RefWorks is a Web-based bibliography and database manager that enables you to:

• Organize your research
• Import references from many electronic databases
• Include citations while you write your paper
• Build a bibliography according to different stylesheets (APA, MLA, etc.)
• Create a bibliography in different document formats (Word, RTF, HTML, etc.)

If you are currently affiliated with Rutgers University as student, faculty, or staff, you are eligible to use RefWorks. Start at the Rutgers Refworks Account Creation page and enter your NetID and password. If you do not have a NetID, you can get one at http://rucs.rutgers.edu/accounts. If you don't remember your NetID, you may look it up using NetID Query.

Instructions on how to create a RefWorks account can be seen on this video:
RefWorks: Logging in as a Rutgers User .

On-campus

Off-campus

Click on the   LOGIN   link on the upper left.

Then enter your NetID and Password into the Login box.

Once you identify yourself as an authorized Rutgers' user, you will be returned to this page; then click on the button above.

If you are asked to provide a Group Code, please return to the Libraries website to LOGIN HERE and then click on the CONNECT button.

On-campus

When using your RefWorks account on campus, full text resources that are available from Rutgers University Libraries-subscribed databases or electronic journals will be automatically accessible via Article Linker. If your citation does not include the Article Linker button, please check the Library Catalog. It is possible that the Libraries may own the material in print or other formats.

Off-campus

As long as you are logged into the library with your NetID and you connect to RefWorks from this page, you will be able to access full text resources linked from RefWorks that are available from the Libraries-subscribed databases or electronic journals. If your citation does not include the Article Linker button, please check the Library Catalog. It is possible that the Libraries may own the material in print or other formats.

You can find the RefWorks Tutorial in two formats: as a series of Flash presentations [requires the free Adobe Flash Player] and as PDF files [requires the free Adobe Acrobat Reader].

In addition, the Rutgers Libraries have created the following tutorials on RefWorks.

Handouts

• Logging in as a Rutgers User
• Importing Library Catalog Citations
• Importing PubMed Citations
• Importing Google Scholar Citations
• Importing SciFinder References

RefWorks: Logging in as a Rutgers User Learn how to create a RefWorks account. There is also a printable handout.

RefWorks: Importing Library Catalog Citations Learn how to import citations from the Library Catalog into RefWorks. There is also a printable handout.

RefWorks: Importing PubMed Citations Learn how to import citations from PubMed into RefWorks. There is also a printable handout.

Quick Start Guides in several languages as well as a lengthy FAQ (frequently asked questions) are available in PDF format. You can also contact the RefWorks Corporation for help by email: support@refworks.com

New Brunswick faculty and staff should contact the Center for Teaching Advancement and Assessment Research, which offers Workshops and Seminars throughout the year. Graduate assistants and teaching assistants should contact the Teaching Assistant Project. Other New Brunswick students should contact the Learning Centers.

Camden faculty and staff should contact Instructional Design & Technology.

Business faculty, staff, and students in Newark and New Brunswick should contact Rutgers Business School Computing Services.

Many of our databases have the Direct Export feature available for saving citations and abstracts to a bibliographic manager. For step-by-step instructions for specfic database publishers such as CSA, EBSCOhost, or Ovid, please consult Exporting from a Data Service.

Note: If your Internet browser is set to block pop-ups, then this preference will have to be disabled in order for Direct Export to RefWorks to work properly.

Citations and abstracts from most databases (including those with the Direct Export feature) can also be added to your RefWorks account using "Import Filters." Please refer to the Import Filter List of publishers and their databases. Basic instructions are available for Importing References from most databases.

Instructions on how to import citations from PubMed can be seen in this video:
RefWorks: Importing PubMed Citations 

The Library Catalog records can be marked and then exported directly into your RefWorks account. Instructions are available in the Marked Items section of the the Library Catalog guide.

You can also view the video titled RefWorks: Importing Library Catalog Citations  or consult the handout on RefWorks: Importing Library Catalog Citations .

To import your records from EndNote and Procite, please refer to the instructions found at Converting from Other Bibliographic Management Programs.

RefWorks supports hundreds of "output styles" or stylesheets for formatting bibliographies including APA, MLA, Chicago, and Turabian. A complete list of styles is available on the Output Style List.

Windows Users:

1. From the Start Menu select Programs > RefWorks > WNC Proxy Configuration Utility

2. Enter the Proxy Server URL:
   https://login.proxy.libraries.rutgers.edu/login?url=https://www.refworks.com/Refworks/?WNC=true

3. Click OK

Mac Users:

1. Activate Write-N-Cite.

2. Select Preferences from the Write-N-Cite menu.

3. Select the Proxy option and enter the Proxy Server URL:
   https://login.proxy.libraries.rutgers.edu/login?url=https://www.refworks.com/Refworks/?WNC=true

You can convert your RefWorks account to an individual subscription. RefWorks Technical Support (support@refworks.com) can provide you with instructions on how to move your database. You can also export your reference data in several formats by consulting the directions for Exporting a Database.