Course Descriptions

RefWorks Fundamentals (1.5 to 2 hours)

RefWorks Fundamentals assists users in getting started using RefWorks. Provides users with the tools to add, organize and manage their research and generate a bibliography or reference list using RefWorks.

Course Overview:

• Introduction: What is RefWorks?
• Creating An Account And Logging In
• Navigating RefWorks
• Importing References into your Database
  • Manually Adding References
  • Searching Online Databases/Catalogs from within RefWorks
  • Importing
• Organizing , Managing And Searching Your References
• Three Methods For Creating Your Bibliography

RefWorks Advanced Features (1.5 hours)

RefWorks Advanced Features expands on the fundamentals and provides users with a deeper knowledge of the features and functionality RefWorks offers.

Course Overview:

• Advanced Features And Lookups
• Viewing, Printing And Sorting References
• Editing Multiple References
• My List
• Additional Methods for Importing References
• Capturing Data From A Web Page With RefGrab-It
• Using RefWorks RSS Feed Reader To Import Data
• Checking For Duplicates
• Using The Output Style Preview Utility
• Working Offline
• Backing Up Your Database

RefShare (1 hour)

Demonstrates the options available to users who wish to share their data and also how to navigate a shared folder or database.

Course Overview:

• What Is RefShare?
• Sharing Your Folder Or Database
• Navigating a Shared Folder Or Database

RefWorks Administrative Module (1.5 to 2 hours)

The RefWorks Administrative Module allows you to track usage and to customize your RefWorks subscription for your user community.

Course Overview:

• Usage Summary Report
• Account Activity/Inactivity
• Subscriber Information
• Set Preferences
• Site Wide Output Styles
• Site Wide Z39.50 Sites
• Custom Email
• Custom Focus Areas
• OpenURL
• Managing RefShare

RefWorks Train-the-Trainer (2 hours)

Works with your staff to prepare them for conducting RefWorks training sessions locally.

Course Overview:

• Train-the-Trainer toolkit review
• Practice Training Exercises
• Tips and Suggestions