Yes, the Customize area in RefWorks is where you can make some choices about how your references display, whether you want to enable certain features, and even rename specific fields in your account.

The Customize area has six sections:

• Reference List Options — where you set the number of records per page, customize the Switch to drop-down and enable the folder name display.
• Startup Options — where you establish default folder display, sort order and language sort.
• Import Options — the area to enable a source type for all your imported references and the ability to display electronic source related fields after import.
• RefWorks Links — allows you to enable/disable the PubMed and Scopus linking features.
• Reference Edit Options — allows you to enable/disable the Term Assistant feature that assists you in filling in author names, descriptors and periodical names.
• User Field Options — allows you to re-label the fifteen User Defined fields that are part of every reference.

To access this area in RefWorks, login to your RefWorks account and choose the Customize option in the upper-right corner.

For more information on the customization options, please see the Customizing RefWorks page.  Finally, you may also want to review our RefWorks Tutorial for additional tips on using RefWorks.

RefWorks recently sent an email to some DU students and faculty asking them to change their RefWorks username. If you received this email from RefWorks, follow the directions below to change your username.

• Login to RefWorks by going to the Penrose Library homepage and clicking on the Databases tab.  Click on “R” under the alphabetical menu to find RefWorks on the list.

• Login to RefWorks using your current username and password.  If you are off-campus, you may be asked to enter the University of Denver group code which is RWUdenver.
• Once you are logged into RefWorks, click on the “Update Profile” link in the upper right corner

• Choose a new Username (we recommend using your email address) and save your new profile.

RefWorks is asking some users to change their username to avoid duplication and to simplify the login process. Please contact the Research Center at research-help@du.edu if you have any questions.