Referencing and plagiarism

Keeping track of sources

Reference management software helps you to keep track of your research, create bibliographies or reference lists and share these with others. There are many different reference management products available, free and paid for.

GCU Library subscribes to and provides support for RefWorks.

Main features of RefWorks

• Enables you to import references from most online databases and organise these using folders, and create bibliographies for use in your research.
• RefWorks Quick Cite and the RCM add in for Word allow you to add citations, footnotes and bibliographies to the essay or article as you are writing.
• Save to RefWorks imports a website directly from the browser as a reference.

The RefWorks pages on our website include help with setting up a RefWorks account and learning how to use RefWorks.

Please note: When generating a bibliography or reference list using RefWorks, make sure you choose the correct output style. For most students this will be Cite Them Right, 12th edition - Harvard. If you're not sure which style to use, check your module handbook.

For further help with using RefWorks contact a librarian.