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RefWorks: Starting with RefWorks

Introduction to RefWorks, an online reference manager

Creating a RefWorks account

To be able to use RefWorks, you need a RefWorks account. You have to create it yourself.

You have to follow these steps:

  1. Go to https://refworks.proquest.com/
  2. Click the link Create account
  3. Enter your ERNA email address (for students, this ends with @student.eur.nl!) and click Check
  4. Enter a password and mark the I consent box
  5. Click Sign Up
  6. Check the inbox belonging to your ERNA email address: you should receive an e-mail from RefWorks with a link to confirm your RefWorks account. Click that link.

You can log in with your account at https://refworks.proquest.com

If you haven't done so already, also install EduVPN. When using Library-licensed databases off-campus, EduVPN needs to be switched on for a smooth transfer of references to Refworks. 

The video RefWorks Basic Functionality (5:13) covers the basic functionality of RefWorks.