University of Delaware Library offers RefWorks workshops

9:34 a.m., Feb. 3, 2012--The University of Delaware Library will present four workshops on RefWorks during the spring semester.

RefWorks, a web-based citation management tool provided by the library, is used to import and organize citations and generate bibliographies or reference lists. RefWorks is available from the Library Databases page.

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Two levels of workshops are offered: “Introduction to RefWorks” and “RefWorks: Beyond the Basics.”

The introductory workshop covers setting up an account, exporting citations from research databases, managing citations, creating bibliographies and more.

“RefWorks: Beyond the Basics” provides additional information about exporting references from research databases and organizing references; it also includes using the Write-N-Cite feature to insert in-text citations as well as editing in-text citations.

"Introduction to RefWorks" will be offered from 10-11 a.m., Tuesday, March 6, and Wednesday, April 4, in the Library Instruction Room (116A) on the first floor of the Morris Library. Presenter will be Dianna McKellar, associate librarian, Reference Department.

"RefWorks: Beyond the Basics" will be offered from 1-2:30 p.m., Thursday, March 8, and Wednesday, April 11. The March 8 session will meet in Classroom A of the Student Multimedia Design Center on the lower level of Morris Library. The April 11 session will meet in the Library Instruction Room (116A). Presenter for both sessions will be William Simpson, associate librarian, Reference Department.

These workshops are available at no charge and are open to UD faculty, staff and students. Seating is limited; registration is required and can be completed online.

Questions about the workshop can be sent via email to lib-workshops@udel.edu or answered by calling 302-831-2432.