COM 501 Fall 2014 Library Session

Welcome to the Michael Schwartz Library!

COM 501Jian

Sept. 18th, 2014 6pm

OverviewRefWorksBooksArticlesSearch

StrategiesWork time

Library PIN Set-Up

Library PIN Set-Up At the box on the left, click on the link My

Account to create a PIN. Type your name and CSU ID number in the

appropriate boxes. Leave the PIN field blank. Click the Submit button. Two blank boxes will

appear in the lower right section of the screen.

As with any PIN, type in the PIN and then type it again for verification. A PIN may be a combination of 4 or more letters or numbers.

Setting Up RefWorks

Setting up RefWorks

From the Library homepage, click on RefWorks.

Under Information for First Time Users, click on "Login to RefWorks".

Click on Sign up for a New Account.Fill in form on the Left, choosing your own

user name and password.You must include an e-mail address.

Setting Up Folders in RefWorks

From the main RefWorks page, click on New Folder.

Type in the name of your research (or any topic you would like).

Your folder is now created.There is no limit to the number of folders

that you can create, so go ahead and create another one.

Books: Using Scholar

Books

Books

Books

BooksWhat if CSU doesn’t have it?

OHIOLinkInterlibrary LoanWorldCat

Exporting Book Citations to RefWorks

Search the SCHOLAR catalog.Select items by clicking on the Save

Citation button or by checking items in the Mark Citation column.

When you are finished searching, click on the View Saved button.

Exporting Book Citations to RefWorks

Select End-Note/RefWorks under Format of List.

Select Local Disk under Send List To.Mark the citations to export under Your

List of Saved Records.Click on the Submit button.Click on Save File in the Opening

export.txt box. Save the document as a Text (.txt) File.

Exporting Book Citations to RefWorks

Go to RefWorks.Under References, click on Import.For Import Filter/Data Source, select

Cleveland State University.For Database, select Cleveland State

University [innovative interfaces (Endnote/RefWorks Format)].

Exporting Book Citations to RefWorks

Under Import Data from the following Text File, click on Browse to locate the file, select the file and

click on Open, and then click on Import.

On the next screen, click on View Last Imported Folder.

Exporting Book Citations to RefWorks

Click on Edit to add missing information if necessary.

Select citations, select the folder where you want to add then and then remove them from the Last Imported Folder.

Articles: Using Databases

Articles

Articles

Articles

Exporting Articles to RefWorks

1. Search the database.2. Save items to the folder by clicking Add to Folder.3. When you are finished searching, click on the Folder tab at the top of the page to view the saved items.

Exporting Articles to RefWorks

4. Select the citations that you want to export to RefWorks.5. Click the Export  icon on the right.(You may also use this icon from within the record for a particular article.)6. Select Direct Export to RefWorks.7. Click Save.

Exporting Articles to RefWorks

8. RefWorks will open, or you will be prompted to log in to RefWorks.9. Citations will be stored in the Last imported Folder.10. Select citations, select the folder where you want to add them, and then remove them from the Last Imported folder.

Search Strategies Review

What strategies for searching have we talked about in class?

Search Strategies Review

1. Keyword Brainstorming Activities

2. Boolean Search Operators3. Subject Headings4. References List

Creating a Bibliography in RefWorks

Creating a Bibliography in RefWorksClick the button for Create Bibliography or

click the tab for Bibliography and then click on Create.

Select an output style--the style guide that you require, or a specific journal.

Under Format a Bibliography from a List of References, select the File type (probably Word for Windows).

Creating a Bibliography in RefWorks

For the drop-down menu for References to Include, select one of your folders to use for the bibliography.

Click Create Bibliography.A small window opens in the lower right

corner of your screen with a download prompt.

Creating a Bibliography in RefWorks

Follow the click here prompt to view your bibliography.

Check the bibliography for errors and then save the bibliography. Copy and paste to the end of your paper, unless you are using Write-N-Cite.

Wrap-UpPlease email me at

a.goodsett@csuohio the following: Your completed bibliography created

with RefWorks One thing you found especially helpful

about this library session One thing you wish we had talked

about more in this library session.

Questions? Mandi Goodsetta.goodsett@csuohio.edu

216-802-3362