1.Kay Cunningham, Library DirectorPlough Memorial LibraryChristian Brothers University
Fall 2010
Getting Started with RefWorks at CBU: Generating Bibliographies in RefWorks 2.0

2. RefWorks is
Bibliographic Citation Manager
Web-based
Useful for
Collecting references
Organizing research
Creating bibliographies
Collaborating with others
Available to CBU
Students
Faculty
Staff
Alumni
3. Bibliographies
The ability to create bibliographies is one of the most attractive features of RefWorks and probably the main reason you are interested in using it
You have to have a database, that is, you have to have imported references into RefWorks to be able to make a bibliography, however
See the handout, Registering for an Account and Setting up a Database, for details
4. Create Bibliography
5. Choose Your Output Style
The most popular styles for bibliographies appear in the Output Style list in the Create Bibliographies window.
Note: If you use additional styles found in the Output Style Manager, they will automatically float to the top of your list.
6. Output Style Manager
Use the Output Style Manager to select from the hundreds of other styles available.
Highlight the Style you want, then click the forward arrow to send it to the Favorites list.
You can also remove Styles from your personal Favorites list (The CBU Favorites are controlled by the RefWorks administrator for campus).
7. 2 Methods of Selecting References to Appear in a Bibliography
8. Create Bibliographies Using Folders

You can make any number of folders; these can be devoted to

9. Specific Assignments 10. Courses 11. Chapters in a thesis 12. Topics of interest 13. The same reference can be assigned to any number of folders 14. Choose a folders to generate a bibliography quicklyNote: be careful to remove duplicates or you could get multiple references to the same work in a single bibliography.
15. Create Bibliographies using My List
Select the items you want to appear in the bibliography
Go to the Folders dropdown and put them in My List
Create the bibliography, choosing My List when prompted
16. Special Feature - Using the Print Icon to Generate a Bibliography
If you use the RefWorks Print command instead ofCreate Bibliography, you can control the order the referencesalphabetic by author, in ascending or descending order of publication, etc. The Print command works with My List and with folders.
[When you use Create Bibliography, RefWorks follows the rules of the style in generating order.]
17. Completed Bibliography
NOTE:Depending on your browser, you may be prompted to download your file before opening it.
18. Getting Started with RefWorks at CBU: Making Bibliographies
See other handouts on:
Collaborating with RefShare
Customizing Your Account
Registering for an Account and Setting Up a Database
Searching with RefWorks
Working with Folders
Write N Cite