• Login to RefWorks
• New to RefWorks? Click on "Sign up for an Individual Account" from the main login page

What is RefWorks?

RefWorks is a Web-based tool that allows you to:

• manage and organize the bibliographic references you find in library catalogues and databases
• prepare a bibliography or reference list automatically

• Watch the video - Featuring RefWorks (2:00)

What is RefMobile?

RefMobile (http://refworks.scholarsportal.info/mobile) gives you access to your references in RefWorks from your smart phone, mobile phone or PDA. To access RefMobile, you will require:

• Your 'Log-in Name'
• Your 'Password'
• The 'Group Code'

Click here (and select "Forgot your log-in?") in order to have these 3 things emailed to you.

Help

How to use RefWorks

• Basics of RefWorks Tutorial
• Working with RefMobile
• Detailed RefWorks Help Pages
• Export/Import Instructions for Databases

Using Write-N-Cite

• Download the Write-N-Cite plug-in for MS Word
• For more information, consult:
  • Using Write-N-Cite III for Windows
  • Using Write-N-Cite v.2.5 for Mac
  • Using Write-N-Cite v.2 for Windows

Note - When using "Write-N-Cite" from off-campus, you need to configure a proxy URL in order for it to work properly. Follow these instructions: For Windows users From the Start Menu, select Programs and then RefWorks Select the "WNC Proxy Configuration Utility" Enter the following Proxy Server URL: http://0-refworks.scholarsportal.info.mercury.concordia.ca/Refworks/?WNC=true Click on OK For Mac users Activate Write-N-Cite Select Preferences from the Write-N-Cite menu Select the Proxy option and enter the following Proxy Server URL: http://0-refworks.scholarsportal.info.mercury.concordia.ca/Refworks/?WNC=true Restart Write-N-Cite for this proxy configuration to take effect

Transferring to (or from) other software

Transferring references to or from other bibliographic management software
(e.g. EndNote, ProCite, Zotero etc.)

• Importing into RefWorks from other bibligraphic management software
• Exporting from RefWorks to EndNote
• Exporting from RefWorks to Zotero

What happens when I graduate?

Once you graduate from Concordia you will no longer have free access to your RefWorks account. Some options to consider:

• Sign up for an individual account ($100/year). If you choose this option you will need to backup your Concordia account and restore it in your individual account. More info can be found here.
• Move your account to another insitution that subscribes to RefWorks. To do this, you can backup your Concordia RefWorks account and restore it at your new institution. More info can be found here.
• Move your references to other bibliographic management software (e.g. Endnote, Zotero, etc.). More info can be found here.

What is the Group Code?

Write-N-Cite

If you are prompted to enter a Group Code, you have probably not completed the steps outlined above for configuring the Write-N-Cite plug-in from off-campus.

RefMobile

You will need the Group Code to access RefMobile. Normally you will receive an email with the Group Code when you first sign up for an account. Click here (and select "Forgot your log-in?") in order to have the Group Code emailed to you.

If the situation requiring a Group Code is different, please ask a librarian.