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.

More RefWorks training sessions at Bedford Polhill Library

There will be two additional RefWorks Workshops on 12th & 19th December. The programme of RefWorks Workshops is now as follows:

• Monday 28th November, 11.00-12.00 (Polhill Library ICT Suite 1)
• Monday 5th December, 11.00-12.00 (Polhill Library ICT Suite 1)
• Monday 12th December, 11.00-12.00 (Polhill Library ICT Suite 1)
• Monday 19th December, 11.00-12.00 (Polhill Library ICT Suite 1)

All workshops are optional, there's no need to book - just turn up!

Time to switch to RefWorks 2.0

If you haven't yet made the switch to the RefWorks 2.0 interface, you need to do it soon - RefWorks are turning off the Classic interface on the 31st December 2011. Up until then, you can switch between the two at the top right of your screen. All new accounts have been created in 2.0 for a while so if you've just created an account, nothing will change for you.

RefWorks workshops coming up at Bedford Polhill Library

There will be two RefWorks workshops at the Bedford, Polhill Library in ICT Training Suite 1 (top floor). Dates & times are:

• Monday, 28th November 11.00-12.00
• Monday, 5th December 11.00-12.00

(If you are a level 1 student you must have attended at least one session on the British Harvard Standard of Referencing. If you know nothing about referencing RefWorks will make no sense at all to you!)

New RefWorks Quick Start Guide and YouTube channel available

RefWorks have released a new Quick Start Guide, with step-by-step instructions to help you get the best out of RefWorks, and an offical YouTube channel with over 50 video tutorials.

Video tutorials on Write n Cite and RefGrab-it

We know people sometimes have trouble setting up the RefWorks tools, Write n Cite and RefGrab-it - maybe these short videos will help. They have been shared by a librarian at a university in New Orleans.

Write n Cite video

RefGrab-it video

Let us know if you find them helpful!

More information on RefWorks 2.0

More information from RefWorks about the new interface, RefWorks 2.0

RefWorks training sessions at Bedford

If you're a Polhill student and want to get more out of RefWorks, sign up for a session here

RefWorks 2.0 Launch Update

Some of you may be using the new-look RefWorks 2.0 already - for those who are not, please start trying it! As RefWorks develops new functionality, this will only be available in the RefWorks 2.0 interface, and the "old" version will be phased out by the end of this year.

Cambridge Journals Online direct export

Cambridge Journals Online have added a direct export to RefWorks function - choose your articles, click "Export citations" and just choose "RefWorks (Direct Export)".

New folders in 'Shared' area

Folders for all the Research Institutions

• LIRANS Luton Institute of Research in Applied Natural Sciences
• IRAC Institute for Research in Applicable Computing 
• RIMAD Research Institute for Media, Art and Design
• IHR Institute for Health Research 
• IASR Institute of Applied Social Research 
• BMRI Business and Management Research Institute
• IRED Institute for Research in Education
• ISPAR Institute for Sport and Physical Activity Research

have now been been created in the 'Shared' area.  And "Education and Sport" has been renamed "Education, Sport & Tourism".

New - export from LexisLibrary to RefWorks

We can now export from LexisLibrary into RefWorks - click the
icon in LexisLibrary to start the direct export process.