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Cite Your Sources

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RefWorks is an online bibliographic management tool that allows you to import citations directly from library databases, create bibliographies, and format your bibliography and in-text citations while you write in Microsoft Word.

Getting Started with RefWorks

To create a RefWorks account:

  1. Go to http://refworks.proquest.com and click on the “Create account” link.

  2. Fill in your information using your institutional email address (you can’t sign up with @yahoo.com, @gmail.com, etc.).  

Once you activate your account (you'll receive an email with a link to complete the registration process), you’ll get access immediately and can get started managing your documents.

Additional support for RefWorks:

Exporting to RefWorks from Library Databases

Example: direct export of citation from EBSCO database.

Example of direct export to RefWorks