Refworks Day 1
The sage of RefWorks: Amy
Note: This lesson is designed for a single-session, 1.5 hour class
Note: This lesson plan is for the new RefWorks, RefWorks 3.0. See the RefWorks Resources page for more information. Be familiar with the old RefWorks in case students have questions. Resources for Old RefWorks can be found here: All ProQuest tutorial videos for the old RefWorks
Objectives
General:
- Gather and manage reference materials
- Create and format bibliographies compatible with word processing applications including Word
Specific:
- Finding resources
- Adding references
- Organizing and managing references
- Using the search feature
- Importing PDFs, full text and other attachments
- Creating and formatting bibliographies
- Using Write-N-Cite in Word and Google Docs
- Editing citations
- Sharing references
- Understand benefits of RefWorks and Write-N-Cite
Outline
Hook
Intro
- Names, positions, goals for class, etc.
Creating an account
- Use @byu.edu email alias
- Or have them sign up by going to this link: http://refworks.proquest.com/signup/brigham-young-university/
Adding references
- Moving existing references from the old RefWorks to the new RefWorks (ask students first if any of them already have an old RefWorks account. Otherwise you can skip this part)
- Manual entry
- Direct export from databases or journals
- Using the Save to RefWorks tool in any web browser (RefWorks 3.0) (Works best with Firefox and Chrome)
Organizing references into folders and subfolders
Using the search feature
Reading and annotating documents
Creating a bibliography directly in RefWorks
RefWorks Add-On for Google Docs
Accessing your documents offline
Understand benefits of RefWorks and Write-N-Cite
Conclusion
- Recap
- Next time
- Office/Facebook
Example Hook
Show them a RefWorks 3 account with lots of references imported and organized, show them a completed bibliography made from that account and tell them fast you made it.
Example Paper and Bibliography
Example Questions
What are some problems you’ve encountered while trying to cite sources and create bibliographies for papers you’ve written?
What are three ways to add references to your RefWorks library?
When might you want to attach PDFs to your citations?
How does RefWorks make citing sources and creating bibliographies easier for you?
Example Activities and Files
Have students make a RefWorks account in the new RefWorks, and practice all of the activities taught in the course. Give them a topic if you want, or let them just upload articles they find interesting.
Software training Refworks account info:
username: softwaretraining
Password: hb11training