RefWorks Tips, Tricks, and Guides 

Putting Links to Shared, RefWorks Folders in Blackboard

Creating a Shared Folder:

Creating a shared folder is simple. When working in your RefWorks account, just click on the "Folders" menu, click on "Share Folders" option, and, when the "Sharing" page appears, click the "Share Folder" button next to the appropriate folder. The "Shared Folder Options" page will appear. This page includes the web address that needs to be posted in Black board or e-mailed to students. (You don't have to do anything to this page, just copy the web address.)

Creating a link within BlackBoard to a shared RefWorks folder:

The old version of BlackBoard (2008 version) created  frames around 2 sides of linked items.  RefShare couldn't open inside such a frame.  The new version of Black Board (2009 version) doesn't create a 2-sided frame.  Simple links to RefShare folders will now work in Blackboard. 

If you wish you can create a link that will open RefShare in a new window or browser tab. Such links are simple to create. Here is the .html code needed for a link to a shared folder that I've created. This folder contains records for several articles about the use of audience response system clickers:



This code creates a link that looks like:

Audience Response System Clickers

I've color-coded the html so I can explain which elements are constant and which are changed. The red parts of the .html code are the only constant parts. The -- TARGET="_blank" -- part of the code is the part that specifies the new window. To create a link to a different RefWorks folder, replace the lime green section (the web address of my "CPS 20060608" folder) with the web address of the new folder . Replace the blue -- Audience Response System Clickers -- with the title of the new folder.

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