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Mathematics & Statistics: Cite with RefWorks

Creating an Account

Getting Started

New users must create a personal account to get started.

  • Access the RefWorks website.
  • Select “Create Account” on the RefWorks page.  You will need to enter your Quinnipiac University email account (make sure to use quinnipiac.edu not qu.edu) and create a password.  Next, activate your account (you'll receive an email with a link to complete the registration process).
  • After creating your account, you are ready to populate your RefWorks database with citations.

Science Direct

  1. Conduct a search
  2. Mark records you wish to save by checking them off
  3. Click on Export at top of results list
  4. Under Export, click on Save to RefWorks
  5. Click on Import
  6. Click on Go to Last Imported
  7. Check off the citations you want to put in a folder.
  8. In the top row, click on Assign to folder. Under Assign to folder, check off the folder where you want to keep these citations. To start a new folder, select Create at the bottom. Name the folder. You can create a folder as a subfolder of another one if you wish. Click Create folder.

Scopus

  1. Conduct a search
  2. Mark records you wish to save by checking them off
  3. Click on Export at top of results list
  4. Dropdown select RefWorks under Reference managers
  5. Then click on Export

Now in RefWorks

       6. Open  RefWorks

       7. Click +Add from the top left toolbar

       8. Select "Import References"

       9. Select a file from your computer.  Downloads - Select Scopus

       9. RIS Format : Select RIS Format: Scopus, click Import

      10. Check off the citations you want to put in a folder.

      11. In the top row, click on Assign to folder. Under Assign to folder, check off the folder where you want to keep these citations. To start a new folder, select Create at the bottom. Name the folder. You can create a folder as a subfolder of another one if you wish. Click Create folder.

 

For Book Collection use OneSearch Instructions

You cannot Export to RefWorks.   You will need to type in the title into the Library OneSearch.  Use the instructions from Library OneSearch to Export to RefWorks. 

Library OneSearch:

  1. Click on + icon to right of the title 
  2. Go to folder icon on top next to search button 
  3. Click on dropdown under Export As, click on RefWorks
  4. Please make sure to select "Yes, export to the newest version of RefWorks." So  you don't have to make that choice again check the box next to "Don't ask me this again" at the bottom of the page.
  5. Once in RefWorks, Import Complete, Click on OK
  6. Check off the citations you want to put in a folder.
  7. In the top row, click on Assign to folder. Under Assign to folder, check off the folder where you want to keep these citations. To start a new folder, select Create at the bottom. Name the folder. You can create a folder as a subfolder of another one if you wish. Click Create folder.

Please Note

There is a complete RefWorks Library Guide available with a tutorial and additional database export instructions.