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NewRefWorks

Basic guide for RefWorks to assist NBL reference and instruction services.

This guide is for users new to citation management and RefWorks. It focuses on using the "new" RefWorks, i. e., the ProQuest RefWorks or, as earlier known, RefWorks 3. Legacy RefWorks is no longer available at Rutgers.

What is RefWorks?

RefWorks is a cloud-based research and bibliographic management tool providing access to your references and documents from any computer or mobile device. Using RefWorks, you can

  • import or manually upload citations and full-text articles from databases and websites 
  • organize, customize, and store information in folders and subfolders
  • read, highlight, and annotate documents
  • add in-text citations and footnotes to a paper directly from your RefWorks library
  • create and format a bibliography in a variety of citation styles
  • share documents to collaborate with other researchers

Learn RefWorks

The best way to learn how to use RefWorks is starting to use it! Create an account, collect a few articles from QuickSearch, organize them into folders, and generate a bibliography. 

Have questions? Browse this guide, check out the instructional videos, or ask a librarian!

TIP: Visit the original RefWorks LibGuide created by ProQuest for more instructional material and updates.

More Options at Rutgers

Rutgers supports three major reference management systems: the subscription-based EndNote, and RefWorks, available for Rutgers faculty, staff, and students, and Zotero, free to use for anyone. For more, please see related guides.