Oxford LibGuides: Workshops and Classes: Referencing: Refworks for Sciences and Social Sciences

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Referencing: RefWorks for Sciences and Social Sciences

RefWorks is an online tool which allows you to manage your references, insert them into your work as in text citations or footnotes and automatically generate bibliographies. This introduction to RefWorks is open to all, but the section on importing references will focus on Science and Social Science examples.

Obectives:

Understand the pros and cons of RefWorks
Create a RefWorks account
Add references to RefWorks from a range of sources
Add in text citations and /or footnotes to your papers
Create bibliographies
Get help with RefWorks

Intended Audience: Oxford Students, researchers and other staff plus Oxford alumni

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Next date TBA

IT Services, 13 Banbury Road, Isis Room

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Presenters: Gigi Horsfield, Beth Paton, Nia Roberts

Format: Presentation with practical exercises

What you will need? A computer will be provided. If you prefer to bring your own laptop, please read our guidance notes.

Using your own laptop - guidance

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Find out more

Go to our LibGuides page Managing your references for information on reference management software, in particular RefWorks