RefWorks Citation Manager
Quick Links:
- What is RefWorks?
- How do I sign up?
- What is the Group Code?
- What is Write-N-Cite?
- How can I export references into my RefWorks database?
- What is RefGrab-It?
- How can I get more help with RefWorks?
What is RefWorks?
RefWorks is a Web-based bibliography manager that allows users to create their own personal database of citations by importing references from text files or online databases. They can use these references in writing their papers and automatically format the paper and the bibliography in seconds.
How can I get a RefWorks Account?
The University Libraries provide a RefWorks subscription for all current students, faculty, and staff.
First-Time Users: First-time users will need to create a RefWorks account with a personal login and password.
To create an account, navigate to:
and choose Login.
You must be on campus to create your account (contact a librarian if you are a distant student and need help creating an account). Once you have created your RefWorks account, you can access it from anywhere by using the Group Code together with your personal login and password.
What is the Group or Institutional Code for the UA RefWorks Account?
In addition to your personal login and password, RefWorks requires a Group Code to function correctly off-campus. Contact the Reference Desk ( 479-575-6645; toll-free
866-818-8115) or the Electronic Resources Librarian for the University of Arkansas Group Login.
Remote Users may also have trouble with the "Direct Export" function in some databases. You can always download references manually if the Direct Export feature does
not work. More info on downloading and importing references can be found below .
What is Write-N-Cite?
Write-N-Cite is a plugin for Microsoft Word that allows you to insert citations into your paper with the click of a button. Write-N-Cite is available for both Mac and Windows Users.
Windows
Write-N-Cite III for Windows uses a single document format (rather than a template and "Final" version). Write-n-Cite III will work with Vista and XP; Word 2007 and 2003.
Write-N-Cite II for Windows uses a template document from which final versions can be created. Write-n-Cite II will work with XP and Word 2003 and lower.
To use Write-N-Cite from off-campus, you must configure the program to authenticate you against the library proxy server.
To do so:
- From the Start Menu select Programs, then RefWorks.
- Select the WNC Proxy Configuration Utility.
- Enter the following URL:
http://0-www.refworks.com.library.uark.edu/Refworks/login.asp?WNCLang=en-us
Mac
Write-N-Cite v.2.5 for Mac works with Mac OS X version 10.3 or later (including Leopard) and Word 98 - 2008.
To use Write-N-Cite from off-campus, you must configure the program to authenticate you against the library proxy server.
To do so:
- Start Write-N-Cite.
- Select Preferences from the Write-N-Cite menu.
- Select the Proxy option and enter the following URL:
http://0-www.refworks.com.library.uark.edu/Refworks/login.asp?WNCLang=en-us
More info on Write-N-Cite is available at the RefWorks Web Site.
How can I Export Citations from Databases into my RefWorks Account?
Many of our databases and ejournals can export records into RefWorks. We've listed step-by-step instructions below.
Don't see your database listed? You may still be able to create records manually in RefWorks. See our step-by-step guide for more information on creating new records in RefWorks.
| Sort by Database | Sort by Filter |
|---|---|
| ABI/INFORM | ProQuest |
| ACM Digital Library | BibTex |
| ACM Guide to Computing Literature | BibTex |
| African-American Years: Chronologies of American History and Experience | Citation Tools |
| AGRICOLA (Ebsco) | Ebscohost |
| Alternative Press Archive | OCLC FirstSearch |
| Alternative Press Index | OCLC FirstSearch |
| America History & Life | Ebscohost |
| American Chemical Society Journals (ACS) | ACS |
| American Geophysical Union (AGU) E- Journals | Endnote |
| American Institute of Physics (AIP) E-Journals | Scitation |
| American Phytopathological Society (APS) E-Journals | RIS Format |
| American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Conference Proceedings | Scitation |
| American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Journals | Scitation |
| American Society of Microbiology E-Journals (ASM) | Highwire |
| American State Papers Online | Readex |
| Annual Reviews | RIS Format |
| Anthropological Literature | OCLC FirstSearch |
| Arkansas Democrat Gazette through Lexis Nexis Academic | Lexis Nexis |
| Art Full Text | H W Wilson |
| Art Museum Image Gallery | H W Wilson |
| ArticleFirst | OCLC FirstSearch |
| Arts and Humanities Citation Index - A Part of Web of Science | ISI Web of Knowledge |
| ASFA: Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts | CSA |
| Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals | OCLC FirstSearch |
| Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Popular Musicians Since 1990 | Citation Tools |
| Beilstein CrossFire | RIS Format |
| Bibliography of the History of Art (BHA) | OCLC FirstSearch |
| Biological Abstracts (Web of Knowledge) | ISI Web of Knowledge |
| BioOne | RIS Format |
| BioOne Abstracts and Indexes | CSA |
| CAB Abstracts (Ebsco) | Ebscohost |
| Caliber: University of California Press E-Journals | RIS Format |
| CINAHL / Nursing and Allied Health (Ebsco) | Ebscohost |
| CLASE and PERIÓDICA | OCLC FirstSearch |
| Company Profiles from Datamonitor | Ebscohost |
| Compendex | Ei Engineering Village 2 |
| Congressional Serial Set Online | Readex |
| CQ Researcher | Cite Now! |
| CQ Weekly | Cite Now! |
| CQ's Political Handbook of the World | Cite Now! |
| CQ's Politics in America | Cite Now! |
| CQ's Vital Statistics on American Politics | Cite Now! |
| Criminal Justice Abstracts | CSA |
| Current Contents Connect | ISI Current Contents |
| Current Index to Statistics | BibTeX |
| Ebsco Academic Search Premier | Ebscohost |
| Ebsco Business Source Premier | Ebscohost |
| Ebsco Communication and Mass Media Complete | Ebscohost |
| Ebsco Health Consumer Complete | Ebscohost |
| Ebsco Health Source Nursing Academic | Ebscohost |
| Ebsco Legal Collection | Ebscohost |
| Ebsco Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts, (LISTA) | Ebscohost |
| Ebsco MAS Ultra - School Edition | Ebscohost |
| Ebsco MasterFile Premier | Ebscohost |
| Ebsco Middle Search | Ebscohost |
| Ebsco Newspaper Source | Ebscohost |
| Ebsco Primary Search | Ebscohost |
| Ebsco Professional Development Collection | Ebscohost |
| Ebsco Regional Business News | Ebscohost |
| Ebsco Searchasaurus | Ebscohost |
| Ebsco TOPICsearch | Ebscohost |
| Ebsco Vocational and Career Collection | Ebscohost |
| Ebsco World History Collection | Ebscohost |
| EconLit (Ebsco) | Ebscohost |
| Encyclopedia of Islam and the Muslim World | Citation Tools |
| Encyclopedia of Science, Technology, and Ethics | Citation Tools |
| Engineering Village | Ei Engineering Village 2 |
| ERIC (CSA) | CSA |
| ERIC (Ebsco) | Ebscohost |
| ERIC (FirstSearch) | OCLC FirstSearch |
| Fashion, Costume, and Culture: Clothing through the Ages | Citation Tools |
| Film and Television Literature | Ebscohost |
| Food Science and Technology Abstracts (FSTA) | Ebscohost |
| Gale Culinary Arts Collection | Citation Tools |
| Gale Diversity Collection | Citation Tools |
| Gale Fine Arts and Music Collection | Citation Tools |
| Gale Gardening, Landscape, and Horticulture Collection | Citation Tools |
| Gale GLBT Issues Collection | Citation Tools |
| Gale Home Improvement Collection | Citation Tools |
| Gale Hospitality, Tourism, and Leisure Collection | Citation Tools |
| Gale Small Business Collection | Citation Tools |
| Gale Virtual Reference Library | Citation Tools |
| GeoBase | OCLC FirstSearch |
| GeoRef | CSA |
| GeoScienceWorld (GSW) | Highwire |
| Google Scholar | Google Scolar |
| GPO Monthly Catalog | OCLC FirstSearch |
| GreenFILE | Ebscohost |
| Grove Dictionary of Art Online | RIS Format |
| Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians | RIS Format |
| HighWire Press Online Journals | Highwire |
| Historical Abstracts | Ebscohost |
| Hospitality and Tourism Index | Ebscohost |
| IEEE Xplore (IEEE and IEE Library) | IEEE |
| Index Arkansas | Innovative Interfaces Innopac |
| Index to Legal Periodicals (Law School Access Only) | H W Wilson |
| InfoLinks: The Library Catalog | Innovative Interfaces Innopac |
| InformaWorld Online Journals | Informaworld |
| IngentaConnect | Ingenta |
| INSPEC | Ei Engineering Village 2 |
| Institute of Physics (IOP) E-Journals | RIS Format |
| Jahrbuch Database - Electronic Research Archive for Mathematics | BibTeX |
| JSTOR | JSTOR |
| L'Année Philologique | LANNEE |
| Latin American Newspapers | Readex |
| LegalTrac (Law School Access Only) | Gale / InfoTrac |
| Lexis Nexis Academic | Lexis Nexis |
| Library Literature | OCLC FirstSearch |
| MathSciNet | BibTeX |
| Mediamark Reporter CD-ROM | OCLC FirstSearch |
| MEDLINE (Ebsco) | Ebscohost |
| MEDLINE (FirstSearch) | OCLC FirstSearch |
| MEDLINE (ISI) | ISI Web of Knowledge |
| MEDLINE (PubMed) | PubMed |
| Mental Measurements Yearbook | Ebscohost |
| MLA Directory of Periodicals | Ebscohost |
| MLA International Bibliography | Ebscohost |
| NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS) | ADS |
| National Criminal Justice Reference Service: NCJRS | CSA |
| Ovid Nursing Collection II | Ovid |
| Oxford African American Studies Center | RIS Format |
| Oxford Art Online | RIS Format |
| Oxford Music Online | RIS Format |
| PapersFirst | OCLC FirstSearch |
| Philosopher's Index | Ebscohost |
| Physical Education Index | CSA |
| PILOTS Database | CSA |
| Presidents: A Reference History | Citation Tools |
| Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) | Highwire |
| ProceedingsFirst | OCLC FirstSearch |
| ProQuest Direct | ProQuest |
| ProQuest Dissertations and Theses (Digital Dissertations) | ProQuest |
| PsycARTICLES | Ebscohost |
| PsycINFO | Ebscohost |
| PubMed | PubMed |
| PubMed Central Electronic Journals (PMC) | PMC |
| Readers' Guide Retrospective | H W Wilson |
| Real-Life Math | Citation Tools |
| Religion Index (ATLA) | Ebscohost |
| RILM: Abstracts of Music Literature | Ebscohost |
| Sage Online Journals | Highwire |
| Science Citation Index - A Part of Web of Science | ISI Web of Knowledge |
| Science Direct Electronic Journals | Science Direct |
| Science Online | Highwire |
| SciFinder Scholar (Chemical Abstracts) | CAS SciFinder |
| Scirus | Scirus |
| SIAM E-Journals (Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics) | Scitation |
| Social Sciences Citation Index - A Part of Web of Science | ISI Web of Knowledge |
| Social Services Abstracts | CSA |
| Social Work Abstracts | Ebscohost |
| Sociological Abstracts | CSA |
| SpringerLink Electronic Journals | RIS - SpringerLink |
| Synthesis Digital Library of Engineering and Computer Science (Morgan and Claypool) | MorganClayPool |
| Transportation Research Information Service - TRIS | RIS |
| Wall Street Journal through ProQuest | ProQuest |
| Web of Science | ISI Web of Knowledge |
| World Almanac | OCLC FirstSearch |
| WorldCat Classic | OCLC FirstSearch |
| WorldCat.org | WorldCat.Org |
| Worldwide Political Science Abstracts | CSA |
| ZMATH: Zentralblatt MATH | BibTeX |
| Zoological Record (Web of Knowledge) | ISI Web of Knowledge |
What is RefGrab-It?
RefGrab-It is a special browser plugin called a "Bookmarklet." Once you install RefGrab-It in your web browser, you can automatically import basic bibliographic information about the current web page you are viewing into your RefWorks account. In some cases, RefGrab-It can look up standard numbers such as an ISSN or DOI to retrieve more complete records about the content you are viewing.
Visit the RefGrab-It page to download the app and for more info.
How can I get more Help with RefWorks?
- Ask a Librarian
- RefWorks Quick Start Guide (PDF)
- Visit RefWorks Help Pages
- University Libraries Handbout: Write-n-Cite (PDF)
- University Libraries Handout: Creating References Manually (PDF)
