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Managing Your Personal Database Organizing Folders. 7. Exercise Your Mind @ your Library ... Searches entire personal database, not just a particular folder ...
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Slide 1:RefWorks: Advanced
November 21, 2006
Slide 2:What We’ll Cover Today
Managing Your Personal Database Searching Your Personal Database Linking to the Full Text of Articles Using “My List” Editing a bibliographic format Sharing Your References Using Write-N-Cite (format your paper and generate the bibliography in WORD) Anything else??
Slide 3:Managing Your Personal Database
Your personal database consists of ALL your folders You can have multiple folders You can have the same reference in multiple folders Clear, Rename, and Delete Folders Move articles from one folder to another Remove and Delete articles (there IS a difference!)
Slide 4:Managing Your Personal Database
Slide 5:Managing Your Personal Database Organizing Folders
Slide 6:Managing Your Personal Database Organizing Folders
Slide 7:Managing Your Personal Database Moving References
Slide 8:Managing Your Personal Database Moving References
Slide 9:Managing Your Personal Database Deleting References
From a specific folder Use Remove From the database Use Delete
Slide 10:Managing Your Personal Database Deleting References
Slide 11:Managing Your Personal Database Deleting References
Slide 12:Questions??
Slide 13:Your Turn!
Create a dummy folder Move two or three references into the dummy folder Remove one reference in the dummy folder Delete the dummy folder
Slide 14:Searching Your Personal Database
Search Author, Periodical, or Descriptor Searches entire personal database, not just a particular folder Especially useful as your database grows larger Two methods: From within a reference (view mode) From the menu bar
Slide 15:Searching Your Personal Database From View Mode
Slide 16:Searching Your Personal Database From View Mode
Slide 17:Searching Your Personal Database From View Mode
Slide 18:Searching Your Personal Database From the Menu Bar
Slide 19:Searching Your Personal Database From the Menu Bar
Slide 20:Searching Your Personal Database From the Menu Bar
Slide 21:Searching Your Personal Database Adding a Descriptor
To a single record Use Edit mode for the record To multiple records Use Global Edit
Slide 22:Searching Your Personal Database Adding a Descriptor
Slide 23:Searching Your Personal Database Adding a Descriptor
Slide 24:Questions??
Slide 25:Linking to the Full Text of Articles
Some databases will put a URL into the reference automatically Check Availability and Links fields Get it @ Waterloo available for each reference Caution: this does NOT mean that the full text is definitely available – if UW does not subscribe to the publication, it won’t be there! You can always manually enter a URL
Slide 26:Linking to the Full Text of Articles
Slide 27:Linking to the Full Text of Articles
Slide 28:Using “My List”
Allows the selection of references from multiple folders for TEMPORARY use References added to the My List folder are available ONLY during the current session; the folder is cleared when you log off from RefWorks A bibliography can be printed from the My List folder
Slide 29:Using “My List”
Slide 30:Using “My List”
Slide 31:Using “My List”
Slide 32:Questions??
Slide 33:Editing a Bibliographic Format
Bibliographic format = output style Personal output styles will be in red and in your database only – they are not available to anyone else You can also edit intext citations and notes – just choose the appropriate option
Slide 34:Editing a Bibliographic Format
Steps: Select Bibliography or Citation type Choose a style closest to what you want Name it in the box BELOW Click on the Save As button Make your changes Click on the Save button NB: Your new output style may not appear until you exit and reenter the Bibliography page
Slide 35:Editing a Bibliographic Format
Slide 36:Editing a Bibliographic Format
Slide 37:Editing a Bibliographic Format
Slide 38:Editing a Bibliographic Format
Slide 39:Editing a Bibliographic Format
Slide 40:Questions??
Slide 41:Sharing Your References
Allow other RefWorks users at UW view your references (e.g., course instruction) Read-only password Allow other RefWorks users at UW view and modify your references (e.g., working with a group of people on a project) Share your user name and password NB: you may want to create a separate account for the project
Slide 42:Sharing Your References – View Only
Slide 43:Sharing Your References – View Only
Slide 44:Questions??
Slide 45:Using Write-N-Cite
Insert references from RefWorks directly into your Word document Format your paper in the chosen output style Generate your bibliography in the chosen output style Two methods: with the Write-N-Cite plug-in without the Write-N-Cite plug-in
Slide 46:Using Write-N-Cite – with the plug-in
Download the Write-N-Cite plug-in (under Tools) and follow the directions to install it on your computer Open Microsoft Word Click on the Write-N-Cite icon RefWorks is automatically launched Log in to RefWorks Check the “Always on top” box (optional) NB: Save your document before generating the bibliography NB: Always work in the ORIGINAL document
Slide 47:Using Write-N-Cite – with the plug-in
Slide 48:Using Write-N-Cite – with the plug-in
Slide 49:Using Write-N-Cite – with the plug-in
Slide 50:Using Write-N-Cite – with the plug-in
Slide 51:Using Write-N-Cite – with the plug-in
Slide 52:Using Write-N-Cite – without the plug-in
Open RefWorks Switch to One line/Cite View Open a Word document NB: Save your document before generating the bibliography NB: Always work in the ORIGINAL document NB: To generate your final document in Word format, SAVE the document when prompted; OPENing the document defaults to html format
Slide 53:Using Write-N-Cite – without the plug-in
Slide 54:Using Write-N-Cite – without the plug-in
Slide 55:Using Write-N-Cite – without the plug-in
Slide 56:Using Write-N-Cite – without the plug-in
Slide 57:Using Write-N-Cite – without the plug-in
Copy
Slide 58:Using Write-N-Cite – without the plug-in
Paste
Slide 59:Using Write-N-Cite – without the plug-in
Slide 60:Using Write-N-Cite – without the plug-in
Slide 61:Using Write-N-Cite – without the plug-in
Slide 62:Using Write-N-Cite – without the plug-in
Slide 63:Questions??
Slide 64:Anything Else??
Slide 65:For More Information…
Consult the RefWorks Help or Tutorial Contact your Liaison Librarian Contact me skeys@library.uwaterloo.ca Thank You!
