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Improve sensitivity of deduplication function
I find that even if I use all the deduplication choices "Exact match", "Close match" and "Legacy close match", there are still many duplicates left. I would like a more sensitive deduplication function.
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Enable search of shared Folders
Searching inside Refworks does not find records in Folders that I Joined in the Sharing area.
Only records in my own account are found by the search. Neither Insitutional nor individually Shared folders can be searched.
The usefulness of Sharing is much less when users can't find what they need in the folder.
7 votesThis is supported as of September 2023 release: https://knowledge.exlibrisgroup.com/RefWorks/Release_Notes/RefWorks_Release_Information/050_2023_RefWorks_Release_Information#Ability_to_Search_Shared_Folders
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Cite them right 12th edition
For a subscription service I don't feel you are current. However free alternative reference tools have managed to be more current.
7 votesRefWorks added Cite Them Right 12th Edition citation style in our December 2022 release: https://knowledge.exlibrisgroup.com/RefWorks/Release_Notes/RefWorks_Release_Information/060_2022_RefWorks_Release_Information#New_Citation_Styles
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don't automatically add a bibliography!
I use google docs to write my papers and find it really annoying that RefWorks automatically adds a bibliography entry when I'm adding a reference. Footnotes are included in my institution's word count, but the bibliography is not, so when the bib is automatically added it disrupts my word count and makes it harder to quickly see where I'm up to. Is there any way I can turn this feature off and then just install the bibliography when I've finished the paper? thanks!
7 votesI’m happy to notify that the updated RCM version is now available in the Microsoft store; it allows users to turn the bibliography on or off at any time. Users who have previously installed RCM will automatically be updated to the new version.
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Allow searching by PMID in PubMed
It would be helpful to be able to search by PMID when searching PubMed through RefWorks (i.e. through the "search databases" button on the left side of the screen). Sometimes we are searching for specific articles and have the PMID so that would save us time.
7 votesRefWorks is happy to notify you that you may use PMID or PMCID when seearching in PubMed via the Search Databases feature.
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References Created per Month in new Refworks
The "References Created per Month" statistics are offered by Legacy RefWorks but not by New RefWorks. These statistics are really useful to evaluate the RefWorks usage in our libraries and they are the more important for us.
We like to have these statistics in New Refworks too.
7 votesI am happy to update that number of references created per month will now be included in usage reports provided by the RefWorks team (they can be requested via your RefWorks CRM). This data will be added to the Admin area of RefWorks at a later time.
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Offer Sensitive and Specific deduplication algorithms instead of New and Legacy
New RefWorks presently offers a choice of two deduplication algorithms that work differently. They find comparable numbers of duplicates, but they do not find the same duplicates. Users have to run both algorithms to find the maximum number of duplicates.
Users would be better off if the choices were between a high-sensitivity search (flag any duplicate picked up by either algorithm) and a high-specificity search (flag only those duplicates picked up by both algorithms).
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Change "Select All" to read "Select All ON THIS PAGE" when moving citations from Last Imported
When moving citations from Last Imported to a folder, the default option is to "Select all" but that wording is misleading - it only selects the citations shown on the page, which defaults to 50. If you just imported 51 citations, "Select All" doesn't actually select all, it selects only the first 50.
5 votesThis change was made in the July 2019 RefWorks release.
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Share entire project in New REFworks
Share entire project in New REFworks
Legacy RefWorks allows you to share an entire project.
It is great that we now have the ability to have projects in the new format, but right now you can only share folders. Sharing an entire project would be helpful for many of us!5 votesHappy to update that Project Sharing is supported as of the May 7 2019 release. Please visit the Knowledge Center for release notes and documentation: https://knowledge.exlibrisgroup.com/RefWorks
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RefWorks API documentation
We urgently need to see the API documentation for ProQuest RefWorks so that we can create our own export function for our library catalogue (Koha).
The 'Save to RefWorks' button does not work for Koha so we have no option other than to create our own embedded export feature. Our developers cannot do this without the API documentation.
5 votesI am happy to update that the RefWorks APIs were released as part of the RefWorks April monthly release. Refer to the release notes in the following link for additional information: https://knowledge.exlibrisgroup.com/RefWorks/Release_Notes/RefWorks_Release_Information/070_2021_RefWorks_Release_Information
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Admin: sort users by date last active
Admin view of users - shoul dbe able to sort by any column AND download to excel/csv
5 votesI’m happy to update that with the recent June release, admins can now export a user data csv file. The data can then be sorted or filtered in excel as needed.
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RefWorks now offers option to ignore exact duplicates during import.
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Update folder counts upon import
Currently, after importing references from a file and specifying a folder location, the folder count isn't updated until a browser refresh. This can be troublesome because it then prompts to (re)import the folder.
4 votesAdded with April 9, 2024 release.
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Adding more citation styles
Our users are requesting the addition of a new style : Pontifical Gregorian University (Italian) style to Refwork's list of supported styles.
4 votesThis CSL style is now supported in RefWorks.
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Deduplicate more than 2000 references simultaneously
Enable deduplication of larger numbers of references than is currently possible
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Please make it possible to move large numbers of references from the last import page to a folder, all at once
I have just imported 7600 references that I want to put all into the same folder (working on a systematic review). I can only move small quantities at a time as the select all features is limited to the records displayed. Selecting "display 2000 records" causes refworks to crash.
4 votesReferences may be assigned to specific folder during import. RefWorks also allows new folder creation during import to easily assign references during import.
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Enable users to remove an attachment (PDF or other) from a record. When an attachment is added in error, this is a problem.
Enable users to remove an attachment (PDF or other) from a record. When an attachment is added in error, this is a problem, and the user's only recourse if to delete the record and start over.
4 votesAttachments may be deleted in the Reference Editor pane by clicking "x" next to attachment name.
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promotional materials
A nice on-boarding idea: How about some promotional materials for new REFworks subscribers? We have a resource fair in the fall and would love to have something tangible to hand to students to promote this awesome product. :)
3 votesPromotional materials can be downloaded from the following link. Additional resources will be added in the next few months. https://knowledge.exlibrisgroup.com/RefWorks/Product_Materials/Resources%2F%2FSupport
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Make your system accept my acceptance of the new terms and stop it reappearing on every single page with a threat to delete the account!
Please please fix this
3 votesThis has been resolved in the past. If you encounter this again please open a support case at the following link: https://supportcase.exlibrisgroup.com/?product=Refworks
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Allow users to link their ProQuest MyResearch account to New RefWorks
At the moment, you can only link the two if you have an account in the old RefWorks.
3 votesI am happy to update that this has been completed. MyResearch users who have a (new) RefWorks account can link their accounts. Refer to the release notes for more information: https://knowledge.exlibrisgroup.com/RefWorks/Release_Notes/RefWorks_Release_Information/070_2021_RefWorks_Release_Information#Integration_between_RefWorks_and_My_Research
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