RefWorks

PERSONAL CITATION MANAGEMENT AND FORMATTING SOFTWARE 

HOW WILL REFWORKS BENEFIT ME

USING REFWORKS at the University of ILLINOIS

Signing Up

Creating a RefWorks account is quick, easy, and free for University of Illinois students, faculty, and staff. Here's how:

  1. Go to http://www.library.illinois.edu/orr/get.php?instid=424609. Note: you can also access RefWorks from the Library's Online Research Resources (ORR) database.
  2. Click "Sign up for an Individual Account."
  3. Complete the form by providing your name, email address and by choosing a login and password. Click "Register."
  4. Save the Group Codwe from your email confirmation, you will need this to login off campus.

Accessing Your RefWorks Account

  1. Go to http://www.library.illinois.edu/orr/get.php?instid=424609.
  2. Click "Continue on to RefWorks"
  3. Enter your RefWorks login name and password.

Getting Started

*NEW* Keep Your Account

RefWorks-COS has recently added an Alumni Program that will now be offered as a standard feature of RefWorks, providing lifelong access to users that are alumni of the University of Illinois. All students, faculty and staff that have created a RefWorks account will continue to have access to their personal research databases for future professional and academic endeavors.

QUESTIONS ABOUT REFWORKS?

Frequently Asked Questions: http://www.library.illinois.edu/refworks/faq.html

If you have other questions about RefWorks, please Ask a Librarian or call 217-333-2290.

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