Writing your Thesis: Templates, Formatting, Alerts and References
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UW thesis template and MS Word Formatting features Style sheets Troubleshooting References
Citation styles Citation management software RefWorks Write-N-Cite Alerts (the last of your research)
WLRC thesis template link GIVS thesis template link uWaterloo Thesis Template
Thesis_Tools menu (find under Add-Ins tab) Macros enabled - save to Templates folder Thesis template efficiently formats document headings, tables, figures, and table of contents
Manuscript thesis Do you have a number of smaller chapters or publications? Amalgamate files by selecting the Insert tab
then Object/Text from File. references Citation Styles Guides in the Reference Section
Ask us! Citation Management Software RefWorks Mendeley
EndNote Others? Citing with RefWorks 1.
Get citations 2. Organize folders in RefWorks
3. Add in-text citations to a Word document 4.
Choose and format your citation style 5. Render the document to create the bibliography
1. Getting Citations a. Export from database b.
Save file from database c. Pull source from Google Scholar
d. Edit reference record
Manually input citations Accessing Research Databases 1. Getting Citations a. Export from database
Example: Scopus 1. Getting Citations a. Export from database
Example: Scopus 1. Getting Citations a. Export from database Example: Scopus
1. Getting Citations b. Save file from database Example: PubMed
1. Getting Citations b. Save file from database Example: PubMed 1. Getting Citations
b. Save file from database File type: .nbib Example: PubMed
1. Getting Citations b. Save file from database Example: PubMed
1. Getting Citations b. Save file from database Example: PubMed Usually found in the
downloads folder 1. Getting Citations b. Save file from database Example: PubMed
1. Getting Citations c. Pull sources from Google Scholar Use when: A. You have an existing article/paper you want
to add to RefWorks Title/author search B. You are using Google Scholar to search Keyword search
1. Getting Citations c. Pull sources from Google Scholar 1. Getting Citations c. Pull sources from Google Scholar
1. Getting Citations c. Pull sources from Google Scholar 1. Getting Citations c. Pull sources from Google Scholar
You may have to edit the record to make sure it is accurate. 1. Getting Citations d. Manually input citation
Your Turn Create and account with RefWorks Add a reference from Scopus or Google Scholar 2. Organize Folders in RefWorks
1. Select article 2. Move them into a new or existing folder
2. Organize Folders in RefWorks View folders 3. Add in-text citations to a Word document a. One line/ Cite view (online)
I. copy II. paste b. Write-n-cite (off-line) I.
Add 3. Add in-text citation to a Word document a. One line/ Cite view i. copy
3. Add in-text citation to a Word document a. One line/ Cite view ii. Paste 4. Choose and edit citation style
4. Choose and edit citation style 5. Render the document to create bibliography 5. Render the document to create bibliography
Write-n-cite Add-in for Word Automates the entry of in-text citations into the document
Write-n-cite Write-n-cite Your Turn Add a citation into a Word document
Create a final version of a document See sample document on WLRC website alerts TOC Saved search
TOC Alert Journal of your choice Be alerted to new issues from their website Register for an account (free) with an email address Example: Ophthalmology
Saved Search Alert Search a database (for anything! a topic, an author, etc.) Save your search
Be notified anytime a new article fits your search criteria Register for an account (free) with an email address
Example: PubMed Cited Reference Search Alert
Find articles that cite a previously published paper Be notified when new articles have cited that previously published paper
Scopus, Web of Science, Google Scholar Register for an account (free) with an email address Example: Scopus
Practice TOC Saved Search Cited Reference Search
