BU Librarians recommend
RefWorks as the best tool to manage citations. Accounts are free for the BU community, and most importantly RefWorks can automatically create a bibliography in hundreds of styles.
Follow these steps to create your free RefWorks account:
- Go to https://refworks.proquest.com/ and click on "Create account"
![Create RefWorks Account](//libapps.s3.amazonaws.com/customers/2020/images/RefWorks_Create_Account.jpg)
- Enter your BU email address and click on the "Check" button.
![RefWorks Create Account step 2](//libapps.s3.amazonaws.com/customers/2020/images/RefWorks_Create_Account_2.jpg)
- Type in a password of at least 6 characters and click on the "Sign Up" button. (Make sure to make a note of the password.)
![RefWorks Sign Up Step 3](//libapps.s3.amazonaws.com/customers/2020/images/RefWorks_Create_Account_3.jpg)
- Check your BU email for a message from RefWorks. Click on the link provided in the email. Sign in to RefWorks using your email address and the password you created.
- Enter your first and last name and select your BU status from the drop-down menu on the lower right. Then click the "Next" button.
![RefWorks Create Account step 4](//libapps.s3.amazonaws.com/customers/2020/images/RefWorks_Create_Account_4.jpg)
That's it. You can click through the brief tutorial or choose to skip it. Either way, your RefWorks account will be set up and ready to use.
Questions or problems? Email ask@bu.edu.
For more on RefWorks, see the RefWorks page on the Create Bibliographies Guide.