RefWorks: Sharing and Collaborating

Each person you share your collection with will need a RefWorks account created prior to sharing in order to view your research .

1. Click on then "Share folder" OR  

2. Select the folder to be shared and with whom you will share it.

3. Choose "Create Public URL"  to share the contents of folders with others who do not have a RefWorks account or enter the email addresses for who you want to share the folder. For each address, select whether the user:

• Can read – Read references only.

• Can annotate – Read and add comments and highlights to references.

• Can modify – Add and remove references, add notes to references, and read and annotate attached supported PDF files.

Share your Google Doc with anyone who has a RefWorks account and in addition to adding and editing text to your document, they can also add in-text citations and footnotes from their RefWorks account.   You can even collaborate using the same set of references by sharing your RefWorks collection with your collaborators. 

Note:  Anyone you share with can also delete in-text citations you’ve included in your document, however, they cannot delete references from your RefWorks account.  

Any additions, changes or deletions you make in your RefWorks account are automatically synched with the Google Docs Add-on. 

Note:  Changes are NOT made to any in-text citations or the bibliography in your document.

Installing the Google Docs Add-on for RefWorks

1. Open a blank document and Click on Extensions. Choose “Add-ons”, “Get Add-ons” and search for “RefWorks Citation Manager”.  
2. Click on  then install.
3.  Fill out the form.