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RefWorks: How to Log In To Your Account

RefWorks is a tool that you can use to keep track of your sources, generate in-text citations, and create a bibliography for your research projects.

UPEI students, faculty and staff have access to RefWorks both on and off campus. You can log in to RefWorks with your regular UPEI username and password.

To start, click on the RefWorks tab on the Robertson Library Homepage.

The RefWorks link is below the main search box, between Reserves and Grammarly

How to Choose a Search Tool (Database)

If your paper/project is:

Small (5 pages and under), regardless of topic: use Academic Search Complete or OneSearch Lite

Finding Company Information: Business Source Complete (Tutorial)

Example #1

  • Click on "Company Information" in either the top banner or under "Browse", on the right-hand side.

 

  • Enter the company name, and click on "Search".

Email Articles (EBSCOhost) (Tutorial)

Search - Refine a Search Using Subject Headings (Tutorial)

 

Search Basics (Tutorial)

Search the Guardian or Journal Pioneer using Eureka (formerly Newscan) (Tutorial)

Before you start searching Eureka we recommend reviewing the tips below. Basic search functionality in Eureka is intuitive, but some features of its interface are unusual.

RefWorks - About, Guides, FAQ, and Help

What is RefWorks?

RefWorks is a web-based reference management tool that you can use to:

Tours, Tutorials, & Quizzes

#database_tutorialsWatch tutorials and web tours to learn more about Robertson Library and its services

Check@UPEI (Tutorial)

A tutorial on how to use the check at UPEI button for full text articles

Find Articles (Tutorial)

Articles in journals and magazines are not listed in the library catalogue - you will have to use a different resource such as an article database (or article index). An article database allows you to search hundreds of journals at the same time.

Call Numbers, How to Read (Tutorial)

Learn how to read call numbers at Robertson Library, a tutorial is also available