RefWorks Roundup

For the latest information on the QConnect buttons in RefWorks, please see: http://blogs.qub.ac.uk/library/2012/05/15/qconnect-update-google-scholar-and-refworks/.

The red QConnect buttons in Refworks have now been restored. Once again, we apologise for any inconvenience caused.

RefWorks will be unavailable on Saturday 5 May 2012 for approximately five hours because of maintenance work . The work is due to start at 6:00 am. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

As part of the transition to the new library management system we have had to switch off the QConnect buttons within RefWorks.  QConnect was the Library’s linking service which connected to the full-text of a reference if it was accessible online. We had hoped there would be no interruption to this service but we have not yet resolved technical problems with the new version of QConnect. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause and thank you for your patience. Please do not hesitate to contact the RefWorks Support Group if you have any questions or comments: refworks-support@qub.ac.uk.

Write-N-Cite for Mac has been updated and is available for download from your RefWorks account.  Anyone using the new Write-N-Cite for Mac will soon be prompted to upgrade.

Key Improvements:

• Associating your userid with a document instead of your username
• Resolved an issue where some footnotes display display as in-text
• Group styles get their own section in Other Styles
• Resolved various issues with alpha Numeric appending on ambiguious citations.
• In-text citations can now be cited in Text Boxes.
• Resolved an issue with invalid Login Tokens.

You can upgrade by simply downloading and installing the new file.  All of your settings will remain intact.

RefWorks has added new output styles. You can now produce your bibliography in the style of any of these QUB-subscribed journals:

• Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics
• Applied Soil Ecology
• Cell Metabolism
• Electric Power Systems Research
• Environmental Science and Pollution Research
• Heart
• Human Resource Management Journal
• International Journal of Forecasting
• International Journal of STD & AIDS
• Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis
• Journal of Food Science & Technology
• Journal of Forecasting
• Journal of Magnetic Resonance
• Materials & Design
• Measurement
• Molecular Imaging and Biology
• Progress in Lipid Research
• Protoplasma
• Solid State Ionics
• Translational Research
• Water Resources Management

There are known issues with Internet Explorer 9 and the RefWorks 2.0 interface. You may find that you cannot edit or add text to certain fields. You can get around this by turning on compatibility mode in IE9:

• Select the Tools menu
• Select Compatibility View

Please do not hesitate to let us know if this does not resolve the problems: refworks-support@qub.ac.uk.

We’ve updated our RefWorks webpage to include general infomation about reference management software and details of alternative packages such as Zotero and Qiqqa.

There is also information about a new Qiqqa training course which we will be running in March.

The RefWorks release for January 2011 is now available. This release includes enhancements such as:

• The ability to drag and drop references into folders
• The option to share references using Twitter and Facebook
• Duplicate record checking from the import results page

The complete list of enhancement is available at:

https://www.refworks.com/refworks2/help/refworks2.htm#New_Release_Notes.htm

There are still places available on the following course:

RefWorks for Science and Engineering
26 October 2011
Training Room 1, McClay Library
2 pm to 4.30 pm

Please contact the Postgraduate Centre to book a place.