Enhancements to RefWorks January 2012

RefWorks have announced that the following new features are now live in RefWorks:

• Drag and drop of references between folders and tasks
• Ability to share folders via social media
• Duplicate checking after import

There is more information here.

New guide to RefWorks published

The creators of RefWorks have produced an Introduction to RefWorks LibGuide.  This basic guide has information on creating an account, logging in, importing, managing and sharing references and creating a simple bibliography.  You Tube videos are embedded as well.  

New video on RefWorks YouTube

There's a new official RefWorks tutorial video on YouTube: Accessing RefWorks, Creating an Account, and Logging In. Learn how to access RefWorks, create your own personal account, and log in.

New RefWorks video tutorial on YouTube - RefWorks Output Style Editor: Bibliography, In-text Citation, and Note Settings

If you're still trying to get the hang of the finer points of RefWorks, have a look at their latest YouTube offering - RefWorks Output Style Editor: Bibliography, In-text Citation, and Note Settings.

RefWorks training Monday 19th December cancelled

The RefWorks Workshop scheduled for Monday 19th December at 11.00 am at Polhill Library is now cancelled. Work will be carried out to upgrade the Libraries' systems at this time making the Library Catalogue & other electronic resources unavailable until 12 noon that day.

More workshops will be held in the New Year and details will be posted here.

Importing citations from a word processed document into RefWorks

University of Wisconsion have posted a useful guide to importing a word processed bibliography into RefWorks.

Issues adding/editing references in Internet Explorer 9

RefWorks have advised us that there are some problems for Internet Explorer 9 users adding and editing references, particularly when trying to cut and paste text - if this affects you, you can use what is known as "compatibility mode" in IE9. Select the Tools menu in IE9, and then select the Compatibility View option so that a checkmark appears next to the entry on its left. 

Alternatively, you can use a different browswer, such as Firefox.

RefWorks are aiming to fix this bug early in the new year.