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RefWorks

Creating folders, sharing, and editing citations.

About Folders

Folders are used within RefWorks used for organizing your RefWorks library.

Create: To add a Folder, click on 'My Folders' on the left-hand side of the page; then + Add a folder. Name your folder and click "OK." Your new folder will appear on the left-hand side of the page.
      Tip:  Items can be assigned to multiple folders but need only be in your RefWorks account once. 

Adding to a folder:  Once you have created a folder, you can start organizing your items. From the All Documents, click on an item and drag it into the folder of your choice.

Deleting: To remove an item from a folder, select the item(s) you wish to remove. Click the trash can icon on the RefWorks toolbar.

Duplicates: RefWorks allows you to place an article in multiple folders. However, you may find that you have imported an article multiple times, resulting in duplicates.
You can easily identify duplicate articles within your RefWorks library and delete them. To delete duplicate articles:

1. Click the Tools icon on the RefWorks toolbar and select Find Duplicates.

2. RefWorks will display duplicates - Each duplicate has a red bar on the left side of the citation indicating the citation is marked for deletion as a duplicate. Note: RefWorks considers metadata attached articles and the date an article was last modified, then matching references.

3. Click the trash can icon on the top menu bar to delete the selected duplications. Note: RefWorks displays the first 200 duplicate items in your library. Once you delete those, any additional duplicate items will display 200 at a time.

4 You can modify the selections by simply clicking on the article to select or de-selecting it.

For more information about organizing your RefWorks library, click here.

Sharing a Folder in RefWorks

RefWorks allows you to share resources and collaborate with others. You can review articles with your peers or your professors; jointly annotate documents with members of your research group or collaborate on papers with researchers from any institution, anywhere in the world.

Steps to share a folder:

1. Start in your RefWorks account

2. Click the Share & Export icon top of the page

3.Click Share folder and then select the folder you want to share

4. Share settings for options to share your folder

5. Click Create Public URL to generate a URL you can share with your professor or peers. Access here is Can Read only.

6. If you are wanting the folder to be modified (like for group tasks) choose the Shared With option and click the down arrow to choose the access they should have to the content in your folder.

Adding Research Manually and Editing in RefWorks

  • Uploading One or More Documents from Your Computer

    RefWorks makes it really easy to get documents into your computer – just drag and drop one or more files and RefWorks ...

  • Adding references manually

    Helpful for including documents you already have saved on your computer into RefWorks. To add an item to RefWorks, click the "Add" icon at the top of the page. If you plan on adding the item to an ex...

  • Getting your existing references into RefWorks

    Helpful for EndNote, Medeley, Zotero, and other citation resources. To get your existing references into RefWorks, look up your current reference manager below and follow the steps listed.