RefWorks is a Web-based bibliography and database manager that allows individual users to store references, sort them into folders, and to format citations using a wide range of styles. RefWorks also offers many additional special features, including a plug-in program for Word that integrates references into your written work.

Members of the Gustavus Adolphus College community must set up an individual account from a computer on campus.  After initial account set up, users may access RefWorks from off campus using a special Group Login ID number as well as their individual account information.  See below for details on the various methods of accessing RefWorks.

• Click here to set up a RefWorks Individual Account (available from on campus only)
• Click here to log in to RefWorks directly (after initial Individual Account is set up from on campus)

Special instructions for off campus access

• Enter Group Code for Gustavus: After initial set up of your Individual Account on campus, the Group Code will be e-mailed to you automatically.
• If you forget the Group Code, e-mail e-resources@gac.edu or call the Reference Desk (933-7567) to request the code.
  Enter your individual account information
  

You may also perform a search in an online database and export citations into RefWorks:

• Click here for a list of databases available to Gustavus Adolphus College users (many, but not all of them, are compatible with RefWorks)
  
• Click here for a list of database service providers compatible with RefWorks

Quick tips for exporting references to your RefWorks account

If using one of the following CSA databases, simply mark the references you want to save and click on the "Save to RefWorks" button in the upper right-hand corner.

• ATLA
• Biological Sciences
• Medline (via CSA)
• MLA
• Physical Education Index
• Plant Science
• PsycArticles
• PsycInfo
• RILM

If using America History & Life, mark references and click on Output Options; choose "RefWorks Export."

If using Academic Search Premier or Communication and Mass Media Complete, save the references you want to import to a folder, then click on the folder on the upper right side, click on "save to disk" and the "bibliographic manager" tab. Use the "direct export to RefWorks" option.

If using JSTOR, save references and choose "citation manager format."

If using Project Muse, save references and choose "e-mail/export saved results" then choose "RefWorks."

If using Web of Science, mark references, then click on "marked list" and "export to reference software."

If using MnPALS, the library's catalog, select records, then click on "save/e-mail," choose "OPAC format" and save the web page results using your browser's "save as" button.

Importing references

References from CSA databases, America History & Life, and Project Muse are loaded directly into a "last imported" folder.

To import other references, open Refworks, click on "import," choose the correct import filter and database, and browse to find the file you saved. Click "import" at the bottom of the screen to bring the references into your "last imported" folder. (For MnPALS catalog records, use "Ex Libris Aleph" and "Minnesota State University" for import filters.)

For further information on RefWorks, visit:

• RefWorks Product Information
• RefWorks User Quick Start Guide
• RefWorks Slide Show Tour
• or e-mail your question to e-resources@gac.edu