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  1. Filter records with attachments

    Enable users to search for records which have an attachment(s).

    3 votes
    0 comments  ·  Other  ·  Admin →

  2. I would suggest offering individual accounts.

    I have now used Refworks at 2 different institutions in 2 different states for over a decade. I love it and it is all I have ever used. I do worry, though, about losing access to thousands of references if the institution I am currently accessing it through decides to go with a different platform or vendor.

    8 votes
    1 comment  ·  Other  ·  Admin →

  3. Improve CTR Harvard

    Being reluctant to create an institutional version of CTR Harvard, can the RefWorks supplied version of CTR Harvard be improved to make it more accurate? eg by making book/article titles sentence cased? or by the making the journal title, title cased? This is already done for APA.

    4 votes
    1 comment  ·  Other  ·  Admin →
    Already Supported  ·  AdminRefworks Admin (Admin, Ex Libris) responded

    RefWorks offers settings for casing: UPPERCASE, lowercase, Title Case, and Sentence case. More information can be found here: https://knowledge.exlibrisgroup.com/RefWorks/Product_Documentation/RefWorks_User_Guide/0900_Managing_Citation_Styles#Field_Parameters

    Please, contact Tech Support for further assistance.

  4. Create Bibliography Using Sources From Multiple Folders

    I would like to utilize subfolders for a literature review based on themes. However, I confirmed with support that there is no way to select sources from multiple folders when using the "Create Bibliography" feature. This would be a helpful feature to add.

    2 votes
    1 comment  ·  Other  ·  Admin →
    Already Supported  ·  AdminShalhevet Bar-Asher (VP, Research Information Management, Ex Libris) responded

    While you can’t select references from multiple folders there are two ways to create such a bibliography:
    1. Select Create Bibliography from the All References tab and not from a specific folder.
    2. Create a new folder and copy to it all relevant references (this is similar to My List in legacy RefWorks with the added benefit that it won’t be cleared when you logout, as is the case with My List).

  5. Viewing abstracts at once when folder is shared

    In Legacy RefWorks, when you share a folder with a patron, they have the option of viewing the full reference which will show the abstract. In New RefWorks, those who you share the folder with cannot customize their view. They have to click on each abstract to view each abstract.

    1 vote
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  6. ¿Cómo se puede volver a la página inicial estando en una carpeta? Debería estar claro el camino mediante una pestaña o un enlace.

    Estando en una carpeta no se ve con facilidad cómo volver a la página de inicio de la cuenta personal. Yo al menos no he encontrado el camino. Creo que ese problema se resolvería colocando una pestaña o un link que con hacer clic en él nos devolviese al inicio.

    1 vote
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  7. Add APA 7

    Please update the Refworks Database to include the new APA 7 style for citations

    1 vote
    2 comments  ·  Other  ·  Admin →

  8. Empower Users to Continue Access to Data Post-Graduation

    Logging in using institutional Shibboleth is easiest for the majority of users. However, this method of authentication only works so long as they continue their institutional affiliation. Please design a way for users to select their login preferences after the initial account creation, in order to offer users the option to change their sign-in to an email address and password of their choice. This will help them continue access post-graduation, which is particularly important for graduate students.

    1 vote
    0 comments  ·  Other  ·  Admin →
    Already Supported  ·  AdminShalhevet Bar-Asher (VP, Research Information Management, Ex Libris) responded

    In the login screen users can log in with their email and password or by selecting their institution from the drop down list (Shibboleth). If they left the institution they should simply use their email and password (defined when they initially created the account). They can change the email address associated with their account under Settings (to a non-institutional email), and if they forgot the password they originally defined they can click on Forgot Password.

  9. I would appreciate if you could tell me how to install a style from CSL and how to create or modify a style

    I would appreciate if you could tell me how to install a style from CSL and how to create or modify a style

    2 votes
    4 comments  ·  Other  ·  Admin →

  10. allow people to create public bibliographies

    like zotero allows

    2 votes
    0 comments  ·  Other  ·  Admin →
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