1. STEP 1: Accessing RefWorks STEP 2: Creating a Folder
 Go to the Western Libraries
homepage (http://www.lib.uwo.ca/) To create a folder:
 From the top left hand side of the  Click Folders > Create New Folder
screen select RefWorks
 Login to RefWorks, or sign up for an
Allyn & Betty Taylor individual account if you haven't
already.
Library  Give the new folder a descriptive
The Engineering, Health Sciences,
name
Medicine & Dentistry and Science Library
 Click OK
Creating a RefWorks Account
To move citations to a new folder:
and RefShare Folder in 4 easy
 Click either All in List or select which
steps references you wish to move
 Click Put in Folder and scroll to a new
Off-Campus Access
A web-based bibliographic citation
folder name
Login in @ www.lib.uwo.ca/
management software that is licensed for
Western students, faculty and staff
Starting an Account
 After clicking sign up for an
individual account fill in all fields as
shown in the form below  When prompted, click OK
 Make sure you use an @uwo.ca
email address
 It is advisable not to use the same
username and password as your
UWO email account for security
 Remember, when you are off campus, you
reasons
have to log in to access subscription-based
tools like RefWorks.  After you’ve clicked Register, click on
Back to RefWorks Login to log in

2. STEP 3: Importing from
PubMed For More Information:
 Complete your search Questions? Contact your librarian
 Mark appropriate records if you
only want to select a few Robin Featherstone
(otherwise all citations will be  Check off Import data from the Clinical Medicine Librarian
sent to RefWorks) following text file and upload saved Phone: 519-661-2111 x86383
file Email: rfeathe@uwo.ca
 Click IMPORT
STEP 4: Creating a RefShare
folder
RefShare allows you to share your citations
with friends, colleagues and students
 Using the “Send to” drop-down regardless of whether they have a RefWorks
menu, select “File” from the account.
Choose Destination list and Please note: Instant Messenger is
change Format to MEDLINE To access RefShare: available from the Paediatrics
 Go to Tools > Share References Browse by Program page
http://www.lib.uwo.ca/programs/
 Click on Share Folder next to the paediatrics/
folder you wish to share, or Share
Entire Database if you want to share
all your references. OR
 Select your preferences and click Save
Help is available from
 Click “Create File” to save the  A URL will now appear next to your
file to your computer folder which you can copy and paste
Taylor Library
 In RefWorks, choose References into web sites, emails, WebCT, etc. www.lib.uwo.ca/taylor/researchhelp.shtml
> Import
 Select NLM PubMed from the
Import Filter drop-down, select
PubMed as the database and
use the “Import References
into” drop-down to select the
folder that you created in Step 2