Output style with user fields added to the EUR-RefWorks-accounts

We recieved some questions about the use of the user fields in RefWorks. You have 15 User fields to which you can add personal notes and comments. They are called ‘User fied 1′, ‘User field 2′, etc. but you can change these names in the Customize section of your RefWorks-account (go to Tools and choose Customize).

But, some users have asked, how can I see my user fields directly, without having to use Full View? Well, it’s possible. You have to make your own output-style, add user fields as required items in this output-style, and then add your new style to the menu behind ‘Switch to’ (where you can choose Standard View, One Line/Cite View and Full View; click here for more information). However, that’s a lot of work.

So, we made a start for you: the output-style ‘Standard view with user fields’ is added to all EUR-RefWorks accounts. It’s based on the Standard View, but only the reference types Generic, Book Whole, Book Edited, Book Section and Journal article are defined. It looks like this:

You can make changes to it, for example add the names you’ve given to the User fields. More information about making output styles is available in the help-section of RefWorks, click here.

RefWorks april 2009 Upgrade

In April, RefWorks has released a feature upgrade to the program. The most important changes are:

1. Folder creating change: After creating a new folder, you will now be returned to whatever page you were on before the folder was created, as opposed to remaining on the Create New Folder page. This enhancement makes it easier to get back to what you were originally working on prior to creating a folder.
2. Ability to Include OpenURL Links in Bibliographies: RefWorks has added a new capability that allows any output style to be configured to include dynamically created OpenURL links in bibliography formatting. This new option is available within the Output Style Editor. You will now find an Add OpenURL Link to Output option listed in the Fields for this Type column. Simply add this field to any defined reference type (like you would with any other field) and when you format a paper, the OpenURL link (based on your Organization’s OpenURL definition) is automatically created and inserted with the bibliography. For the EUR this is 360Link.

Output stijl gebaseerd op Leidraad voor juridische ateurs

Ik heb geprobeerd een eigen output style te maken voor RefWorks, gebaseerd op de Leidraad voor juridische auteurs (2007). Op dit moment zijn de reference types Book (whole), Book (section), Journal article, Newspaper article, Case/Court Decisions en Generic gedefinieerd.

Wilt u deze stijl bekijken? Klik dan hier.  Achter ‘Switch to’ kunt u kiezen voor “Leidraad” om te zien hoe de referenties eruit zien in die stijl.

Als u de stijl wilt toevoegen aan uw lijst van favorieten, stuur dan een berichtje naar de ‘Database owner’, die mogelijkheid is te vinden onder Help > E-mail Database Owner.  U krijgt dan een bestandje toegestuurd dat u kunt toevoegen aan uw eigen RefWorks account. Via E-mail Database Owner kunt u ook opmerkingen en aanvullingen doorgeven aan de maker van de output style.

Als de stijl goed genoeg is om te gebruiken, dan zal hij worden toegevoegd aan alle RefWorks-accounts van EUR-studenten en -medewerkers.