Use Case

Academic writing requires properly formatted citations. If you have a list of references in an informal format, Cowork can convert them to the exact academic style you need.

Example Prompt

I have a list of references in ~/Documents/thesis_refs.txt that need to be formatted for my dissertation. Please convert all citations to APA 7th edition format. The references include:

- Books
- Journal articles
- Websites
- Conference papers

Save the formatted bibliography to bibliography.md

What Cowork Does

Parse References: Identifies different source types from your list
Extract Elements: Pulls author names, dates, titles, publishers
Apply Style Rules: Formats according to APA 7th edition guidelines
Alphabetize: Sorts references alphabetically by author
Generate Output: Creates properly formatted bibliography file

Sample Output

# References

Anderson, J. K., & Smith, M. R. (2023). Digital transformation in
    education: A comprehensive review. *Journal of Educational
    Technology*, 45(3), 234-256. https://doi.org/10.1000/jet.2023.45

Brown, L. (2022). *The future of remote work* (2nd ed.).
    Academic Press.

Johnson, P., Williams, K., & Davis, R. (2024, March 15-17).
    AI-assisted learning outcomes [Conference paper].
    International Education Conference, Boston, MA.

World Health Organization. (2023, June 1). *Mental health statistics*.
    https://www.who.int/mental-health-stats

Supported Formats

APA 7th Edition
MLA 9th Edition
Chicago 17th Edition
Harvard Style
IEEE Format
Vancouver Style

Tips

Include all available source information
Specify the exact style edition needed
Mention if DOIs should be included
Ask for hanging indent formatting if needed