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Allow admins to delete deactivated accounts.
We can deactivate accounts as admin, but we are unable to delete them. Admins should be able to delete accounts.
I work in an institution that will reuse email addresses once a student leaves; this creates problems re: deactivated accounts in RefWorks. I would like to be able to delete accounts.
7 votesWe've carefully considered your feedback, performed user research and have decided not to include this feature in the near future.
For accounts deletion, contact RefWorks Tech Support at https://support.proquest.com/s/refworks
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Enable analytics to refine display of usage stats by IP range or email domain
We would like to be able to access usage stats for partner institutions to whom we offer access to RefWorks via our account. This access has been set up using IP address ranges and email domains.
7 votesWe've carefully considered your feedback and have decided not to include this feature as it is not aligned with privacy and product development direction.
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Duplicate or copy a project
It would be great to be able to duplicate or make a copy of a project. That way, if you share it or make any changes, you can make a copy for sharing or editing and save the original project, which includes not just the records, but the folder structure, in case you make mistakes or need to go back to the original. Exporting the citations does not save the folder structure or save all the changes you've made specifically in RefWorks to a citation.
6 votesUser may now duplicate, or copy, a Project by copying Folders in existing Project to a new Project: https://knowledge.exlibrisgroup.com/RefWorks/Release_Notes/RefWorks_Release_Information/040_2024_RefWorks_Release_Information#Projects_Organization_Improvements
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Make Area of Focus Required Item
Please make Area of focus required one on the profile form.
6 votesWe've carefully considered your feedback and have decided not to include this feature as it is not aligned with privacy and product development direction.
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Capture PMID from CINAHL records upon import
EBSCO has isolated the PMID in as a piece of data in their CINAHL records; however, this doesn’t appear to be captured in an import into RefWorks. Please capture this item when available in CINAHL records.
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Make it possible to upgrade to New RefWorks with the same RefID
Users who manage their references by RefIDs on the legacy RefWorks hope to migrate their data without changing the RefID number when upgrading to New RefWorks.
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[New RefWorks] 나만의 출력스타일(Citation style) 공유하기 기능 추가해주세요 - Request for my custom citation styles share feature
Legacy 기존버전에서는 출력스타일/인용스타일을 백업 기능을 이용해서 다른 이용자와 공유할 수 있었습니다. 그런데 New RefWorks에서는 그 기능이 없어 불편합니다. 이용자끼리 '나만의 출력스타일'을 공유할 수 있도록 기능 추가해주세요.
The users can share the custom citation style by using back-up and restore function in Legacy, but New RefWorks is not. It was very useful feature. I want to share my custom style with my colleague not publish to the institutional style in public.
6 votesThank you for your valuable feedback. It is possible to share your custom styles today by contacting RefWorks Tech Support.
We won't be able to address this idea in our planned roadmap. We are committed to our users and are focusing on current goals and most requested features.
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allow to search for citation using the URL field - not just the title field.
When a user is looking to manually build a citation, allow the lightening bolt tool to operate on the URL field rather than title of the document field. This is the standard in other Citation builders and students are often looking for it.
6 votesThank you for your valuable feedback. We won't be able to address this idea in our planned roadmap. We are committed to our users and are focusing on current goals and most requested features.
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Write-n-Cite
Apreciados señores RefWords, les agradezco me colaboren informandome como hablitar el Write-n-Cite en el word de Microsoft offcie 365 proplus.
Gracias por su respuesta
6 votesThank you for your feedback. We are not planning any new development for the WnC feature, as WnC is planned to end by Q2 2025. We recommend using the RefWorks Citation Manager going forward. More information can be found here: https://knowledge.exlibrisgroup.com/RefWorks/Knowledge_Articles/Write-N-Cite_(WnC)_to_RefWorks_Citation_Manager_(RCM)_Migration
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Problem with deleting records
I'm trying to delete some items from RW but can't do so. The delete option is greyed out.
In other cases it's not.
Have not heard back with a solution to this yet.6 votesWe could not recreate this. If the issue persists please open a support case or initiate a chat at the following link: https://supportcase.exlibrisgroup.com/s/refworks
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Delete not working in chrome
The delete function when using Chrome usually does not work
6 votesWe were unable to recreate this issue. Please open a support case at the following link, and include info about the browser version and the account name. https://supportcase.exlibrisgroup.com/?product=Refworks
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New feature to link references
It will be very useful (at leas to me) to add a new feature that will allow to set a link between references, i.e.
- is cited by
- is review of
- Is a rejoinder of
- etc.
And the posibility to use that feature while building bibiographies to inser while citing a book where is reviewed, who has cited it,etc.
A search engine to follow that tree and navigate thru it would be useful too.
5 votesThank you for your valuable feedback. We won't be able to address this idea in our planned roadmap. We are committed to our users and are focusing on current goals and most requested features.
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Bibliography order of citations with same author and year
When creating a bibliography in Word using Write 'n Cite, RefWorks automatically bases the order of citations on the author, then the title. However, when using two different citations with the same author and year, I want the order of those citations to be the same order I used them in the text.
Now I have 'author(2021b)' first in my text, then 'author(2021a)' because it's sorted like that in the bibliography.5 votesAt the end of 2024, WnC will no longer be supported. Please upgrade to RCM, where this functionality is available.
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Chicago 17th Author-Date style
Please make the style for Chicago 17th correct in all respects. I have found errors in the citation of journal articles and a chapter in an edited collection. There may be other errors. Strangely, the errors occur in newly entered references, not in references imported from legacy refworks. Also, any editing of an imported reference cause the citation to become incorrect.
5 votesPlease use Idea Exchange to request new features. For bug fixes please open a support case using the following link: https://supportcase.exlibrisgroup.com/?product=Refworks
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Can we have a listing for TED talks so that it comes out correct for APA 7? I have to do it by hand now.
There are many TED talks referenced and Refworks does not really recognize APA 7 needs. can we please have that so we do not have to do it by hand each time? thank you
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Please modify the size of "Preferences" window on Write-n-Cite
Part of text is missing due to the small size of the preferences window on Write-N-Cite. Please correct the size.
5 votesThank you for your feedback. We are not planning any new development for the WnC feature, as WnC is planned to end by Q2 2025. We recommend using the RefWorks Citation Manager going forward. More information can be found here: https://knowledge.exlibrisgroup.com/RefWorks/Knowledge_Articles/Write-N-Cite_(WnC)_to_RefWorks_Citation_Manager_(RCM)_Migration
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Ignore punctuation in bibliography
The ordering of titles surrounded by inverted commas is separate to those titles that do not have inverted commas, in a bibliography.
Is it possible to ignore the inverted commas so that all titles are listed alphabetically, regardless of punctuation?I have tried ediing the 'title' field in the Bibliography settings but I don't see any option to ignore punctuation here.
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Quick Cite: Support footnotes
Quick Cite does not currently support notes.
5 votesThank you for your valuable feedback. We won't be able to address this idea in our planned roadmap. We are committed to our users and are focusing on current goals and most requested features.
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Plagarism software integration
Integrate RefWorks with Plagarism software so that students do not accidentally plagarize.
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Improving Annotations on iPad
Please include the selecting text and highlighting feature when I use RefWorks on iPad. Currently, there is no way to add comments or highlights for RefWorks on Safari - Ipad.
5 votes
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