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Subject Guide: Horticulture, Landscape & Garden Design: RefWorks

Welcome

Welcome to the 'RefWorks' Reference Management Software (RMS) guide.

This guide will help you to get started with RefWorks. It will provide you with some useful hints and tips, and supporting materials.

RefWorks - Establishing an Account

At SRUC we have RefWorks software, to help you manage your references. 

RefWorks allows you to create an online record of the resources you have used. You can then use those records to create references in the 'Cite Them Right Harvard' style.

To create an account, simply click on the link below, and enter your SRUC e-mail address to begin. (Note - you may have to check your 'Junk Folder' for an automated e-mail, confirming your account activation).

RefWorks Access

© ProQuest (2023)

RefWorks - Advantages?

  1. Easy enough for students to quickly master, but robust enough for researchers.
  2. Cloud-based platform that is intuitive to use, that requires no syncing.
  3. Find, collect, and import references from hundreds of public databases and library catalogues.
  4. Variety of citation styles to choose from, to suit your needs.
  5. Public sharing and 'View Only' sharing options for collaborative projects with others.
  6. Add-ons for Google Docs and Microsoft Word for immediate citation and bibliography creation.
  7. Support via educational videos, written guides, online chat and dedicated support team.
  8. Quality, security and ease of use.

RefWorks Videos

RefWorks Guides

RefWorks - Poster

© ProQuest (2023)

Other Reference Management Software

Other RMS Software:

Other software is available, and the different tabs in this section cover some of the options. Note: these alternatives are NOT supported at SRUC.

Mendeley:

SRUC does NOT support Mendeley.  However, this does not mean that you cannot use the software.

Mendeley is free, simply register for an account here: https://www.mendeley.com/. You can find further instructions here: Guide by Mendeley on Mendeley Desktop.

Zotero:

SRUC does NOT support Zotero.  However, this does not mean that you cannot use the software.

Zotero is free, simply register for an account here: https://www.zotero.org/. You can find further information here: https://www.zotero.org/support/. 

References

Sources consulted

ProQuest (2023) RefWorks. Available at: https://refworks.proquest.com (Accessed: 6 June 2023). 

RefWorks (2016) RefWorks. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzmTj_AGeY59VoNv-0SvcCg/featured (Accessed: 6 June 2023).

RefWorks (2021) Introduction to RefWorks. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5905oxj02U&t=48s (Accessed: 6 June 2023).

RefWorks (2021) RefWorks basic functionality. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iU0dfTYyzBQ (Accessed: 6 June 2023).

SRUC (2023) SRUC Library: Exporting references from Mendeley to RefWorks. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXEYeadto3o (Accessed: 6 June 2023).

SRUC (2023) SRUC Library: RefWorks. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_tf0RkFvJNQ (Accessed: 6 June 2023).

SRUC (2023) SRUC Library: RefWorks Citation Manager - MS Word. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Pm_2nQBQOg (Accessed: 6 June 2023).

SRUC (2023) SRUC Library: RefWorks and RCM for MS Word. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BhWJI4Femd4  (Accessed: 3 July 2023).