RefWorks and Other WebBased Bibliographic Citation Management Tools:

1
A New Service Opportunity for Libraries

• RefWorks and Other Web-Based Bibliographic
  Citation Management Tools

TODD HANNON, MLS Oregon Health and Science
University
2
OVERVIEW
Web-Based Bib. ToolsOpportunity Knocks
RefWorks The OHSU RefWorks Experience Bib.
Management Meets Social Networking
3
QUESTION
Is providing web-based bibliographic management
tools an appropriate role for libraries?
3
4

You Betcha! Heres why
5
ADJECTIVES USED TO DESCRIBE LIBRARIES

Tedious, overwhelming, time-consuming, boring,
low tech, limited, dated, old-fashioned, archaic,
dull, antiquated, inconvenient, difficult, slow
Source OCLCs Perceptions of Libraries and
Information Resources (2005) http//www.oclc.org/r
eports/2005perceptions.htm
6
OHSU LIBRARY USER COMMENTS REGARDING REFWORKS
Its so incredibly fast. It has made writing
papers 100 times easier. Its very
user-friendly and its free. RefWorks is very
powerful. You can access it from anywhere.

7
BRIDGING THE GAP IN LIBRARY SERVICES THE
LIFECYCLE OF RESEARCH
Topic Development

Writing, Publishing
The Search
Evaluation
Information Retrieval
8
WEB-BASED BIB MANAGEMENT TOOLS
Provide Opportunity To

• Meet users where they are (on the Web)
• Bridge gap in library service
• Help stretch the perception of libraries

9
ADVANTAGES OF WEB-BASED BIB TOOLS

Free to users Use not limited to one
computer User can access via PC or Mac
Facilitates collaboration via shared references
Automatic updates
10
DISADVANTAGES

Data stored in remote location Requires
internet access for use
11
A Closer Look at RefWorks
12
CREATING AN ACCOUNT
13
ADDING REFERENCES MANUALLY
14
ADDING REFERENCES MANUALLY
15
IMPORTING REFERENCES FROM DATABASES
16
IMPORTING REFERENCES FROM DATABASES
17
IMPORTING REFERENCES FROM DATABASES
18
IMPORTING REFERENCES FROM DATABASES
19
IMPORTING REFERENCES FROM DATABASES
20
IMPORTING REFERENCES FROM DATABASES
21
IMPORTING REFERENCES FROM DATABASES
22
WRITING AND CITING WITH REFWORKS
23
WRITING AND CITING WITH REFWORKS
24
WRITING AND CITING WITH REFWORKS
25
WRITING AND CITING WITH REFWORKS
26
WRITING AND CITING WITH REFWORKS
27
WRITING AND CITING WITH REFWORKS
28
The OHSU RefWorks Experience
29
REFWORKS AT OHSU
247 registered users 35,470 references
30
REFWORKS AT OHSU
Who uses RefWorks (Status) Graduate Students
30 Undergraduates 27 Faculty 23
Other 11 Researchers 9
31
REFWORKS AT OHSU
RefWorks Users by Discipline Nursing 39
Medicine 36 Science Technology 13
Other 12
32
THE OHSU REFWORKS SURVEY
WHO RefWorks use within last 12 months
(172) RESPONSE RATE 27
33
THE OHSU REFWORKS SURVEY
OVERALL SATISFACTION
Less than 5 expressed dissatisfaction Nearly
70 are very or moderately satisfied
34
THE OHSU REFWORKS SURVEY
HOW TOOL IS USED
Store and organize citations 74 Create
bibliographies 67
35
THE OHSU REFWORKS SURVEY
OTHER TOOLS USED
Nearly 40 also use EndNote 54 use RefWorks
exclusively
36
THE OHSU REFWORKS SURVEY
WOULD YOU LIKE REFWORKS TRAINING?
48 said yes and provided e-mail address
37
Bibliographic Management Meets Social Networking
CiteULike http//www.citeulike.org Connotea
http//connotea.org
38
CITEULIKE
39
CITEULIKE
40
CONNOTEA
41
CONNOTEA
42
CONCLUSION AND QUESTIONS
TODD HANNON, MLS Reference Instruction
Librarian Oregon Health Science University
Library Research Reference Department P.O. Box
573, Portland, OR 97207-0573 P 503.494.3474 F
503.494.3322 hannont_at_ohsu.edu