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ProQuest RefWorks Guide

What is ProQuest Refworks?

ProQuest RefWorks is an online reference management, writing and collaboration tool designed to help researchers at all levels gather, organise, store and share all types of information and to generate citations and bibliographies. Please remember to check any output generated by RefWorks for accuracy.

Use Refworks to:

  • Manage and store your references from projects and dissertations in folders.
  • Export references from CityLibrary Search and many databases and Google Scholar etc into RefWorks.
  • Create and format bibliographies in different styles and generate in text citations.
  • Save PDFs and documents directly from your computer.
  • Collaborate and share references with others.

RefWorks short videos are on YouTube.

 

Creating a ProQuest  RefWorks account

You need to create a ProQuest Refworks account before using it.

  1. Go to http://refworks.proquest.com
  2. Click on Create Account, type in your City email address and click Check.
  3. Enter a password and click Sign Up.

You will be sent an activation email to your City email account. You must click the activation link to activate your account. You will then be asked to provide some further information to continue setting up your account.

 

Transferring References into ProQuest RefWorks

See guidance from Proquest on importing your exisiting references from RefWorks (Legacy) or other reference management software products such as Mendeley into new ProQuest RefWorks.