Answered By: Rachel Lerner
Last Updated: Apr 26, 2024     Views: 109

This FAQ is about the most recent version of RefWorks, released to Quinnipiac in 2020. If you are currently using the Legacy (Orange) version of RefWorks, it is no longer supported. Please migrate to the newer, more full-featured version

 

Creating a public URL to share a read-only version of a folder with a professor or other collaborator is very simple! The viewer does not need a RefWorks account to see the folder.

 

Login to RefWorks
 

Navigate to the folder you wish to share. You must have that folder open in order to create the public URL. 
 

Once you are in the folder, click the Share icon (square with an arrow) from the top bar. Choose the Share Folder option.

 

screenshot of a refworks screen. The share icon is selected, and share folder option is the first in the dropdown list.

 

A pop-up box will appear. The second item listed is Public URL. Underneath that heading, click the Create Public URL button. 

 

Screenshot of the sharing settings.

 

The URL will appear - Copy that URL to send do your collaborator or professor.  Click Done in the bottom right corner of the box.  

 

Another screenshot of the sharing settings. The public URL button is indicated.

 

A sharing icon will appear next to the folder name to indicate that the folder has a share URL. 

Screenshot showing the new sharing icon next to the name of the folder.

 

To delete the share URL, repeat the same process as above, but click Remove URL on the share screen. 

 

screenshot of sharing settings, highlighting the remove URL button.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To learn more about RefWorks, consult the RefWorks Help Guide

 

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