RefWorks at Wright State University

• makes it easy to generate bibliographies or footnotes for your paper
• is a web-based citation management service that allows users to create a personal database of resources
• keeps your resources organized
• is available to all Wright State University faculty, staff, and students

To begin using RefWorks on any computer with internet access:

1. Go to: RefWorks at Wright State University
2. Click on User Login
3. Click on “sign up for an individual account”
4. Make up a username and password; fill in requested information
5. Be sure to use your Wright State University email address
6. Once your information is submitted, you will have immediate access to RefWorks
7. You will receive an email confirmation of your username and password

*Note that if you go to Refworks directly, instead of through the WSU Library website, you'll need a Group Code.
Call the University Libraries Information Desk at 937.775.2925 to get the Group Code.

Need Help with RefWorks?

• Sign up for a University Libraries RefWorks Workshop.
• Contact your subject librarian for personalized help or to arrange instruction for a class.

Refworks Self Help

• Importing references into RefWorks
• RefWorks Tutorial (video clips)
• RefWorks Quick Start Guide (7 page .pdf)
• RefWorks Help (online searchable user's manual)

Write-n-Cite

• is software that you use in conjunction with Microsoft Word to incorporate citations from your RefWorks database
• lets you to choose the citations from the RefWorks database you created and place them in the proper place in your paper
• formats a bibliography using the citations you placed in you paper
• Download Write-n-Cite to your computer
• If you use several computers, you will need to install it on each one.
• On a PC: Once installed, when you are in MS Word, RefWorks Write-n-Cite will appear in the Tools menu and as a toolbar option.
• On a Mac: Once installed, a shortcut to RefWorks Write-n-Cite will appear on the Desktop.
• If you are using a campus computer you will need to install Write-n-Cite each time you log in.
• To use Write-n-Cite, open it from MS Word or the Desktop. You will be prompted for your RefWorks login. You can choose to have the RefWorks Write-n-Cite window always on top.
• Write-n-Cite Help (online searchable user's manual)