Refworks Fall 08 How To Set Up And Use
- 1. Narrated by Stefanie McAllister ISU EAF
- 4. Go to Milner Library Main RFW Page http://www.library.ilstu.edu/page/1279 Download and print out Help Getting Started Write down ISU Group Code rwillstu on that document
- 5. Write down the ISU Group code rwillstu Click on Connect to RefWorks
- 8. Click on New to RefWorks .
- 9. Use your first name for your user name. User your ULID as the log in Use any password Use your ISU email address
- 11. View the Tutorial Wait, didn’t I ask you to view the Tutorial? No, really, did I forget to ask you to view the tutorials, yes, well, then I need to remind you to view the tutorials!
- 12. Go to refworks.com Click log in Under the Remote Access Tab, type the group code RWIllStU rwillstu works also! Login with your user name and password You can also log in from the Milner page the same way that we did here. Happy Researching!
- 15. In IE 7, this download was blocked. I clicked on Download it now. Save to Desktop Open up in Word. Or you can have it emailed to your account.
- 16. I suggest you become familiar with RW before you change your preferences. Some suggestions: Tools>customize> You can change most things here
- 17. Tools>Customize>Output style choices Select APA 5 th Select APA Annotated Abstracts
- 18. Next, start writing your Questions that you will ask of each Source you review. Scroll down from the Output Styles, and you will see User Defined Fields. Edit those fields. SAVE
- 19. Click on Bibliography Click on Edit button
- 20. Click Bibliography Click Edit We will now make our own output. Click NEW Give it a New Name
- 21. Add the fields of your choice. Include: Database Descriptors Database Retrieved date And your newly defined fields in addition to the others you will need for APA output. Hit Save at top
- 22. 1. You will have to get some sources. 2. You will have to answer your questions that you have created for each source. 3. After you have answered questions about the sources you have selected, you can then generate a Reference List that will have the User Defined Fields that you had made. 4. Make sure to select the output view to your newly created output.
- 23. After you have established some viewing preferences, you can select the ways you want view your reference list . Notice the FIND IT button, it will help find the source in the library for you.
- 25. Submit a Reference list. Submit a screen shot of your Criteria that you created. Hit Print Screen while viewing the Criteria, paste into a PPT slide, and submit that slide. Answer the questions pertaining to your search from the instructions given for this assignment in Blackboard.
- 26. Bottom line, you must hammer it out, spend about 3-4 hours learning RefWorks and setting it up to your specifications. Once you have this database, it is yours!