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FAQs
- What does RefWorks do?
- How does RefWorks benefit students?
- How does RefWorks benefit researchers?
- How does RefWorks benefit librarians?
- Why use a Web-based research management system?
- How long does it take to install RefWorks?
- How long does it take to install RefWorks upgrades?
- What training and support does RefWorks provide?
What does RefWorks do?
- Create a personal database online - Store an unlimited number of
records accessible from any computer linked to the Internet. No downloading software or installation required.
- Import references automatically from multiple databases - Search results from a wide variety of databases
can be automatically exported into RefWorks with the click of a button.
- Organize and manage references - Sort and file references quickly and easily using folders, duplicate
search, and author, keyword, and periodical indexes.
- Share references - Using the Internet, easily collaborate with members of your own institution or
globally with other researchers, faculty members, or students.
- Format bibliographies and manuscripts in seconds - Save hours of typing time and decrease the number of
errors made when creating tedious bibliographies. Easily make changes to your paper and reformat in
seconds.
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How does RefWorks benefit students?
RefWorks simplifies the generation of accurate, concise bibliographies, facilitating the research process and guarding against possible plagiarism issues.
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How does RefWorks benefit researchers?
RefWorks is the perfect tool for storing a personal database of research,
managing RSS alerts, sharing research with colleagues, and creating bibliographies in multiple formats.
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How does RefWorks benefit librarians?
RefWorks is a perfect teaching tool. It facilitates the incorporation of
information fluency competencies into the curriculum at all levels. In addition, with the rapid expansion of
e-resources, and the growing need to integrate these in the works of scholars and students, RefWorks provides an
organization wide standard for citation management.
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Why use a Web-based research management system?
- Accessible anytime, nearly anywhere... Users can access
Refworks any time of the day from any Internet-connected computer.
- No special software required... RefWorks is a Web-based service that can be used with any major Web browser
on any platform
- Machine independence... RefWorks is compatible with multiple platforms including Windows, Mac and Unix
- Share information... RefWorks makes it easy to disseminate bibliographies online, or to collaborate with
geographically disparate colleagues to create a bibliography
- Compatible with numerous online resources... Users can import references quickly and easily from most major
online database services, other bibliographic software packages, as well as the library's catalog
- Upgraded automatically... All upgrades are automatically made available to the user without the need to
re-load software. The upgrades are provided at no extra fee
- Usage Statistics... RefWorks offers extensive standard and customized usage reporting
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How long does it take to install RefWorks?
RefWorks is instantly available to anyone accessing the Web using standard
browsers (Internet Explorer and Netscape). No machine-specific or network-specific installation is
necessary.
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How long does it take to install RefWorks upgrades?
Users can access RefWorks upgrades immediately after they are implemented
by RefWorks. Since we are web-based, no machine-specific or network-specific installation is ever
necessary.
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What training and support does RefWorks provide?
RefWorks provides complimentary training for organizational-wide subscriptions as well as publicly available webinars for all users. In addition, RefWorks technical support is available at support@refworks.com.
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