Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM): Writing Support

GW Writing Center is an open, welcoming, professional environment within which members of the GW community can receive dedicated attention to their writing and research projects.
(See: GW Writing Center Policies)

What is RefWorks?

RefWorks is an online research management, writing, and collaboration tool. It is designed to help researchers easily gather, manage, store, and share all types of information, as well as generate citations and bibliographies.

Why should you use RefWorks?

• One "click" and you can generate bibliographies in any citation style format. (APA, AMA, MLA and more!)
• Allows you to create & organize your database of references.
• Import your references directly from databases, journals, or the library catalog and avoid emailing or the need to save to a USB flash drive.
• Makes collaboration easier during group projects, allowing you to share your RefWorks folder of references.
• An institutional account is available to anyone at a subscribing institution and includes 10GB of document storage, unlimited sharing inside and outside the institution, easy institution-wide sharing, phone and email tech support, training, and more.

To create a RefWorks account:

• Go to http://refworks.proquest.com and click the “sign up” link.
• Fill in your information, making sure to use your institutional email address (you can’t sign up with @yahoo.com, @gmail.com, etc.). Using your institutional email address will help us know whether you are entitled to an institutional account (with all the benefits mentioned above!).

• Once you activate your account (you'll receive an email with a link to complete the registration process), you’ll get access immediately and can get started managing your documents.

Do you need help citing in AMA style? The AMA Manual of Style is now available online from Himmelfarb Library!