RefWorks is a web-based tool that is free to use for undergraduates and taught postgraduates. It will help you to capture, save and organise references, create bibliographies in a range of difference styles that can be used in a range of Word processing tools. You can access it on- and off-campus, from any PC which has internet access.

How do I access it?

1. Go to the Citing and Referencing Tab on your Subject Guide OR the Citing and Referencing Guide.
2. Click on the RefWorks Link.
3. Create your account:

When you first use RefWorks you will need to register. From off campus, you also need our Group Code which is RWRoyalH. Then fill in your registration details as follows:

1. Your name
2. Your email address
3. Choose your login name and password (we recommend using your RHUL IT username e.g. abcd123)
4. Select your user type (e.g. undergraduate)
5. Select your focus area (e.g. humanities)
6. Select ‘register’ to finish

Using RefWorks

• You can import information on books, journal articles, webpages from databases like LibrarySearch, or using the Ref-GrabIt tool.

• RefWorks creates a database of your references and you can search it, and organise it into folders

• Use RefWorks to generate an automatic bibliography

• Insert footnotes or references into your dissertation, or assignment.

What if I have questions?

• Training sessions run throughout the year
• Download the booklet and teach yourself
• Email library@rhul.ac.uk, or use Ask a Librarian
• Visit the RefWorks YouTube channel for lots of video tutorials.