WORKSHOPS
For
Research Instruction
(936) 261-1535
Kimberly Gay, Head of Reference - Reference
and
Instruction Librarian
(Agriculture, Business, Communications, Education,
History, Human Sciences, Journalism, Juvenile
Justice, Languages & Literature, Political Science,
Sociology & Social Work, and University College)
Room 108
John B. Coleman Library
Periodically, the Reference Department conducts research
oriented, discipline-specific workshops on topics of interest
to both undergraduate and graduate students. Check the
library website for when these workshops are scheduled.
@
John B. Coleman Library
For questions or help contact the Reference desk or
askalibrarian@pvamu.edu or call at (936) 261-1535
kmgay@pvamu.edu (936) 261-1506
http://www.pvamu.edu/Library
Chieko Hutchison
Reference and Instruction
Librarian
(Art and Architecture, Community
Development, Biology,
Government Documents, and ROTC )
Library Administration
Room 207
(936) 261-1500
chsato@pvamu.edu (936) 261-1507
Circulation
(936) 261-1542
Henry Koshy
Reference
(936) 261-1535
Reference and Instruction
Librarian
(Chemistry, Mathematics, Engineering, Physics
and
University College)
Northwest Houston
Campus
(713) 790-7282
Special Collections
Archives
Room 505
(936) 261-1540
Computer Helpdesk
(936) 261-2525
(877) 241-1752
askalibrarian@pvamu.edu
hvkoshy@pvamu.edu (936) 261-1517
Elizabeth Brumfield
Distance Services Librarian
(Northwest Houston Campus
and other
distance programs)
ejbrumfield@pvamu.edu
(713) 790-7282
Dr. Rosie L. Albritton
Director of Library Services
John B. Coleman Library
Prairie View A&M University
John B. Coleman Library
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Information Services (936) 261-1535
Askalibrarian@pvamu.edu
www.pvamu.edu/library
CitaƟon Management System Called
RefWorks
The John B. Coleman Library subscribes
to an online cita on management system called RefWorks
(h ps://www.refworks.com/refworks).
Use it to save the cita ons for books, arcles, websites and more to a personal
account and easily create notes and bibliographies for your research papers.
RefWorks Allows You To ...
Import
. . .cita ons from databases like EBSCO,
JSTOR, ProQuest, Lexis Nexis, WorldCat and
more.
Save
. . .them into folders by subject, project or
class
Format
. . .them into bibliographies in MLA, APA,
Chicago Style, and more.
RefWorks saves links to your research materials online so you can access them from any-
How To Get Started On RefWorks
Four Easy Steps
1) Log into your account or create an account in
RefWorks.
- Once in RefWorks - you may either type
in your cita on or populate from a database
search.
2) Search a resource such as JStor or ProQuest.
- You must have already logged into RefWorks before running a search. A saved search
will work.
3) Mark arƟcles.
- Mark the ar cles you wish to have citaons for. This procedure is different depending
which resource you are using.
4) Export to RefWorks.
A er marking the ar cles, select download or
export to RefWorks depending on the resource
you are using. A prompt should appear displaying the op on to create a document
with the cita on results. The results of your
These Links Can Help You Use RefWorks
User Aides
hƩp://www.pvamu.edu
RefWorks Quick Start Guide - Designed to give
you a 15-minute introduc on to using RefWorks.
RefWorks Fundamentals Workbook - The
workbook is designed to guide users through
some of the basic features of using RefWorks (
RefWorks Advanced Features Workbook - The
workbook is designed to guide users through
some of the advanced features of using RefWorks. RefWorks Tutorials - Short video introduc ons on different aspects of RefWorks
Training Webinars - Upcoming Webinar
Schedules - Available in en español
Special Features Of RefWorks
Write-N-Cite - Is a u lity that allows users to
run an abbreviated version of RefWorks in their
word processor. It works with your wordprocessor to create cita ons while you are
wri ng your paper. With Write-N-Cite, you can
cite references in a manuscript instantly. There
are mul ple versions of Write-N-Cite available--depending on your preferred opera ng system.
Installing Write-N-Cite - logon on to
your RefWorks account, select Tools pull down
menu, and select Write-N-Write. Follow the instruc ons. You must have administrators rights
to install Write-N-Cite feature on your computer.
HELP DocumentaƟon
hƩp://www.pvamu.edu
Modifying an Output Style - Learn how to create your own output style or modify one of
ours.
RefWorks in 15 Minutes - (4MB). A quick overview of how to use RefWorks. (PowerPoint)
Reference Desk at (936) 261-1535 or email
at Askalibrarian@pvamu.edu