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RefWorks

Learn to use RefWorks for citation management

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What is RefWorks?

  • Citation manager that keeps track of citations for you
  • Creates bibliography in APA 7th for you
  • Finds full text through Adler Library
  • Organize citations in folders

Create a RefWorks Account

  1. Go to https://refworks.proquest.com
  2. Click "Create Account" at the bottom of the page. Note: do not use the institution login.
  3. Type in Adler email address and click "check".
  4. Create a Password and click "sign up". NOTE: The confirmation email might go to Junk or Clutter folders
  5. Use the activation link on the email sent from RefWorks to finish creating the account.

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Upcoming RefWorks Training Workshop:

RefWorks: Keeping Your Research Organized

Tuesday, September 9, 2025, online via Teams
4:00pm Pacific / 6:00pm Central / 7:00pm Eastern (60 minutes)

Registration required: https://bit.ly/refworks-webinar

In advance of this workshop, participants should create a free RefWorks account.

RefWorks is a web-based bibliography manager that allows you to manage all your research citations in one place.

In this 60-minute workshop, attendees will learn how to:

  • Export references from library databases
  • Create a library to store PDFs
  • Utilize the Word processing plug-in [Reference Citation Manager] for in-text citations
  • Create a bibliography in APA format.

Recording of Previous RefWorks Workshop at Adler