Refworks

What is RefWorks?

RefWorks software enables you to create your own database of research references. By typing the references yourself or importing them from a database, you can create a bibliography for your paper or assignment in a citation style such as APA 5th or Harvard.

Bond University has negotiated a site licence for RefWorks, which permits all eligible staff and students of the University to use the software both at work and at home.  A Group Code is required for off campus use - please ask at the Library Service Desk for the code.

Setting up your account

You must go to: http://www.ezproxy.bond.edu.au/login?url=http://www.refworks.com/Refworks to be recognised as a Bond user.

The first time that you use RefWorks you must set up an individual account. Click on the link Sign up for an Individual Account.

Complete the online form, and choose a Login Name and Password. Make sure that you remember your login name and password.

Click on the Register button to set up your account. You will have immediate access to RefWorks, and you will receive an email confirming your login name and password.

• Watch video on how to set up an account (1:26 min)

In future, whenever you want to use RefWorks, just go to RefWorks and login with your RefWorks login name and password. We suggest you bookmark this special Bond University URL for RefWorks.

Using RefWorks with Microsoft Word

There are two ways of using RefWorks to insert references into your Word document:

• One Line/Cite View
• Write-N-Cite

One Line/Cite View is the preferred referencing option at Bond.

If you want to insert references using the Write-N-Cite tool on your personal computer, you will need to download a plugin. The plugin can be downloaded once you have logged into RefWorks. You will also need to use Internet Explorer as your web browser. 

The Write-N-Cite plugin is not available on public computers at Bond.

If you are using the Write-N-Cite plugin with a commercial Internet Service Provider, you will also have to load the Proxy Configuration Utility after you have installed the plugin:

Windows users

Go to your computer's Start Menu, then select Programs > RefWorks > WNC Proxy Configuration Utility.

Enter this URL:

http://www.ezproxy.bond.edu.au/login?url=http://www.refworks.com/Refworks/?WNC=true

Click OK.

Mac users

Activate Write-N-Cite.

Select Preferences from the Write-N-Cite menu.

Select the Proxy option and enter this URL:

http://www.ezproxy.bond.edu.au/login?url=http://www.refworks.com/Refworks/?WNC=true

Restart Write-N-Cite for this proxy configuration to take effect.