Recently there seems to be increased interest in Refworks.
Refworks is a really useful tool to help you to store, manage and correctly insert references into your work. It is quite easy to use and there is a workbook that you can download to guide you through its features. This is available on the Referencing and Copyright section of the library webpage.
There are a number of different ways to use Refworks. You can use all of it or just part of it. You can simply use it as a place to store useful references that you have found and organise them into folders that relate to your assignments or projects. You can also use it to create a list of references that you can add to the end of your work. This is very easy to do. However, if you use it fully with the Write 'n Cite plug-in you can use it to insert references into your work and it will create the reference list at the end of your work. This will be in the correct CU Harvard style.
If you are an undergraduate student or don't have too many references in your work, you might choose to just create the list of references and not use the Write 'n Cite option. Using Write 'n Cite is probably most beneficial for post-graduates, researchers and anyone who has to manage a large number of references.
It is also possible to create accounts for collaborative projects, so if a number of people are searching for literature they can all add to it.
I have used it myself and found it to be a really useful tool that could potentially save a lot of time and effort and you know the references are going to be in the correct format.
A word of warning; you will need to use it when you first start searching for literature and begin your project. It will not save you much time if you try to add everything in afterwards; you would be just as quick doing it manually.
