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RefWorks

RefWorks is an online tool that helps you manage, store, format and cite resources used in the research process.
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RefWorks Tutorials

Need more help importing from specific databases? Try these sites.

Importing Citations Into Refworks (University of Notre Dame)
Importing from Online Database Vendors
RefWorks – Import Instructions (University of Massachusetts, Amherst Libraries)

Exporting References from Google Scholar into RefWorks

At the Google Scholar page, click "Scholar Preferences". Scroll down to "Bibliography Manager". Select "Show links to import citations into". Select "RefWorks" from the drop down menu. Click "Save Preferences".

After you have set your preferences, you will see an "Import into RefWorks" link under each item listed from your Google Scholar search. Click on the "Import into RefWorks" link. You will be taken to the RefWorks Login page. Click "Login". The reference will be imported automatically. At the Edit view of the reference, click "Save Reference". To view the reference, go to View > Folder > Last Imported.

Citation Style Guides

MLA
APA

EasyBib Citation Guides
Guidelines, structures and examples for citing common sources in MLA, APA and Chicago Notes styles.

Bibme Bibliography Generator
Free automatic bibliography generator that supports MLA, APA, Chicago, and Turabian formatting. 

NCSU Citation Builder
Citation Builder creates citations for you in APA, MLA, and Chicago CBE/CSE formats.    

Zotero
Zotero is a free,  easy-to-use Firefox extension to help you collect, manage, and cite your research sources.   

Citation Machine
Assists students and professional researchers to properly credit the information they use.              

Citing Electronic Sources

Bedford/St. Martin's Online Guide
The Library of Congress
Citing Wikipedia Entries

 

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