RefWorks
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Automatically download Full Text
Download the Full Text, if it is available, automatically, so there's one less step in the research process.
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Import PMID from PubMed by Save to RefWorks
Please improve Save to RefWorks to import PMID from PubMed.
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Please negate the need for Refworks to require a new tab and login when I export new references from my Institution's database.
I would like all my exported references to default to the Refworks database I already have open at the time.
Each time I export a new reference into Refworks, I am asked to login again which results in multiple Refworks tabs open.58 votesCurrently additional tabs are opened to avoid overwriting any activity in an existing tab. We are looking into changing the implementation to avoid multiple tabs without overwriting.
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Add a ref type for "dissertation"
There is no reference type in RefWorks for dissertations, only theses. In APA style, citations for dissertations and theses are formatted differently so RefWorks should offer an additional reference type.
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Improve print/electronic differentiation in imported book references
The default setting for book imports is for electronic books and it is, in my experience, not apparent to users until an inaccurate bibliography is created.
Perhaps you could:
A) Change the default from electronic to print
B) Bring the 'this is an electronic resource' tick-box to the top of the screen when a user imports a book record.23 votesWe are improving the reference view, including always showing fields that are relevant for the selected reference type. This will address issues raised in this idea.
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can you make it as an add-in for powerpoint?
make refworks compatible with Powerpoint so that works cited can be incorporated into the presentation
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Improve import of author's names
The most common problem we see with the formatting of references is that the author's first and last name are treated as one field, so that the in-text citation would read (Ali Smith, 2017) rather than (Smith, 2017). This happens quite a lot, is there a way to improve the export/importing of author's names?
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Include referring URL or permalink
RefWorks should capture the referring URL or (when coming from an ExL/ProQuest property) the permalink for a record when importing. This would help patrons go back to where they found the item, in case they need more details about it, want to get the item, or want to find other things like it.
14 votesWe are evaluating this feature for 2020 and identifying the top referring sites for which this should be enabled.
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Clear last imported folder when a new import is made
In RefWorks original, when you import a reference set, the Last Imported folder was reset, so only that import is contained in the folder.
Now, "Last Imported" isn't last imported, it's ALL references imported in the last 30 days!
At best, it now requires the additional steps of selecting and clearing references from the so-called last imported folder before you import new references; and if you forget, the old references are left in with the new references, making it harder to work on only the new references.
If you insist on keeping it this way, then rename the folder "Recently…
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Copy and paste ready-material citation style from other Sources
Ready-made citations are provided in some databases. However, there is no 'copy and paste' function in Refworks to import them. The articles from four very popular databases cannot be grabbed by 'Save to Refworks' - Britannica School, Questia, Statista and Discovery Education Streaming. But the databases provide citations, it is ashamed that the data cannot be transferred to Refworks easily.
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Set default folder
How about a feature to set a default folder where refs are uploaded? I'm using the taskbar function to save to RefWorks and I'm required to assign the folder manually from the user interface every time.
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Import citations into multiple projects at once
Please add new function to import citations into multiple projects at once.
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'Create a new account' when linking to New RefWorks for the first time from a search tool (Google Scholar, Primo etc)?
From Google Scholar, Primo etc, when you click on the RefWorks link next to each search record, it takes you to the following page:
https://refworks.proquest.com/combined-export/?groupcode=RWMiddlesexU&detoken=XBLgJo9sJFPnYg1wJ%5B44
If you then select to export to the New Refworks, you are taken to the following page:
https://refworks.proquest.com/login/
However, this is problematic, as it does not offer the opportunity to 'Create a new Account'.
We think that users should be directed to the following URL instead: https://refworks.proquest.com/
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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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Import numerous references that are hard-keyed into a Word document.
Import numerous references that are hard keyed into a Word document.
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online news webpage not taken as per Harvard style
while importing references from online new websites, refworks do capture the references but does not cite the bibliography as per harvard style for webpages accessed online.
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Make 'Save to Refworks' tab more compatible with ProQuest articles
Articles retrieved from ProQuest are interpreted as Web Pages instead of Journal Article and information has to be manually entered.
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Edit author
Sometimes authors have to be entered in manually. This is especially the case when I import PDFs - RefWorks captures the wrong authors. However, it would be easier if we could rearrange the order of authors manually. Currently, if I accidentally delete the first author or skipped a third author, I can't go back and add these authors in their correct order. Instead, I have to re-type all the author names again in the correct order.
Please allow authors to be manually added and allow us to add authors in a specific order/ wherever we click in the author section.
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Include resource types for Interview and Survey
Interview and Survey are 2 very common and popular resources types for student's project. However, they cannot be found on the pull down menu under 'Resources Type".
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Add Line Breaks to New RefWorks
Please add a line break function to the style editor. For those of us that have to submit Working Bibliographies for auditing, it would be great if we were able to export our large amounts of references with the abstract already on the next line as opposed to having to go back and perform line breaks manually after exporting.
6 votes
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