RefWorks offers a series of tutorials to help you get started with the system and use it effectively. These tutorials may be viewed as Flash videos or as pdf documents.

RefWorks uses pop-up windows. When you are using Refworks, it's best to turn off your browser's pop-up blocker. If the pop-up blocker is on, some of the important features won't work.

When you access RefWorks from off-campus, you will be prompted to login to the library proxy server with your name and 10-digit college ID number. Then you will go to the RefWorks login screen.

RefWorks is a web-based reference manager that allows you to create your own personal database by importing references from article databases, text files, and various other sources. You can use these references in writing papers and automatically format the footnotes and the bibliography in seconds.

1. You will find a link to RefWorks in the Quick Links menu on most pages of the library web site:

2. RefWorks opens to the login screen where you can create your new account:

3. Complete the pop-up form to create your account: