| FEATURES | EndNoteWeb | Refworks |
| Web-based | Yes | Yes |
| Fairly easy to use | Yes | Yes |
| Free to UW faculty, staff, = students | Yes | Yes |
| Can import references e.g., from = external databases | Yes | Yes |
| Can enter references manually | Yes | Yes |
| Can search your files for = references | Yes | Yes |
| Editing references | Yes | Yes |
| Duplicate detection (& removal) | Yes | Yes |
| Link to PDFs on the web | Yes | Yes |
| Maximum # of records per = account | 10,000 | No limit; just response time |
| Number of citation format styles (MLA, = APA, journals, etc.) | 3,200+ | 800 pre defined and create your own |
| Maximum # reference types (e.g., = journal, book) | 45 predefined fields | Pre-defined: 31 User-defined: 5 |
| Maximum record size | All fields 64K (16 pages of text) |
For notes & abstract field = – 50K (10 pages of text) |
| Location of stored records | In passworded account on EndNote Web = servers | In passworded account on RefWorks = servers |
| Collaboration | Ability to share references in = read-only format with others who have EndNote Web accounts. | Ability to create & share databases = and share specific collections of references. Also can share = references with people without RWorks accounts via = “RefShare” |
| Exporting/importing records from UW = Libraries’ databases | Direct export of references from some = databases e.g., Web of Science, BIOSIS, etc. References from other = databases may be saved and imported. | Direct export of references from a = number of library databases. References from other databases may be saved = and imported. |
| Has MS WORD Plugin (that allows you to = insert in-text citations as you write.) | Yes. Cite-While-You-Write | Yes. Write-N-Cite |
| Suitability for writing a thesis/ = dissertation. For
grad students. See below for Ref numbers. |
Different opinions on this Ref.#1- Yes Ref# 4-No |
Different opinions on this = Ref#1- Yes Ref#4-Yes |
| Intuitive tab labels and their = names | Yes - My References, Collect, Organize, = Format, Options. Plus Web of Science, Help | Yes - References, Search, View, = Folders, Bibliography, Tools, Help |
| Access/Location/URL/ | myendnoteweb.com | lib.washington.edu/ougl/refworks/ |
| Can capture bibliographic information = from web pages | Via EndNote Web Capture | Via Ref Grab-it |
| Can transfer records between RefWorks = and EndNote Web | Yes | Yes |
| Export reference capabilities. | Yes | Yes |
| Help available at UW Libraries | Yes – appropriate = url(s) | Yes – appropriate urls |
| Boolean Searching AND, OR, NOT | OR is default between terms. Use plus = sign (+) for AND & minus sign (-) for NOT | Yes |
| What happens to my records when I leave = or graduate from the UW | Account is good for 12 months after = leaving UW.
You can export the records to another program: Excel, = EndNote, etc. |
You can subscribe to a personal = individual RefWorks
Account. You can also export the records to = another program: Excel, EndNote, etc. |
| Unique Features | Presents users w/links to times cited = & related records | RSS Feeds; Can attach up to 10 = megabytes of files; Write N Cite off-line (Beta) |
University of Washington Libraries -- Revised 4/22/08
