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RefWorks: How to Add References to RefWorks

How to add References to RefWorks

 

The Ways to add References to RefWorks are 

  • Upload document
  • Create a reference manually
  • Import references from  Word or PDF
  • import other file types

Save To RefWorks is a Tool that can enable you to add the references directly from the browser to your account.

Accessing RefWorks

Save articles from the Web using Save to RefWorks

RefWorks has an easy to use tool that installs in any web browser called the Save to RefWorks button.  The Save to RefWorks button grabs information from any web page – in some cases a complete article – and adds it to your RefWorks library. 

To add the Save to RefWorks button to your browser, click on the More icon  and select Tools.   Simply drag the Save to RefWorks button to your browser.  Once you’ve installed it, go to any web page and click the Save to RefWorks button to capture the information.

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You can save a set of search results or an individual article - the choice is yours.  You can easily edit metadata prior to importing into RefWorks.

Save to RefWorks Tool

Save to RefWorks

You can create citations in RefWorks to copy to your document, or more conveniently, you can add them while working in your document using a RefWorks add-on. In addition, the add-ons enable you to manage the citations in the: delete, add, restyle, and so forth.

Save to RefWorks is a browser bookmarklet that enables you to add references to your RefWorks account directly from your browser.

See the sections on this page for information about the bookmarklet and about the add-on relevant for your environment.

Save to RefWorks is a bookmarklet that you can install in your browser's favorites (bookmarks) bar. When you are browsing a website that has references that you would like to add to your RefWorks account, select the bookmarklet. RefWorks attempts to save the references and full texts.

Save to RefWorks should work on any modern browser.

Installing Save to RefWorks

To install Save to RefWorks:

  1. Ensure that your browser's favorites toolbar is currently visible in your browser.

  2. In RefWorks, select Tools > Tools. The Tools page appears.

  3. Select Install Save to RefWorks. A dialog box appears.

  4. Drag and drop the Save to RefWorks add-on to your browser's favorites toolbar. The add-on is installed.

  5. Click anywhere on the page to close the dialog box.

If you experience any problems, you can manually install Save to RefWorks as described here.

Adding References Using Save to RefWorks

To add a reference or a list of references from a website to RefWorks:

  1. Ensure that you are logged into RefWorks.

  2. While browsing any website, when viewing a page containing a reference, or information about a reference, select Save to RefWorks from your browser's favorites toolbar. Save to RefWorks opens a Reference Editor window.

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    Save to RefWorks Reference Editor

    • If Save to RefWorks detects a single reference on the page, Save to RefWorks prefills as many fields as it can. Enter or correct information as required and select Save to RefWorks. The reference is added to your RefWorks account.

    • If Save to RefWorks detects multiple references, a list of references appears in the Reference Editor. Select the relevant references and select Save to RefWorks. You can edit each one by first opening the reference (select > in the reference row).

  3. You can then choose to assign the reference/s to a folder/s and whether to import tags or not Save to RefWorks Import options. If you have multiple projects, select the project(s) to which you want to save the reference and click Import.

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