About RefWorks

RefWorks is a web-based bibliographic reference manager that is available to Dartmouth faculty, staff, and students.

Advantages:

• It's free to Dartmouth students, faculty, and staff.
• You can get to your RefWorks files from any computer connected to the Internet from the Dartmouth College and DHMC domains. If you are working off-campus and not connecting to Dartmouth through the modem pool, you can use Dartmouth's Subscriber Group Code to access your account.
• Use RefWorks to search the Library Catalog and import references.
• Format your citations according to any number of style formats, such as Turabian, Chicago Manual of Style, or Science.
• Works with Microsoft Word to format the footnotes and bibliographies in your research papers.
• Import and export RefWorks citations to and from other reference managers, such as EndNote.

Disadvantages:

• You will need to edit records in your RefWorks library to get the references to format properly.
• It is necessary to take the time to learn how to use RefWorks.

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Where can I get RefWorks?

RefWorks is available on the web at http://www.refworks.com. Simply click on the User Login button on the tool bar and use the "Sign up for an individual account" link. Download the Write-N-Cite application to facilitate citing references from RefWorks into research papers in Microsoft Word. There is no charge to you for using RefWorks, Write-N-Cite, or setting up a RefWorks account.

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Searching the Catalog with RefWorks

You can search the Library Catalog using RefWorks. This is by far the the easiest way to get citations from the Library Catalog into RefWorks. It is also one of the most accurate - it does a very good job of putting the various data elements into the correct fields within RefWorks. This means your citations will format properly when you generate your bibliography.

To search the Library Catalog with RefWorks, log on to RefWorks and click on the "Search Online Database" button in the left-side tool bar. Choose "Dartmouth" from the pop-up menu and use the available search form. Other library catalogs are also available for searching using RefWorks, and are available through the pop-up menu

Important: At this time, RefWorks does not import Library Locations, Call Numbers, or Status information from the Dartmouth Library Catalog.

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Importing citations from the Catalog into RefWorks

You can also import citations into RefWorks that you have exported from the Library Catalog and other online databases. Please note that RefWorks does not import Library Locations, Call Numbers, or Status information.

Step One: Export the records from the Catalog
Search the Library Catalog and save the desired records. For details on how to save records for export, follow this link.

Saved records should be exported Local Disk in the Full Display format. Records exported to "Screen" cannot be imported into RefWorks.

Exporting records to Local Disk:
Choose the Full Display format and send the list to Local Disk using the available radio buttons. Your computer will automatically export it as a text file with a .txt extension.

Step Two: Import the saved records into RefWorks
Now that your records have been saved to your computer as a text file, you can import them into RefWorks.

Click on the Import button in RefWorks. You will be presented with a dialog box.

• Set the "Import Filter/Data Source" menu to Innovative Interfaces INNOPAC.
• Set the "Database" menu to Dartmouth College Library Catalog (Full Display).
• Set the "Text Translation" pop-up menu to UTF-8. This will insure that diacritics are imported correctly.
• Choose the file to import, which will be named "export.txt"

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Using RefWorks Off-Campus

You can use RefWorks any time you are connected to the Internet - even if you are off-campus and not directly connected to the Dartmouth network. Just use the Dartmouth Subscriber Group Code. It is listed in the registration confirmation message you received from RefWorks when you created your account. If you cannot find your registration confirmation message, contact Baker/Berry Reference from your Dartmouth BlitzMail account. We will then send you the Subscriber Group Code.

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RefWorks Support

Please refer to the RefWorks help page for information on how to use RefWorks. If you have further questions about RefWorks, contact Baker/Berry Reference or Kresge Library Reference.

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The help I need isn't here...

Please contact a Reference Librarian for assistance.

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