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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)
– The complete list of databases of the University of
Pretoria
(http://www.library.up.ac.za/eresources/eresources
az.htm)
Where to find Refworks
(www.library.up.ac.za/vet)
You must be a registered Library user. If not, please complete a
Library registration form and e-mail to:
[email protected] or
Fax to: +27 12 529 8302
Enter your student/ personnel number
( e.g.12345678)
If you have a PIN type it here.
If not click on SUBMIT and
choose a new PIN on the next
page
Login to Refworks
Should you ever come
across this page click
on “Continue to this
website”
For first time users
For regular login
For off-campus login
The group code is : rwunivpretoria
Supply your e-mail
address
Choose your own
Login name (these days they
prefer that you use your e-mail as
your login name)
and
Password
Click on “Next”
Supply your Name
and Surname
Select a “Type of
User” and “Focus
area”
Enter the displayed
words
Click on “Create
Account”
Create a New Folder to
add your references
Cattle diseases
Click on New Folder, Name the
folder and click on Create
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.
Compiling your database
• CAB Abstracts (direct export)
• 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)
CAB Abstracts
Do a search on CAB Abstracts and
select the references to export
Selected
results can
be exported
to Refworks
Should you ever come
across this page click
on “Continue to this
website”
Please take
note of this
message
Login to
Refworks to
export your
results into your
Refworks folders
Click on View
Last Imported
Folder to se the
list of references
The list of
imported
references
To add
references to a
folder select “All
in list”, click on
the Folder icon
and click on the
folder name
References have
been added to the
Cattle diseases
folder . Number of
references in the
folder changed
Medline
&
Zoological Record
Do a search on Medline / Zoological
Record and select the references to
export
Results can be
Exported to a
reference managing
software e.g.
Refworks
Results can be selected
or used as a set
Select Refworks in the
Export To window
Complete the other 3
fields and click on
Export Citation
Should you come across
this page please select
as indicated
Click on View
Last Imported
Folder to see the
list of references
To add
references to a
folder select “All
in list”, click on
the Add icon and
click on the
folder name
References have
been added to the
Cattle diseases
folder . Number of
references in the
folder changed
Science Direct
Do a search on Science
Direct and select the
references to be exported
Click on “Export
citations”
1. Decide on the Content
Format
2. Select Refworks
Direct Export
3. Click on Export
Should you ever come
across this page click
on “Continue to this
website”
Click on View Last
Imported Folder
and continue as
set out in the CAB
Abstracts and
Medline slides
Wildlife & Ecology Studies
Worldwide
Do a search and select some of the
records by clicking on “Add to folder”
After the records have been added click
on “Folder” or “Folder view” to see the
list of selected records
Select records to
export from the
displayed folder
To export the selected
results click on Export
1. Select the “Direct Export
to Refworks” button
2. Click on “Save”
Click on View Last Imported Folder
and continue as set out in the
CAB Abstracts and Medline slides
UP Explore (catalogue of UP)
&
Pubmed
Login to
Refworks and
click on Search.
Select Online
Catalogue or
Database
In the Search
window select
University of
Pretoria
Click on Advanced
search .
Select a field and
type the keywords.
Click on Search
Work through the
displayed list and
mark the references
to add to your
folder.
Click on Import to
folder. Select the
correct folder.
Click on OK
Click on View Last
Imported Folder
and continue as
set out in the CAB
Abstracts and
Medline slides
ISAP
• (Index to South African periodicals)
Enter search
terms and click
on “Search”
1. Mark the references you wish to
add to your database
2. Click on “Export”
Click on View Last Imported Folder
and continue as set out in the CAB
Abstracts and Medline slides
Add references manually
Manual input
Login to
Refworks and
click on New
Reference
Complete this
template and
click on Save
Reference
How to get a list of your
references
Click on
References and
then select
“Export”
Click on References
to Include and
select the folders to
be included
Click on Export
Format and
select Citation
List
Click on
Export
All the
references in
the Animal
Diseases folder
• Please feel free to contact the
library if you have any
suggestions or questions