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Refworks Part I

Refworks Part I. How can I access Refworks. Refworks can be accessed from: The homepage of the Jotello F Soga Library ( http://www.library.up.ac.za/vet/index.htm ) Jotello F Soga Library’s “ Virtual Library in your office” ( http://www.library.up.ac.za/vet/virtlib )

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Refworks Part I

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  1. Refworks Part I

  2. How can I access Refworks • Refworks can be accessed from: • The homepage of the Jotello F Soga Library (http://www.library.up.ac.za/vet/index.htm) • Jotello F Soga Library’s “ Virtual Library in your office” (http://www.library.up.ac.za/vet/virtlib) • The complete list of databases of the University of Pretoria (http://www.library.up.ac.za/eresources/eresourcesaz.htm)

  3. Where to find Refworks (www.library.up.ac.za/vet)

  4. You must be a registered Library user. If not, please complete a Library registration form and e-mail to: antoinette.lourens@up.ac.za Enter your student/ personnel number ( e.g.12345678 or 01234567) If you have a PIN type it here. If not click on SUBMIT and create a PIN on the next page

  5. Login to Refworks

  6. For first time users For regular login For off-campus login The group code is : rwunivpretoria

  7. Supply your e-mail address Choose your own Login name (these days they prefer that you use your e-mail as your login name) andPassword Click on “Next”

  8. Supply your Name and Surname Select a “Type of User” and “Focus area” Enter the displayed words Click on “Create Account”

  9. Congratulations! You have created your account successfully

  10. Create a New Folder to add your references Cattle diseases Click on New Folder, Name the folder and click on Create

  11. Why RefWorks? • RefWorks allows users to create personal databases and use them for a variety of research activities. • References are quickly and easily imported from text files, online databases, through RSS feeds or via the web. • Users can automatically insert references from their database into their papers and generate formatted bibliographies and manuscripts in instantly. • Users can access RefWorks any time, from any web-connected computer running any operating platform. • RefWorks incorporates an online style guide within the program. No more hunting through style instructions to find the correct format. • Users can upload any type of file -- graphic, video, sound, and more -- to existing references stored in RefWorks databases, and easily retrieve and share them.

  12. Compiling your database • CAB Abstracts, Medline, Zoological Record (direct export) • Science Direct (direct export) • Wildlife & Ecology Studies Worldwide (direct export) • Pubmed & UP Catalogue (search from within Refworks) • Manually (adding references by hand) • Adding websites (RefGrab-It)

  13. CAB Abstracts

  14. Click on the dropdown arrow and select Save to Refworks Do a search on CAB Abstracts and select the references to export

  15. Decide which elements must form part of your database and click on Send

  16. Login to Refworks to export your results into your Refworks folders

  17. Click on View Last Imported Folder to se the list of references

  18. The list of imported references

  19. To add references to a folder select “All in list”, click on the Folder icon and click on the folder name

  20. References have been added to the Cattle diseases folder . Number of references in the folder changed

  21. Science Direct

  22. Do a search on Science Direct and select the references to be exported Click on “Export ”

  23. Click on “Save to Refworks ”

  24. Log on to Refworks

  25. Click on View Last Imported Folder and continue as set out in the CAB Abstracts and Medline slides

  26. Wildlife & Ecology Studies Worldwide

  27. Do a search and select some of the records by clicking on “Add to folder” icon

  28. Once you started adding items the Folder icon will change and a list of the added items will appear in the right hand column

  29. To view the list of selected records click on “Folder” or “Folder view”

  30. Select records to be exported To export the selected results click on Export

  31. 1. Select the “Direct Export to Refworks” button 2. Click on “Save”

  32. Log on to Refworks

  33. Click on View Last Imported Folder and continue as set out in the CAB Abstracts and Medline slides

  34. UP Explore (catalogue of UP) & Pubmed

  35. Login to Refworks and click on Search. Select Online Catalogue or Database

  36. In the Search window select University of Pretoria

  37. Click on Advanced search . Select a field and type the keywords. Click on Search

  38. Work through the displayed list and mark the references to add to your folder. Click on Import to folder. Select the correct folder.

  39. Click on OK

  40. Click on View Last Imported Folder and continue as set out in the CAB Abstracts and Medline slides

  41. ISAP • (Index to South African periodicals)

  42. Type a keyword/s in the Keywords window Remember the Boolean operators Click on Search

  43. Select the records to be used Selected records will appear in the “My action List”

  44. References in the “My action List” can be printed, e-mailed and exported to Refworks Select all the references in the “My action List” and click on “Export selected Items”

  45. Select “Export to Refworks”

  46. Login to Refworks to export your results into your Refworks folders

  47. Click on View Last Imported Folder to see the list of references

  48. Add websites using Ref Grab it

  49. From the Tools tab select RefGrab-It

  50. Click on Install Information

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