About RefWorks

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Through Tufts you have a FREE RefWorks account, which you can access from any Internet connection anywhere.

Sign up and access RefWorks by going to the Tisch Library's Databases and Articles page. Find it under Getting Started, on the right-hand side.

What is RefWorks?

RefWorks is a citation organizer that simplifies the "busy work" of research.

RefWorks can

import citations directly from many of the library's databases
create a properly-formatted bibliography when you indicate which style to use
format in-text citations/footnotes while you write
search across your own citation "database"

Tisch offers workshops on RefWorks.

More information:

RefWorks collects, stores and organizes book, article, web and other citations you've found and automatically converts those citations into a properly formatted bibliography. It's easy to use, reliable, and will store citations while you're searching. With RefWorks you can create an independent annotated bibliography, or use it to format in-text references, footnotes, or endnotes while you write your paper. RefWorks creates bibliographies and references in APA , MLA, Chicago/Turabian, and hundreds of other formats. RefWorks uses a system of folders to store citations. You can create as many folders as needed, move citations between folders, and rename or delete folders.

Many library databases will work with RefWorks so that you can import selected references from a database into RefWorks.
List of compatible databases (PDF)
Instructions for importing citations from specific databases (PDF)

Comparison: Refworks and Endnote

Tutorials

NOTE: Always be sure to check over your final bibliography and references for errors before handing it in!