Posted on November 17th, 2011 by Paul Stainthorp
The switchover date has passed, and you should now find that the new RefWorks 2.0 is now your ‘default’ view of RefWorks.
(Don’t worry if you still pine for the old ‘classic’ version of RefWorks – you can still switch back if you want to, until the end of 2011. In the new year, the old RefWorks will disappear for good.)
The Library has prepared these four detailed help guides for people getting to grips with RefWorks 2.0:
*N.B. RefWorks are releasing a new version of Write-N-Cite soon.
For help with using RefWorks, please email: RefWorks@lincoln.ac.uk
Tags: 2.0, databases, export, folders, help guides, library catalogue, reference management, RefWorks, sharing, transition, WnC, Write-N-Cite
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Posted on November 17th, 2011 by Paul Stainthorp
I’ve had a useful meeting with my new boss to agree my priorities for the next 12 months of development work in the Library. Here are my top 4, in order of importance.
- Discovery selection & implementation;
- JISC Orbital project (0.3FTE) – based mainly in CERD until March 2013;
- Possible JISC-funded Jerome follow-on work;
- Development of the Lincoln Repository – working closely with the Library Institutional Repository Officer (BJ), the Research & Enterprise Office + the subject librarians on the following areas:
- Metadata workflow and service development
- Advocacy/training
- Building a “Research Showcase”
- CRIS-like development, bibliometrics, and supporting the REF
- Developing staff profiles on the University’s website
- E-theses
- Helpdesk integration (…possibly)
The following are projects—part of the current Library I.T. strategy—that I’ll contribute to but probably won’t lead, and/or work that’s going on in the background that I need to stay abreast of:
- Reading list development (project);
- Authentication (project);
- Participation in various JISC working groups as well as UKCoRR and LISN;
- Working with the Acquisitions team on new team rôles/areas of work;
- Monitoring and guiding e-resource management (ERM), authentication, and responding to user problems (this area of work will be looked after day-to-day by the Library (E-resources) Assistant (EV), supported by other staff, as part of the cover for my JISC project work);
- Supporting the subject librarian for technology in a review of the Library’s presence on the University Portal;
- Supporting the subject librarians in promoting and supporting the use of RefWorks 2.0;
- Supporting the HELS in administering copyright/digitisation services and the use of Blackboard.
- Initiating a new CALM user group.
- Co-ordinating LIG (the Library Innovation Group).
- Participating in the work of LNCD.
G’won then: what have I forgotten about?
Tags: 2.0, acquisitions, advocacy, authentication, Bev Jones, bibliometrics, Blackboard, copyright, CRIS, digitisation, discovery, e-theses, Elif Varol, ERM, HELS, Jerome, JISC, Lincoln Repository, LISN, Orbital, Portal, priorities, projects, reading lists, REF, RefWorks, research, Research Showcase, strategy, training, UKCoRR
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Posted on November 9th, 2011 by Paul Stainthorp
Here’s a glitch affecting people with Windows 7 PCs/laptops, using Internet Explorer 9.
When adding a new reference to RefWorks (in the new RefWorks 2.0 interface), you may find that the Title field is inactive – the cursor doesn’t appear, and you will be unable to type anything in the field.
To fix this, look in the right-hand side of the browser address bar for an icon that looks like a white piece of paper torn in half. Click on this icon to turn it blue. This enables IE9 ”Compatibility View“, and makes it possible to enter text into the Title field in RefWorks 2.0.
Please email RefWorks@lincoln.ac.uk if you experience any problems.
Tags: 2.0, Compatibility View, glitch, IE9, problems, RefWorks, solutions, title, Windows 7
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Posted on October 21st, 2011 by Paul Stainthorp
RefWorks have released a load of new help material in preparation for the final move to RefWorks 2.0.
Links to RefWorks help material on the Portal have been updated.
Remember that RefWorks 2.0 becomes the ‘default’ version of RefWorks after the 29th of October, and that the old ‘classic’ RefWorks will be switched off entirely at the end of 2011.
(If you haven’t tried the new version yet, you can take a look at it by logging in to RefWorks, then clicking on the ‘RefWorks 2.0′ link in the top right-hand corner of the screen.)
For help with using RefWorks, please email: RefWorks@lincoln.ac.uk
Tags: 2.0, help guides, Library news blog, reference management, RefWorks, transition
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Posted on September 26th, 2011 by Paul Stainthorp
Since an initial preview in 2009 and a public launch in May last year, users of the personal reference/bibliography management tool RefWorks have had the option to try out a new RefWorks 2.0 interface, in addition to the familiar, ‘Classic’ version of RefWorks.
(If you haven’t tried the new version yet, you can take a look at it by logging in to RefWorks, then clicking on the ‘RefWorks 2.0′ link in the top right-hand corner of the screen.)
Now, RefWorks have announced that RefWorks ‘Classic’ is to be phased out by the end of 2011.
- On 29 October 2011, RefWorks 2.0 will become the default view of RefWorks (with the option to switch back to RefWorks Classic if you still want to)
- On or around 31 December 2011, RefWorks Classic will be switched off for good.
Goodbye old RefWorks…
…hello new RefWorks!
Here are some useful links for getting to grips with RefWorks 2.0:
RefWorks have also announced that they’ll shortly be releasing a new version of the Write-N-Cite software for Windows and Mac, to go with RefWorks 2.0. (“Until then… Write-N-Cite remains available, and is fully compatible with the RefWorks 2.0 interface.“)
If you have any questions about RefWorks in general or the move to version 2.0 in particular, please email RefWorks@lincoln.ac.uk
Tags: 2.0, bibliographies, Classic, launch, Library news blog, preview, reference management, RefWorks, transition, user interface design, WnC
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