Login to RefWorks | Create a RefWorks account 

What is RefWorks?

RefWorks is a personal online database and bibliography center. Use RefWorks to...

• Create a personal database with unlimited storage online
• Import references directly from multiple databases
• Organize and manage references
• Share references
• Format bibliographies and manuscripts

Want to create a free account?

• Access RefWorks by clicking on "Login to RefWorks" above OR by going to http://www.refworks.com/refworks from any computer on campus 
• Enter your Net ID and password 
• Click Sign Up for an Individual Account
• Enter your personal information and click Register

Can't create an account with your Net ID and password?

• Access RefWorks to create an account with a different username (your net ID is already in use in the RefWorks system and so cannot be used again) 
• Follow the instructions below to link your new account to your Net ID and password

How do I convert my RefWorks account to a Net ID-authenticated account? 

• Access RefWorks 
• Enter your net ID and password
• Click Automatically login to your RefWorks Account from your university (find this link above the RefWorks login box)
• Enter your RefWorks login and RefWorks password (NOT your net ID and password), enter the code requested by RefWorks, and click Register
• From this point forward, access RefWorks through this link, and enter your net ID and password when prompted

How do I register or access my account off campus?

• Access RefWorks from this page 
• Enter your net ID and password; you will be taken directly to your RefWorks account (see info about converting your existing account if logging in this way for the first time) 

• Access RefWorks from http://www.refworks.com/refworks
• Click Login through your institution (Shibboleth users)
• Choose Duke University from the drop-down menu
• Enter your net ID and password; you will be taken directly to your RefWorks account (see info below about converting your existing account if logging in this way for the first time)

Note: You will only need to complete these conversion steps once; after that, you will be prompted for your net ID and password and taken directly to your RefWorks account.  Your old RefWorks login and password will no longer be valid for off-campus access. 

Are you graduating soon?

Learn about RefWorks for alumni

Having problems using RefWorks? 

Check out the RefWorks Troubleshooting Guide

Want to learn more?

• Creating an Account and Logging in to RefWorks
• RefWorks Quick Start Guide
• RefWorks 2.0 Fundamentals Tutorial 
• RefWorks 2.0 Advanced Features Workbook
• Importing Citations from databases into RefWorks (3-min tutorial)
• Importing Citations from Google Scholar into RefWorks (scroll to bottom of page)

Want to use RefWorks to format bibliographies and papers?

Write-N-Cite (WNC) is a program that works with Microsoft Word and RefWorks to format bibliographies.

• Download Write-N-Cite
• Write-N-Cite Guide
• Access Write-N-Cite off campus
• Learn how to use Write-N-Cite (2-min tutorial, created by LSU Libraries) 

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