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As the world of research and scholarship becomes more interdisciplinary, more global—more complex, the researchers, scholars, faculty and students at your organization will need to rely on key tools and services to help them navigate through it. RefWorks-COS’s suite of research support tools and services assist your researchers and scholars to do just that—and do it easily, quickly, and reliably.

For Information Professionals, Researchers & Scholars

Throughout the research process, count of RefWorks-COS for fundamental services and essential information that support the work of researchers in all disciplines, in all countries, at all levels:

RefAware—a web-based current awareness service covering over 9,000 peer-reviewed journals and other non-refereed sources of information, RefAware provides an up-to-the minute picture of today’s’ global research. Download RefAware brochure

COS Funding Opportunities—a global database of 25,000 records of funding opportunities worth $33 billion USD that helps you find fellowships and grants for many different purposes, including collaborations, travel, equipment, and much more.

COS Scholar Universe—a keyword-searchable database of 2 million profiles of scholars and researchers from around the world that helps you find potential collaborators, peer–reviewers, mentors, consultants and experts.

RefWorks—a multifaceted, Web-based system that helps researchers manage all forms of research information , share it with collaborators near or far, properly format citations when writing papers, and generate bibliographies in a variety of styles. 16 Reasons to Choose RefWorks

New! RefMobile mobile interface lets researchers use RefWorks from web-enabled phones and PDAs.

Papers Invited—a database of nearly 12,000 calls for papers from conferences and societies all over the world, in a wide range of disciplines, to help you find a venue to present and publish your research papers. Information about past conferences and proceedings is archived and made searchable through Conference Papers Index.

For Research Managers

Those who administer institutional research departments face special challenges, and RefWorks-COS remains committed to providing them tools to help them work more efficiently.

COS Funding Opportunities—this original COS.com version has management and communication features specially developed for those who search for funding for other groups and individuals.

COS Expertise--this profile management system is a must for organizations who need to catalog and track their faculty and researchers—and their work.

For Publishers

RefWorks-COS helps publishers enrich their collections with information from our vast, proprietary databases.

Author Resolver—a web-based, disambiguating author information service that links citations in online publishing collections with concise profiles about the authors of the works.