RefWorks, EndNote, and Reference Manager create databases of citations to books, articles, websites, and other sources. They automatically format bibliographies and in-text citations in various styles. Citations can be downloaded directly or imported as files into these products from

• Catalog of the Tufts Libraries
  • See RefWorks: the Basics
  • See EndNote: the Basics
  • See Reference Manager: the Basics
    
• Google Scholar
  • See RefWorks: the Basics
  • See EndNote: the Basics
  • See Reference Manager: the Basics
• Ovid MEDLINE & other databases
  • See RefWorks: the Basics
  • See EndNote: the Basics
  • See Reference Manager: the Basics
• PubMed
  • See RefWorks: the Basics
  • See EndNote: the Basics
  • See Reference Manager: the Basics
• Cambridge Scientific Abstracts
  • See RefWorks: the Basics
• ISI Web of Science
  • See RefWorks: the Basics
  • See EndNote : the Basics
  • See Reference Manager: the Basics

A brief comparison of EndNote, Reference Manager, and RefWorks follows. For more information, please consult

• What are they?
• What is RefWorks?
• Publication Aids Research Guide

Resources and Information (created by North Carolina State University):

• EndNote
• RefWorks

RefWorks

• Licensed by Tufts
  • one-time registration
  • requires Tufts UTLN
  • off-campus access requires a group code: RWTuftsU
• Requires Internet Explorer
• Your references are maintained on their server but can be exported to other bibliographic software.
• Download its MSWord plug-in, Write-N-Cite, from its Tools menu to your desktop.
• For further details, see RefWorks: the Basics.

• Software that can be installed on individual computers.
• Allows one to Insert footnotes and format bibliographies within Word or WordPerfect.
• Its many output styles can be adapted to your specifications (e.g., American Dental Association's manuscript style, American Medical Association style, and many other styles)
• Must be purchased:
  • EndNote Version 9 for Windows or MAC is available.
    • Purchase online from Thompson ResearchSoft for home use.
    • Student edition available from Campus E-Store; costs about $110.
    • Updated Import Filters and Connection Files for EndNote:
    • Connection file for Tufts Catalog (required for older versions of EndNote)
      • Browse for it by date: 6/23/04.
      • Copy it over the Tufts file in EndNote's Connections folder.
    • Download the updated Ovid MEDLINE filter.
  • Reference Manager Version 11 Windows or MAC is available.
    • Purchase online from Thompson ResearchSoft for home use.
    • Student edition available from Campus E-Store; costs about $110.
• Contact us about an updated filter for Ovid AutoAlerts.
• Links to URLs and local PDFs.
  • Ovid's jumpstarts work from computers on the Tufts network only.
  • Link to Tufts' electronic journals from PubMed URLs in your Endnote records.
    • Open Tufts' PubMed in your browser first.
    • Click on the underlined URL at the bottom of your record.
    • Click on PubMed's author link or change its display to Citation.
    • If it shows at the top of the PubMed record, click on the blue Tufts icon to access the full text.
  • Index Webpages by pasting their URLs into records you create.