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What is RefWorks?

RefWorks is a citation management software program, paid for by the University Library and offered FREE to faculty, staff, and students at the College of William and Mary.  RefWorks collects, stores, and organizes citations from books, articles, web sites, and other sources.

HOW WILL REFWORKS BENEFIT YOU?

  • Export records from databases to RefWorks seamlessly - takes the tedium out of reference tracking.
  • Access your RefWorks personal citation database from anywhere - on campus, at home, or abroad via the Web.
  • Instantly create bibliographies or insert references directly into MS-Word, using the citation style of your choice, with RefWorks' Write-N-Cite feature.
  • All citations in RefWorks allow you quick access to the e-version of journal articles, and more.
  • Use with your PC or Mac computer.

Usng RefWorks

Signing Up

Creating a RefWorks account is quick, easy, and free for College of William & Mary students, faculty, and staff. Here's how:

  1. Click here to authenticate your computer
  2. Click "Sign Up for a New Account."
  3. Complete Step 1: provide your email address and choose a login name and password. Click "Next."
  4. Complete Step 2: provide your name, Area of Focus (Business, Humanities, Medicine, etc.), and Type of User (Undergraduate, Graduate, etc.). Click "Create Account."
  5. You will see a "Welcome to RefWorks" window with links to video tutorials and a help file. Close out of that window to get started!

Accessing Your RefWorks Account from On and Off Campus

  1. Go to our home page - Swem.wm.edu
  2. Click on"Bibliography Tool (RefWorks) from withing the Research box
  3. Click on RefWorks Registration and Login
  4. Enter your RefWorks Login Name and Password.

Getting Started

Quick Links

 ***BASIC REFWORKS

 ***EXPORTING GOOGLE SCHOLAR CITATIONS TO REFWORKS

 ***EXPORTING PUBMED CITATIONS TO REFWORKS

    FOR ADDITIONAL HELP WITH REFWORKS, CLICK HERE!