About RefWorks
RefWorks is a user-friendly database system that allows you to create and manage your citations via the Web. It is now site-licensed for Arizona State University students, faculty,
staff and affiliates. With RefWorks, you're able to create, search and
maintain your own personal citations database. These citations can then
be easily inserted in papers or publications, and are automatically
added to bibliographies in multiple citation styles. More information about RefWorks
Accessing RefWorks
Use of RefWorks requires users to sign up for an individual account
at their Website. Keep your Refworks UserID and password handy, and
always authenticate from off-campus by entering through the ASU authentication page. First-time users must subscribe for an individual account from this page before accessing your citation management software.
Keep
your UserID and password safe! ASU does not have access to the RefWorks
system to reset passwords. If you lose your password, follow the reset
link on the authentication page.
Create your own RefWorks account now.
Creating Your Citations Database
Once logged into RefWorks, there are a number of ways to enter your citations:
- manually via the RefWorks References menu
- automatically via most ASU Library online resources:
follow the RefWorks online help for each of the direct-import vendor
resources supported. The list of currently supported databases and
import instructions for each vendor resource is available from the
RefWorks site Help Index (Building Your Database, Importing from a Text File, Exporting from a Data Service).
- ASU Library online catalog entries can be searched and added to your citations database directly from the RefWorks Search menu.
- imported
from other citation software formats via the Help Index (Building Your
Database, Converting from Other Bibliographic Management Programs).
Special Directions for Importing Records from Specific Databases into Refworks
