Finding References in your RefWorks Account

There are three ways to search your RefWorks database: Quick Search, Advanced Search, and Look Up Indexes.

Quick Search
Use the Quick Search feature as a search of all fields. To produce maximum results, all search terms entered are connected by the Boolean connector OR. In addition, searches retrieve embedded terms — a search for “art” retrieves references with “heart,” “part,” etc. The results of a Quick Search are always ranked by relevancy.

1. Enter search terms in the Search RefWorks box.
2. Click on GO.
3. Results are displayed with the search terms highlighted.

Advanced Search
Advanced Search makes it easy to perform field-specific searches (e.g., author, title, keyword), construct Boolean queries (i.e., AND, OR, NOT), and limit the search to a specific folder(s). The results of an Advanced Search are displayed alphabetically by author, with the search terms highlighted.

1. Click on the Search drop down menu and select Advanced.
2. Enter search terms and corresponding fields into the Advanced Search menu. 
3. Connect the terms by using the Boolean operators. 
4. Select All References or specific folders to search. 
5. Click on Search.