RefWorks Roundup

The extra Introduction to RefWorks course dates that we arranged on the 21 and 22 February 2008 are now fully booked.

We’ve organised two more Introduction to RefWorks course dates:

• 21 February 2008, 10am - 12.30pm, Peter Froggatt Centre, Room 311   
• 22 February 2008, 10am - 12.30pm, Peter Froggatt Centre, Room 311

Some databases allow you to export your references directly to RefWorks but others require you to save your references as a file then manually import it. The Importing From Online Data Vendors webpage tells you which databases export directly and which require you to save and import a file.

If you’re using a database where you must save and import a file, always select the Queen’s University Belfast import filter. (Import filters tell RefWorks how to interpret the data that is being imported.) Then, select the relevant database from the drop-down list beneath Import Filter/Data Source. This list contains all the databases to which the University has a subscription that don’t have a direct export option so require you to manually import a saved file.

If you have already started keeping a record of your references, you can import data from other bibliographic management software, e.g. EndNote, ProCite or ReferenceManager, into RefWorks. It is also possible to convert and import Excel files. Contact the RefWorks Support Group for details.

If you’re using an author/date referencing style and don’t want to include the author’s name in a citation, you can suppress it by using a switch. Switches are codes that allow you to make changes to citations or footnotes. There’s a good overview of them at:

http://www.refworks.com/Refworks/help/Modifying_an_In-Text_Citation_or_Footnote.htm

For example, if you want the citation in your final document to look like this:

Smith (2007) argued that …

Add /a to the citation in the unformatted document:

Smith {{1 Smith 2007/a}} argued that … 

The a/ should be placed directly after the year of publication. 

Please don’t hesitate to contact us (refworks-support@qub.ac.uk) if you have any questions about this or any other aspect of switches.

Recently, a few people have asked us for the Group Code, which enables you to access your account from home. An easy way to get hold of it, is to go to http://library.qub.ac.uk/qu_www-bin/loglink.cgi?H54795 and click on the get code here link. Then, just enter your Queen’s username and password and the Code will be displayed on your screen.

Further information is available at:

http://tinyurl.com/398zef