RefWorks  

RefWorks is an online research/citation management tool that allows you to collect, store, and manage information.

With RefWorks, you can:

• create your own database of references;
• export references from article databases and from the Web;
• generate in-text citations and bibliographies

Accessing RefWorks:

• Click here to access RefWorks
• From the Library's Homepage http://vcuhvlibrary.uhv.edu/, click on RefWorks under "Quick Links" on the right side of the page.

Creating an Account: New users must first create an individual account in order to use RefWorks:

1. After accessing RefWorks, you will come to the "Login to your RefWorks Account" page.
2. Click on Sign up for an Individual Account
3. Fill in all fields in the New User Information box
4. Enter your email address in the E-mail Address field
5. Click on Register

NOTE: A confirmation email will be sent to you with your user login, password, and the Group Access Code for off-campus or mobile access.

NOTE: Your pop-up blocker MUST be turned off for RefWorks to work properly.

Template for this guide used with written permission from Larissa Garcia, Lisle Campus, National-Louis University.