click “export” • Next you will be taken to a new page where you click “direct export to RefWorks”make sure to click “save” button to the left

  5. Citing with RefWorks • Used to keep sources organized use folders in RefWorks. • To create a folder click on “folders” and scroll down to “create new folder” • To access items you just exported to RefWorks click on “view last imported folder” • Click the boxes for each item you want to move from your last imported folder to your new folder • Click on the “add to folder” tab use the drop down menu to choose folder

  6. Citing with RefWorks Cont. • Using the toolbar on top of the page open bibliography menu and select “output style” • Output style is APA, MLA, etc. • Select word processing file type • best file type to use is Word • Select references you’d like a bibliography for • Click “create bibliography” • Your finished citation will automatically download or give you the option of downloading and saving

  7. Proper use of RefWorks • While RefWorks is a useful and reliable source make sure to look over finished citation for obvious errors • RefWorks will save you a lot of time and effort through out college • Having all sources in one place that is easily accessible from any computer makes RefWorks the most important tool the Library offers • Automatic citations in proper format save you memorization and time 

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