What is RefWorks?
RefWorks is a cloud-based citation management tool that organizes and stores citations in your Bowie State RefWorks Institutional account.
As a cloud-based program, RefWorks allows you to share information remotely with your classmates. It is free through the Bowie State University Thurgood Marshall Library.
Through its export and import feature, RefWorks ensures that your citation is accurately punctuated and appears in the correct format.
This LibGuide will show you the following:
1. Start on BSU’s homepage and click “Library” at the top right corner.
2. Click Research Help in the yellow box on the left of the library's page
3. Click BSU Discovery (Primo VE)
4. Click "sign-in" at the top right corner and use you Bowie SSO credentials.
5. Enter your BSU username and password on this screen. You no longer need your 14-digit library card number
6. Make sure you’re signed in by looking for your name at the top right corner and begin your search!
Steps to create a RefWorks account:
1. Click RefWorks
2. Type in your BSU e-mail address and password and click Create Account. Your e-mail becomes your log-in name.
3. You will receive an e-mail activation link to your BSU e-mail address. When you click the link in the activation e-mail, you will be directed back to RefWorks to enter your name, role, and department affiliation. You will be brought directly into your new RefWorks account and ready to begin adding citations into your account.
