Monday, December 11, 2006

Adding a Citation to a Footnote using RefWorks

RefWorks does not actually create the endnote or footnote in the document, but is used to insert and format the citations. You create an endnote or footnote using your word processor.

To insert a citation in a footnote: Create the footnote from within your word processor. In Word 2003, choose Insert - Reference - Footnote. From the Footnote and Endnote dialog box, set the appropriate options. (If you are using a different version of Word, see your word processor documentation for assistance.)

Insert the RefWorks RefID number in the footnote using double curly brackets. For example: {{34}} for Ref ID number 34. For multiple citations in the same location, separate the Ref ID numbers with semicolons: {34;45;23}}

Some Output Styles require that a specific page be included in a footnote, overriding the page numbers you have in your database. You can manually instruct the program to include or override page numbers in the footnote through the use of a switch. The /s switch is an override for the page numbers stored in the database record. By applying this switch you can cite specific page numbers in a generated footnote or endnote. For example, a footnote citation would look like {{1 Smith /s43}}. The footnote will include the page number 43 instead of the page number(s) in the reference itself. The /s switch can ONLY be used in a footnote and can ONLY be used with an output style that has page numbers required in the footnote.

When you create the bibliography, RefWorks inserts the reference into the footnote in the correct format. If appropriate for the Output Format, you can also create a bibliography at the end of the paper, in addition to the footnotes.

Thursday, December 07, 2006

Adding books to RefWorks? -- use WorldCat

Here's a fast way to add book citations to your RefWorks account:
  1. Search for the title in WorldCat (a Research Database so you will need to use the password).
  2. Click on the title to open the Detailed Record.
  3. If this is the correct record for the book (check publisher/year), click on the Export Record button .
  4. ... Make sure you are logged into RefWorks ...
  5. Select RefWorks from the list and click on Export.

Success!

Direct Export to RefWorks in EBSCO databases is easier than ever!

Now it's easier to send your article to RefWorks! EBSCO has added an Export link both to the article detail (citation page) and to the Folder's Print/E-mail/Save toolbar, that takes you directly to the export options. Direct export to RefWorks is the first option.