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1. Set up your account by clicking on the RefWorks link
on the library homepage. From the RefWorks info page, choose "RefWorks
Login & New Account Set up." From the login page, choose "New to
RefWorks? - Sign up for an Individual Account." Note: You get to choose your own username and password - make them easy to remember!
2. Get your journal article citations into RefWorks Most
databases have a way to export citations into RefWorks directly. If you
can't find the export link after you run a search, see instructions for the specific databases.
3. Get your book citations into RefWorks Books from the UMass Catalog
- Within RefWorks, go to the search menu on the left side top and choose "Online Catalog or database"
- In the next screen, under "Online Catalog or Database to Search"
choose "University of Massachusetts Amherst." If you have a specific
title or author, go to the advanced search at the bottom and run your
search.
- Your results will appear in a separate window or tab. choose the
title(s) you want to import to your RefWorks account and click on
"Import."
Books from WorldCat (combined U.S. library catalogs)
Using the Library's WorldCat subscription:
- Go the Database page and select WorldCat (under "W")
- Conduct a search.
- Mark the record(s) you wish to export.
- Click the "Export" button.
- Click the Radio button next to "Export to: RefWorks."
- Log into RefWorks.
When export from the Library's WorldCat subscription is not working, use Open WorldCat to export to RefWorks:
- Go to www.worldcat.org
- Conduct a search.
- Click “Export to RefWorks” in the “Subjects” line at the bottom of the gray box.
- Log into RefWorks.
If you need more help or info on RefWorks, check out the FAQs.
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