RefWorks features an author information service that links author names from your RefWorks database to possible matching concise profiles about the authors. The Author Resolver™ service draws from Scholar Universe™, a multi-disciplinary, editorially controlled database of nearly 2 million authors, researchers, and scholars. The Author Resolver™ concise profile includes an author’s current affiliation, education, a statement of expertise and most recent publications.
Within your RefWorks database, an 
icon
displayed next to an author name indicates a potential author profile
match. When you click on the icon, a new window opens
up displaying a list of potential profile matches.
The level of confidence of the accuracy of the match is indicated with bars; the higher the bars, the more likely it is that a profile is an accurate match to your selected author.
The Scholar
Universe™ icon is
only displayed in the Standard View
or Full View (when viewing a list of
references) or by clicking the View
link for a specific reference.
By default, the Author
Resolver™ service is enabled and will display the icon when the confidence level of 2 or more bars is found.
You can modify this option, as we well as disable the feature in the Tools, Customize area -- Reference
List Options section.
NOTE:
If you
click on the icon and your Organization subscribes to
Scholar Universe™ your display
will include the full scholar profile. All
others will view the free Author Resolver™
concise profile described above.
This feature is also available when accessing a folder or database via RefShare.
To modify the Author Resolver™ Links:
Select Tools, Customize from the RefWorks menu.
In the Reference List Options area, click on the Author Resolver Links drop-down to modify the default selection. If you wish to disable the feature, select Do Not Show.
Click the Save button at the bottom of the page to save your selection.