Cowles Library Drake University

Frustrated with keeping track of the sources for your class papers? Not sure how to format complicated bibliographies? Can’t remember where you found that great online research database?

RefWorks can help.

Students like to use RefWorks to save research sources by creating separate folders for each class. AccuCite helps make sure that you have all the information you need to generate an accurate, concise bibliography. Faculty can provide read-only access to course-related bibliographies. Researchers can create their own personal research databases and share it with colleagues. Bibliographies can be created in a wide range of formats and downloaded to your own computer.

Designed for students, faculty and researchers, RefWorks allows you to:

• Create your own personal research database. Store an unlimited number of records accessible from any computer linked to the Internet. No downloading software or installation required.
• Import references from online databases. Search results from a wide variety of online databases like EBSCO can be imported directly into RefWorks. No re-typing necessary.
• Create and format bibliographies automatically. Save hours of typing time and decreasing number of errors in creating tedious bibliographies. Easily make changes to your paper and reformat in seconds.

RefWorks is provided as a service to Drake University students, staff and faculty through Cowles Library. To get started now, click the link above or find RefWorks listed along with the online databases.

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