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Citation Management: EndNote, RefWorks, Zotero

This guide offers basic help for using various citation management systems in addition to answering frequently asked questions and providing NYU-specific information.

Word Processor Integration with RefWorks

When citing your references in a document, such as Microsoft Word or Google Docs, you can use RefWorks to format one or more of your references for easy insertion into the document. You can insert a single reference or multiple references, and you can insert them inline and/or as a bibliography.

NOTE: RefWorks add-ons are currently blocked for MCIT-managed computers. However, it is still possible to manually insert in-text citations and bibliographies into documents from RefWorks. 

To create a bibliography from one or more references:

  1. While viewing a list of references, select the desired references (or select none to use all references) and select Create Bibliography > Create bibliography. The following page appears:

    A generated bibliography.

    Create Bibliography

  2. Optionally select a different citation style. By default, the bibliography appears in the last style you used in RefWorks.

    There are three drop-down lists that help you find styles: Recent Styles, a custom list, and Institutional. You can mark a style as a favorite by selecting the star icon next to the style in a list. The style then appears in the Favorite styles drop-down list, which appears if there is at least one style marked as a favorite. To remove a favorite from the list, clear the star icon. The style is removed from the Favorites list when RefWorks is refreshed.

    A list of favorite bibliographic styles.

    Favorite Styles

  3. Select Copy to Clipboard and paste it into your document.

To insert one or more inline citations (with or without a bibliography):

  1. While viewing a list of references, select Create Bibliography > Quick Cite. A dialog box appears.
  2. Select a citation style and select Continue

  3. To insert all citations, select Continue to bibliography

  4. Select Copy to Clipboard and paste it into your document.

Full Instructions: 

https://knowledge.exlibrisgroup.com/RefWorks/Product_Documentation/RefWorks_User_Guide/0400_Managing_References#Copying_References_from_RefWorks_to_Your_Document