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Change Write-n-Cite 4.5 so that multiple authors with the same surname are distinguished by a suffix (a,b etc) on the date.
WnC 4.5 deals with authors that have the same surname differently to WnC 4.4. Our style is based on a version of Harvard and in WnC 4.4 in text citations for authors with the same surname are given the suffix of a,b etc onto the date e.g: (Smith, 2008a), (Smith, 2008b) to distinguish them. In the new version (4.5) if these authors have different initials, then that is added into the citation e.g: (A. Smith, 2008), (B. Smith, 2008).
If the citations in question have different years - then initials are added to that as well e.g: (A. Smith, 2008),…
57 votesI’m happy to update that author disambiguation was included in the April release, and is available under Create Bibliography in RefWorks. An upcoming release will include it in RCM as well. We are looking to have WnC “inherit” this setting from RefWorks in a later release.
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Sort Folders Automatically by Alphabet
Please add a function/button that automatically and alphabetically sorts the folders. I understand that we can manually organize our folders, but with large libraries, an auto-sort feature will be a helpful and efficient feature.
54 votesI am happy to update that as of the June release, folders can be sorted alphabetically, in addition to customer sorting. Default sorting for new users and new projects will be alphabetical. Existing projects will maintain their custom sorting, and users can toggle to alphabetical sorting with the new sort button.
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Add Global edit
legacy Refworks has global edit function, so I can edit language field at once. Thus, it is good for if my output style has two definition for different languages. However, New RefWorks has bulk edit function as similar as Global edit, but there is no function for editing languages filed.
27 votesI am happy to update that the following fields were added to the bulk edit feature as part of the February RefWorks release:
Authors
Language
Reference Type
Title
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Show reference numbers
In old RefWorks references were numbered. It is still necessary.
26 votesThis feature was released in the Oct 2018 version.
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25 votes
This was completed in the October Release.
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Show all fields included in a resource type on the edit screen
Currently RefWorks only shows certain fields when you edit references, it would be better if it showed all fields for that type of resource that are defined in the style
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allow sorting of references
When viewing references, allow sorting options by date, author(s), title, etc.
20 votesReferences may be sorted in Table View (and all other views) by Date added, Date modified, Date published, Title, Author or RefID. Ordering may be in descending or ascending order. Page display limit is 2000, but now all references are sorted.
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Sort by Date on Table View
We would like to sort references by data when we display RefWorks on table view.
15 votesReferences may be sorted in Table View (and all other views) by Date added, Date modified, Date published, Title, Author or RefID. Ordering may be in descending or ascending order. Page display limit is 2000, but now all references are sorted.
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Ability to de-duplicate shared folders
It would be extremely useful to be able to de-duplicate shared folders, as students in my organization typically use shared folders to individually search for resources for a group project. The ability to de-duplicate the folder after the research portion of the project is over would be immediately helpful.
12 votesRefWorks is pleased to announce this idea was implemented in the November 2022 release.
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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.
10 votesTable view was added in the Sept 2018 release.
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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
10 votesUsers may assign references to 'modify access' shared folder and subfolders.
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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.
9 votesTag names may be edited today by using Bulk Edit option.
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Citations need to be black
when copy the references from the bibliography, the references are "dark grey" instead of black. It makes it troublesome to go through all the references by hand, and highlight all the references and change it to black. This is because in some formats, it includes the URL, which should be in "blue". Therefore, it is quite annoying to do so, and quite honestly, defeats the purpose of having a reference manager.
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Include sort by date published in normal and table view please
Sort by date published in normal and table view please
3 votesThe feature was implemented in September 2023
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Displaying folders in own citation style
In RefWorks legacy, you could immediately see which folders a reference was in. – No matter in which view the references were output on the screen.
Now this works only in Normal or Full View.This display would also be very useful in self-created citation styles, especially if a reference has been saved in multiple folders.
3 votesThis feature is included in the April 9. 2024 release. All views display Folders labels.
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Always accurate display of results and associated folders
Unfortunately, in the advanced search, the result display (in my own citation view) does not show the exact hit for each reference (e.g. 1 of 27) and the folder(s) the reference is in.
In RefWorks legacy this was the case and extremely helpful to us.
Will these features still be implemented?I think it is a pity that the folder display is now only in normal or full view.
3 votesAdvanced search result page shows # of # of results indication on top of the page. Click on "Customize" in upper right corner of page to select whether you would like to show Folder(s).
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Reference Types
List the reference types in alphabetical order. The drop down list to denote Ref Type is random and not alphabetical.
2 votesI’m happy to update this was done in the April release.
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Archival material
Would you please consider creating a reference type for "archival material?" I'm doing a fair amount of primary source research in archives and whatnot and it would be awesome to have an appropriate reference type in RW.
2 votesRefWorks added Archival Material reference type in December 2022: https://knowledge.exlibrisgroup.com/RefWorks/Release_Notes/RefWorks_Release_Information/060_2022_RefWorks_Release_Information#New_Reference_Types_Added
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Configure the "Citation View" "Settings" icon (the "Gear") to function in the Firefox browser
The "Settings" gear icon in the "Citation View" does not function in the Firefox browser, i.e., the "Gear" icon does not respond to a mouse click. This feature works in Chrome as described in the User Guide and, once set using Chrome, displays the Citation Style selected using the Chrome browser.
1 voteI am pleased to update that this bug has been resolved.
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Assign custom sorting: chronologically, but in 17th ed. Chicago Style-Notes and Bib
While I want my entries to remain in Chicago Style, sometimes it is helpful to sort chronologically, but in more detail than RW currently allows which is only by year then author. I want to order the list more accurately: Year Ascending; Month Ascending; Day Ascending; Author; Title. I realize I can reorder the fields to begin with the full date, but then they are not in Chicago Style. How can I reorder the citations to be truly chronological (as I will have multiple dates within each year), without changing the Chicago Style order of each field?
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