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  1. Be able to just hit Enter when using "Search Databases"

    When using "Search Databases" in the basic mode, make it so I can just hit Enter instead of clicking on the magnifying glass to enter my search terms.

    If the magnifying glass is necessary, either move it to the end of the search box or replace it with a blue Search box (as in the Advanced search).

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    0 comments  ·  Search and Deduplication  ·  Admin →

  2. Importing references: Option to save to a specific folder

    Users should have the option to import references directly to a specific folder.

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    2 comments  ·  Importing References  ·  Admin →

  3. Import citations into multiple projects at once

    Please add new function to import citations into multiple projects at once.

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  4. RCM: Add a "Recent" or "Frequently Used" option to help users easily retrieve references that have been recently/frequently used.

    Add a "Recent" or "Frequently Used" option to RCM to help users easily retrieve references that have been recently/frequently used.

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    0 comments  ·  Writing Tools  ·  Admin →

  5. Systematic Review Views

    Like the "Normal" or "Citation" view of the data, provide a Systematic Review view that just shows select fields, like Author and Abstract.

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    3 comments  ·  Organizing References  ·  Admin →

  6. Have the option to input n.d. for an undated article

    When trying to put n.d. into the "date" section of a reference, it just seems to think it is an incorrect input/date and will not allow for this. However, in the real world, quite a few sources from time to time are undated, and this puts a crimp in everything when you cannot put n.d. per APA format. Please add this functionality to either input our own term of n.d. or to select that the source is undated so it can be automatically entered into the reference. Thank you.

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  7. "Refworks Citation Manager (RCM)"

    I would like "Refworks Citation Manager (RCM)" to appear explicitly in Tools / Cite references in the word processor / Microsoft word, since it is surprising not to find this term, because in the videos he is mentioned

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  8. Allow people with whom folders are shared to move references from that folder into its subfolders

    Users with the "Can Modify" permission on a shared folder should be able to move references from the main shared folder into its subfolders

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    0 comments  ·  Organizing References  ·  Admin →

  9. Citation style names need context

    Many citation styles have many different versions (author-date, in-text, footnote) and editions (6th, 7th, 8th). The names in the list make it hard to choose which one is best. Clearer names and more information about the style, including last updated date, perhaps in a "hover" style information box, would help users. It would also be nice to be able to search/browse a list of styles instead of only having an autocomplete search box to find citation styles.

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    Completed  ·  AdminRefworks Admin (Admin, Ex Libris) responded

    Nuanced citation styles list context in name. All styles can be previewed, including example citation and bibliography, in the Citation Style Editor to view details. 

  10. RefWorks libguide - add information on RefWorks Citation Manager

    The RefWorks Libguide only contains information on Write N Cite.

    Please can information on RCM be added, in particular any instructions about software compatibility, especially with Macs?

    We find this libguide essential to point students to for the current info on what is best for their computer.

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  11. Citing pre-prints in RefWorks

    There is a growing interest and use of repositories (like https://arxiv.org/) for publishing these non-peer-reviewed articles and abstracts, especially in the computer science, Physics and other engineering fields. As of today, such an option is not available in the RefWorks.

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    Completed  ·  0 comments  ·  Importing References  ·  Admin →

  12. Suggestion about de-duplicate feature

    After running the duplicate checker, items that result are check-marked by default. In my view, it would be better that none of them are check-marked by default. Then the user can check-mark just the ones they want to delete, without having first to deselect all the items.

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  13. Improve Citation Style Editor

    In the Bibliography Setting for legacy RefWorks, user can add Ref ID field, carriage (with n), or tab (with t ). We hope this function to be added to New RefWorks also.

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  14. Edit Tag Names

    If a tag has a typo or I realize it needs more or less nuance, if would be nice to edit the names of tags instead of just creating a new tag. Creating replacement tags means redundancies or duplicates when I look at the list of tags. Thanks.

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    1 comment  ·  Organizing References  ·  Admin →

  15. Ability to copy metadata from the deduplication page

    It is currently impossible to copy any metadata from the deduplication page, yet it can be useful in doubtful cases to copy a DOI to verify it is correct, etc (I have just found a couple of duplicates that had the same reference but different DOIs: one of the two is somehow broken and non-existent. I had to write down on paper the two DOIs and then type them by hand in order to check the situation)

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  16. Allow page numbers to be included in in-text citation for books in Google Doc AddOn

    It is currently not possible to add a specific page number or page range to an in-text citation when citing pages from a book. It is very common to need to cite particular pages, rather than a full book, so I expect this feature would be widely welcomed and used. Thank you!

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    0 comments  ·  Writing Tools  ·  Admin →

  17. ISBN/ISSN, authors can be used to retrieve auto-cite metadata for manual input

    More criteria are recommended for retrieving metadata for auto-cite. ISBN, ISSN and authors are common. This will empower the auto-cite capability and save a lot of time for the researchers.

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    0 comments  ·  Importing References  ·  Admin →

  18. Diacritic characters

    Fix the problem diacritic characters. It was promised last year but still é or ä etc. have to be corrected manually.

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    Completed  ·  0 comments  ·  Importing References  ·  Admin →

  19. Citation Sort Order: Author and Date Descending

    In the citation settings, where you have the sort order - Can you please add the option to Author and Descending

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    0 comments  ·  Writing Tools  ·  Admin →

  20. Easily Recognizable APA 7 Standard Format

    When selecting APA 6 for the RefWorks bibliography, you see a standard option and other variations.
    • APA 6th - American Psychological Association, 6th Edition
    • APA 6th - Annotated with Abstracts - American Psychological Association, 6th Edition
    • APA 6th - Annotated with Abstracts - No Title Casing Applied - American Psychological Association, 6th Edition
    • APA 6th - No Title Casing Applied - American Psychological Association, 6th Edition
    • APA 6th - No Title Casing Applied, New DOI - American Psychological Association, 6th Edition

    When selecting APA 7, no standard/basic option is indicated.
    According to section 9.34 of…

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