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RefWorks Reviews

User Rating

4.1/5 (Based on 29 Ratings)

Rating Distribution

  • Excellent

    44.8%
  • Very Good

    37.9%
  • Average

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Ruben S

January 30, 2019 Source: G2.com
Source Citations Made Easy!
What do you like best about RefWorks?
I love idea of RefWorks: keeping citations of all articles you are interested in on one program. Refworks allows you to make your own bibliographies and save those citations for later!
What do you dislike about RefWorks?
I dislike how need-to-know the software feels. It was very hard for me to be able to use it fluidly at first, and it's a difficult program for new users to grasp.
Recommendations to others considering RefWorks?
This product is a fantastic help! Other programs like Zotero are more difficult to use, and the integration of most journals with RefWorks makes it the clear choice when doing research.
What problems is RefWorks solving and how is that benefiting you?
When assisting in writing research papers, citation of sources in specific formatting is sometimes a hassle. I write research papers in the Unified Linguistic Style, one that can be a bit picky on minute details. Using RefWorks creates in-text citations instantly and can be used in many different styles. Once one has learned how to use it, the ability to syncrinize programs like Microsoft Word and RefWorks is a nice feature. You can actually add citations within Word and other products to make writing research papers significantly easier than using other online bibiography creators. Saving citations is the best as well, as one no longer needs to write down the citations.
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Irvin F

January 23, 2019 Source: G2.com
The indispensable tool for every researcher
What do you like best about RefWorks?
I love that Refworks has direct incorporation with Google Scholar. So, with just one click you can add a Google Scholar quote to our Refworks database. Also, the tool allows making bibliographies that are easy to modify in order to fit the demands of the different journals. This is perhaps, the greatest attraction of this application.
What do you dislike about RefWorks?
The appearance of RefWorks is perhaps what could benefit most from an upgrade to its interface. It's pretty ugly as it is. At times, adding a quote becomes a repetitive and boring task as the flow is not very natural or intuitive.
Recommendations to others considering RefWorks?
Refworks is a reliable tool for managing bibliographic citations. Without a tool like refworks, the amount of work is radically increased when writing a research paper. Therefore, I recommend Refworks to anyone who wants to simplify their research work.
What problems is RefWorks solving and how is that benefiting you?
As every researcher has realized, one of the most difficult tasks in the research process is to keep an accurate record of all the material to be cited. This task can turn into chaos if we suddenly need to make a bibliography in another style that we had originally intended. This problem is solved immediately with Refworks.
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Elyssa J

April 3, 2018 Source: G2.com
Useful Product
What do you like best about RefWorks?
.Refworks keeps my references organized and lets me manage my multiple projects
What do you dislike about RefWorks?
Sometimes it can be hard to sort the references
What problems is RefWorks solving and how is that benefiting you?
This product allows me to organize my references that were previously a mess
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Leola R

January 10, 2018 Source: G2.com
Reference managemtent tool
What do you like best about RefWorks?
I like that I'm able to house all my references in one location and easily create bibliographies. Also, the ease of changing format style has been very helpful, as some of reports and publication submissions require various formatting styles. being able to export refercences direclty from Google Scholar is a great benefit.
What do you dislike about RefWorks?
There's not too much I dislike about it. However it is a little slow to respond sometimes and the look and feel of it is a bit antiquated.
Recommendations to others considering RefWorks?
Start with a small project or report to get a feel for the program and how it works. Then move up to larger ones.
What problems is RefWorks solving and how is that benefiting you?
RefWorks is a major time saver when writing reports and publications submissions. It assists me with all my citation needs, reference managament, and bibilograpy development.
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Verified User in Higher Education

December 12, 2017 Source: G2.com
Great referencing software
What do you like best about RefWorks?
I like the fact that RefWorks can store links to publications in you account for later use. These links are connected to publications available at your institution. They have a feature that allows you to do intext citations in Word.
What do you dislike about RefWorks?
I dislike the fact that the tab on the right side doesn't allow you to see all the folders. You have to scroll down to see them all.
Recommendations to others considering RefWorks?
RefWorks is really good for citations especially in-text citations. I highly recommend
What problems is RefWorks solving and how is that benefiting you?
Good for keeping record of references when writing papers
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Verified User in Higher Education

November 8, 2017 Source: G2.com
Refworks is great
What do you like best about RefWorks?
I love the new interface and new features. I especially appreciate the automatic metadata import and the option to save web page content. I am also thrilled about the new link resolver.
What do you dislike about RefWorks?
I dislike that I can't have more than one account for myself. I teach RefWorks and my account gets clogged up with examples, so it does not make sense for me to use it for my own collection of sources. I also wish that PDF files and other files were automatically uploaded as an attachment when I import a citation into Refworks.
Recommendations to others considering RefWorks?
It is absolutely worth the time you will have to invest to learn how to use it initially. It will save you so much time and make it seamless for you to keep all of your information sources together in one place. Try it with any internet browser as well as Google Scholar and just about every database that indexes scholarly journals.
What problems is RefWorks solving and how is that benefiting you?
Students need an easy way to keep track of sources, and RefWorks makes that easy. My undergraduate students are always absolutely thrilled when I show them how to use Refworks for the first time.
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Verified User in Higher Education

October 24, 2017 Source: G2.com
Quick, easy, and affordable way to keep track of references
What do you like best about RefWorks?
The best part about using RefWorks in a university setting is that it's so commonly used, there is often an option on pubmed, or other websites (like the journals themselves) that you can select export citation and refworks is one of the options. Then, it's automatically imported into your refworks account. So easy!
What do you dislike about RefWorks?
I only wish I could store the entire paper, not just the citation or abstract.
What problems is RefWorks solving and how is that benefiting you?
It has removed my need to have a huge filing cabinet full of papers!
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Verified User in Higher Education

February 24, 2017 Source: G2.com
Refworks in graduate school
What do you like best about RefWorks?
The ability to import references directly from web of science.
What do you dislike about RefWorks?
The lag in updating the refworks database when utilizing microsoft office.
What problems is RefWorks solving and how is that benefiting you?
Having refworks automatically generate the reference list is a huge time saver.
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Verified User in Higher Education

January 25, 2017 Source: G2.com
Great for Research Projects that use multiple sources
What do you like best about RefWorks?
RefWorks allows you to keep your citations in whichever format you prefer (MLA, APA, Chicago) all saved in separate folders for separate projects. If you are working on more than one research project at a time, this makes it easy to go back and find all the different references you have used or would like to use.
What do you dislike about RefWorks?
Recommendations to others considering RefWorks?
There are not many things that I dislike. The interface could be a little more user-friendly, possibly.
What problems is RefWorks solving and how is that benefiting you?
Students are able to quickly save their sources directly from the library website. It makes one of the more tedious tasks of writing research a little less stressful for students and researchers.
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Verified User in Human Resources

November 3, 2016 Source: G2.com
Online bibliographic management program
What do you like best about RefWorks?
.I like that RefWorks is an easy Online bibliographic management program that is clean and visually pleasing
What do you dislike about RefWorks?
I dislike the fact that sometimes, not all of the text is fully filled out
Recommendations to others considering RefWorks?
I would recommend using this product in order to create a personal database of references and have everyone on the same page
What problems is RefWorks solving and how is that benefiting you?
Solving the issue of having our employees all on the same page when it comes to creating annotations and bibliographies
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