For Cleveland State University MUS 412 library session

1. Welcome to the Library!
MUS 412
BAUMGARTNER

2. Overview
Topic Development
Introduction to
RefWorks
Finding Articles
Creating a
Bibliography

3. Topic
Development

4. Sources of Topic Ideas

5. Sources of Topic Ideas
Course material
Assignment
Current literature in the field
Personal Interests
Professor

6. 2) Developing
Keywords

7. Background Information
Encyclopedias
Dictionaries
Wikipedia
Google

8. Music Background Sources

9. Brainstorming
Topic: electronic
stands

10. Should orchestras use
electronic stands?
Brainstorming

11. Should orchestras use
electronic stands?
Brainstorming
orchestra performance
electronic
stands

12. Should orchestras use
electronic stands?
Brainstorming
orchestra
performance
electronic
stands
symphony
musicians
application
technology
iPad
playing
music
score
pages
app

13. Brainstorming
Find new words
Use your brainstorm to change your research
question if need be

14. Using RefWorks

15. Setting up RefWorks
From the Library homepage, click on RefWorks.
Under Information for First Time Users, click on
"Login to RefWorks".
Click on Sign up for a New Account.
Fill in form on the Left, choosing your own user
name and password.
You must include an e-mail address.

16. Setting Up Folders in RefWorks
From the main RefWorks page, click on New
Folder.
Type in the name of your research (or any topic
you would like).
Your folder is now created.
There is no limit to the number of folders that
you can create, so go ahead and create another
one.

17. Finding Articles

18. Creating a Bibliography in
RefWorks
Click the button for Create Bibliography or click
the tab for Bibliography and then click on Create.
Select an output style--the style guide that you
require, or a specific journal.
Under Format a Bibliography from a List of
References, select the File type (probably Word
for Windows).

19. Creating a Bibliography in
RefWorks
For the drop-down menu for References to Include,
select one of your folders to use for the
bibliography.
Click Create Bibliography.
A small window opens in the lower right corner of
your screen with a download prompt.
Follow the click here prompt to view your
bibliography.
Check the bibliography for errors and then save the
bibliography. Copy and paste to the end of your
paper, unless you are using Write-N-Cite.

20. Questions? MANDI GOODSETT
A.GOODSETT@CSUOHI
O.EDU
216-802-3362