Citation Tools

RefWorks is a cloud-based tool for managing citations and creating bibliographies. Through a subscription, the GW Libraries makes RefWorks available to all current students, faculty, and staff at the University. And as a GW alum, your RefWorks account follows you when you leave GW, for free, for as long as the University continues to subscribe to RefWorks. See this guide for more information, and view helpful videos on the RefWorks YouTube channel. Use these links to create your account and log in:

The current version of RefWorks is v.3, sometimes still called "New RefWorks." The previous version, RefWorks v.2, called "Legacy RefWorks" or "Classic RefWorks," has been shut down by the provider.

• New! RefWorks Quick Start Guide
• RefWorks User Guide
• Adding references to RefWorks
• Importing references from other citation managers
• Tools to connect RefWorks to MS Word: which one should you use?
  • (Short version: if you use Word 2016 or later, use RefWorks Citation Manager)
• RefWorks Write-n-Cite plugin for MS Word
• RefWorks Citation Manager plugin for MS Word
• RefWorks add-on for Google Docs
• Sharing and collaborating in RefWorks
• The RefWorks YouTube Channel

• Working on collaborative bibliographies/research projects
• Organizing content in a variety of ways
• Storing thousands of citations in the cloud

Here is a comparison chart of how RefWorks stacks up against other citation management software.