The American Psychological Association (APA) released the 6th edition of their publication manual on July 1. RefWorks has now modified and released new APA output styles.
To select the new styles, Click on the tab marked Bibliography and next to the drop-down menu marked Output Style select Output Style Manager. Select APA 6th edition and Add to Favorites:
As usual, there are still a few things that need to be fixed. The following is an except from the release notes:
“APA 6th style is not a major change from APA 5th output style. The new version does not use the database name with the exception of ERIC documents (reports). We have removed the database field from all reference types with the exception of reports. The new edition of APA has changed the manner in which authors are to be listed in the text and in the reference list. The new reference list guidelines state that when there are seven or more authors there should only be seven authors presented. When there are more than seven authors the first six are to be listed, ellipses added after the sixth, and the last author added at the end. In order for RefWorks to adhere to these changes, we will need to make modifications to our current Output Style Editor which will require program development. In the short-term, our new APA style will list all authors and will require the user to manually remove the extra authors and add the ellipses.
The new guidelines allow for the inclusion of up to five authors in the first instance of an in-text citation and the use of the first author with ‘et al.’ in all subsequent citations of the same reference. This too, will require APA specific development in RefWorks.”
July 27, 2009
New APA 6th output styles in RefWorks
July 23, 2009
PubGet: another tool for grabbing PDFs
EndNote X2/X3 automatically finds and downloads article PDFs for you. With RefWorks and older version of EndNote you still need to download the PDF before creating a link to your library record.
PubGet is a biomedicine search engine that allows users to gain access to PDF journal content right away. It permits direct links to open access content when published in open access journals, and to subscription content - available to specific institutions such as UCSF:
Unlike PubMed, in addition to the citation, PubGet automatically loads and displays the PDF, which you can then download:
If you aren't affiliated with UCSF, or any other institution, you only have access to the free stuff: 
However, you may find this a useful supplemental tool for grabbing PDFs.
July 20, 2009
'Absolute' vs. 'relative' paths for EndNote file attachments
When you add file attachments to an EndNote record, such as PDf files, you can choose between creating a 'relative' path to the attachment, or an 'absolute' path. What this means is that when you create a relative path EndNote makes a copy of the original file and places it in the .DATA/PDF folder that is part of your EndNote library. This saves the file as a ‘portable link’ that can move as part of the library:
If you open Preferences from the EndNote Edit menu, under URLs & links you'll see that the check box is automatically selected to create relative links:
When you add a file attachment to a record EndNote makes a copy of the original file and places it in the .DATA/PDF folder. This saves the file as a ‘portable link’ that can move as part of the library. EndNote will always be able to access the file,even when you open the library on another computer (remember to always include the complete DATA folder along with the .ENL file).
If you remove the check mark from Preferences/URL & Links, EndNote will use the complete path and file name to look in the original folder for the inserted file. This can be helpful if you plan to edit the original file. However, if you move the file from the original folder, EndNote will not be able to access it unless you reinsert it from the new location. Because the attachment has not been copied to your .DATA file, if you send your library to a colleague the attachment is not included.
July 6, 2009
An EndNote Connection File for BIOSIS (UCSF Users)
A short note to remind UCSF users (including myself!) that if you frequently use the BIOSIS Previews database you can connect directly to the database from within EndNote using the BIOSIS (TS) connection file. (TS=Thompson Scientific).
Select it from Edit/Connection Files/Open Connection Manager:
