Reference Management
The Library subscribes to Cite Them Right and RefWorks to help you construct and manage your references.
The Library runs workshops on using Cite Them Right and RefWorks. See our library events page for availability and to book.
Sign-in to Cite Them Right - Click Login, select “Keele University” from the institution list and log in with your Keele username and password.
Cite Them Right is an ideal tool to help you construct references for standard resource types, such as: books, ebooks, journals, and journal articles, but also for less common resource types, such as: UK statutes, patents and social networking sites (Instagram, Facebook, etc.)
You can format your references in Harvard, APA, Chicago, OSCOLA, Vancouver and other common styles.
You can also work through a tutorial of 11 topics helping you to understand why referencing is so important; how to avoid plagiarism; and how to insert citations into your text. It’s an ideal resource to help students navigate and reference resources in the modern world. These require you to register for a personal account using your Keele email address.
The Library runs workshops on using Cite Them Right. See our library events page for availability and to book.
Unable to attend? Our interactive online module Manage your references... in a Nutshell introduces you to tools you can use to manage your references and our Creating references using Cite Then Right... in a nutshell video shows you how you can use the online resource Cite Them Right to help you to reference properly in your assignments or research.
Sign-in to RefWorks - Sign-in with your Keele email address and password you created when registering.
Not yet registered? Click Create Account and use your Keele email address to register.
RefWorks is the ideal tool for managing an unlimited number of references. You can export references from all the Library databases including: Library Search, EBSCO, ProQuest, and the Web of Science. You can quickly create a bibliography/list of references from the references imported into your RefWorks library.
The Library runs workshops on using RefWorks. See our library events page for availability and to book.
Unable to attend? Take a look at Getting Started with RefWorks which provides step-by-step guidance on using our reference management software, RefWorks, exporting references from the Library’s databases, and creating a quick bibliography.
For help using RefWorks, email: library.refworks@keele.ac.uk or explore the RefWorks Knowledge Center. For technical support issues with RefWorks, email: refworks.support@exlibrisgroup.com
Leaving Keele? Take RefWorks with you! Sign-up for alumni access: library.refworks@keele.ac.uk.
RefWorks Citation Manager
RefWorks Citation Manager is an add-in installed in Word versions from 2016 onwards, which lets you add references from your RefWorks library directly into a Word document in the citation style you choose.
RefWorks users can install RefWorks Citation Manager into Word 2016, Word 2019 and Word Online. To install it:
- Open Word
- Click Insert and Get Add-ins
- Search Office Add-ins for “RefWorks”
- Click Add for RefWorks Citation Manager
- Once installed, you’ll see RCM as a tab in Word
- Click RCM and then RefWorks Citation Manager to open a sidebar
- Sign-in with your RefWorks account
Take a look at Getting Started with RefWorks for help using RefWorks Citation Manager.
Legacy RefWorks
The Library no longer provides support for Legacy RefWorks. Contact refworks.support@exlibrisgroup.com or visit the Legacy RefWorks Knowledge Center.