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What is Refworks?

RefWorks is a free (to the NYU community) Web-based program you can use to organize your research. Enter citations as you work, import references retrieved from online bibliographic databases into your RefWorks database and create bibliographies in a variety of formats. To get started with RefWorks, see the Essential RefWorks guide.

RefShare

In the Folders menu of every NYU RefWorks account there is an option to Share Folders. When you share a folder, you get a unique URL to that folder which you can share with anyone who has web access. Outside users will have READ ONLY access to the database, but will be able to sort, search and export citations in a wide variety of output styles (MLA, APA, etc.) For more information on using RefShare, see the guides below:

RefGrabIt

RegGrabIt allows you to capture webpage data from your browser to add to your RefWorks account as a citation.

RSS and RefWorks

You can use RefWorks as an RSS Feed Reader.

An RSS Feed is a URL that provides automatic notification of frequently updated information. To read the RSS, you need a feed reader. RefWorks includes this feature, and you can add specific Bobst Library E-Journal table of contents as feeds, so you can get up to date information on articles recently published. When you subscribe to the RSS Feed of a journal, any new articles that appear can be automatically added to your RefWorks Library.

  1. To find the RSS Feed URL, go to the homepage of a journal and see if they have an RSS subscription service, or use Ulrich's Periodical Database to find journals in your field that include RSS. (find articles via databases>databases by title>Ulrich's>connect)
  2. Copy the URL that appears in your browser's location bar
  3. Open RefWorks and under Search , select RSS Feed
  4. Paste the Journal feed URL in the RSS Feed URL box
  5. Every time a new issue is published, updated citations will automatically be added to your feed.
  6. To view your feeds, from the Search menu, select RSS Feed and click on any feed link.
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