Hello, friends! It’s a beautiful day here in Phoenix. It’s partly cloudy, not disgustingly hot, and the humidity from our recent rain showers has given my normally pancake-flat hair some volume. (And, yes, for those of you not local to the area, any type of weather other than sunshine is newsworthy here.)
Since it’s such a great day today, it seems like the perfect time to tell you about upgrading your account to the current platform.
Why upgrade?
We know that upgrading your account can be difficult. And, while we wish we could offer everything forever, we are slowly phasing out the legacy RefWorks platform. Here are some of the benefits we’ve experienced when we upgraded our accounts (because, yes, even the library staff has to upgrade our accounts):
- The current RefWorks platform offers a refreshed interface that is a lot easier to navigate. Organizing materials is easier in the current RefWorks, and you can more quickly navigate the site.
- You don’t need to maintain a separate username and password. With the current platform, you only need to select your university to log in. As long as you’re logged into your student portal, you’ll be logged right into your account (and if you’re not, no biggie – you’ll be prompted to log into your student portal at this point).
If you log in to RefWorks using https://refworks.proquest.com/ or by selecting to export your citations to the new version of RefWorks, you’re already using the current platform and don’t need to do anything (yay, you!).
But, if you are using the legacy platform located at https://www.refworks.com or by opting to export to RefWorks legacy, you might want to consider upgrading to the current RefWorks platform.