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How to use RefMe to create a reference list
- 1. Using RefMe to createreference lists A presentation by the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust Library
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- 3. Logging in Go tohttp://www.refme.com and sign up using Facebook or an email address.
- 4. Logging in If youalready have an account, just click on “log in” at the very top of the page.
- 5. Creating a newreference list
- 6. Creating a newreference list Click on “Add Project” to create a new reference list.
- 7. Creating a newreference list Give it a name and click on “Add”.
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- 9. Reference Styles Click on“Styles” to choose the referencing style all of your references will appear in.
- 10. Reference Styles Type inthe first few letters of the style you want and choose a specific version from the list that appears below.
- 11. Reference Styles At theTavistock and Portman, you will usually use either: “Harvard – Cite Them Right 9th Edition” or “APA (American Psychological Association 6th edition)”.
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- 13. Creating References Click onthe orange “+” to create a new reference.
- 14. Creating References Choose fromthe different options which type of document your reference is.
- 15. Creating References Then, enterin the search box some information about your document. For a book, it’s best to enter its ISBN (number under the barcode behind the book).
- 16. Creating References For ajournal article, enter its DOI to find the exact article instantly. Both the ISBN and the DOI are unique numbers identifying a document.
- 17. Creating References If youhave a URL to a page describing the document (on the publisher’s website for example), it also works very well.
- 18. Creating References If youdon’t have those, no worries: just enter a few words from the title and / or the name of the author.
- 19. Creating References Choose amongthe different options proposed by clicking on the one that looks the most like your document.
- 20. Creating References Once you’vefound your document, check each field one by one to make sure that all the information is correct.
- 21. Creating References If youcan’t find the document through RefMe, you can always enter it manually instead by clicking “Enter manually”.
- 22. Creating References Enter theinformation for your reference the best you can. Re-read yourself several times to make sure you don’t leave any typo. Once you’re finished, click on “Save”. Repeat the process for all your documents.
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- 24. Exporting your ReferenceList Once you have added all the references, you need, you can export them to create your reference list. Click on “Export”.
- 25. Exporting your ReferenceList You can export your references in many different formats. The easiest one to use is just “copy and paste”. Click on that one.
- 26. Creating References Your referencelist appears. You just have to copy and paste it into your document.
- 27. That’s all fortoday! If you have any question or problem, contact the library! 020 8938 2520 library@tavi-port.nhs.uk