Building an EndNote Library

EndNote Fundamentals

EndNote is a reference organizer

• Build a library of references

• Cite references and generate bibliographies easily*

* 5000+ output styles are available at endnote.com

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Agenda

• Create a library in EndNote

• Import PDFs

• Add references to your library

• Find Full Text

• Organize references using Groups

• Use EndNote Web for collaboration

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Create a library

• Each library is comprised of a file (.enl) and a folder (.data)

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Import PDFs

• PDFs must have DOIs

• EndNote will download reference information from CrossRef and Pubmed

• Find Reference Updates

• Organizing references into Custom Groups

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PDF features and Interface

• Built-in PDF viewer with annotations

• Email file attachments

• Read/Unread status and Ratings

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Download references

• Direct Export

• Online Search

• Find Duplicates

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Find Full Text

• Retrieves publicly available full text articles

• Recognizes your subscriptions to paid full text articles– PubMed LinkOut

– OpenURL/SFX

– ezProxy

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Entering references manually

• Enter author names correctly!

• Do not apply bold, italics, underlining, etc.

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Full journal names or journal abbreviations

endnote.com/support/faqs (read Styles FAQ #5)

• Journals term list

• Output style

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Organize references using Groups

• Custom Groups

• Smart Groups

• Composite Groups

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EndNote Web

• Access your EndNote Web account from anywhere in the world at www.myendnoteweb.com

• Sync references between EndNote and EndNote Web

• Share references with other EndNote Web users

• Cite references from a shared group

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New Features in EndNote X6

• Sync between EndNote and EndNote Web

• Direct Export from PubMed

• Email references and attachments

• Read/Unread status and Ratings

• Fullscreen PDF view

• Layout options

• Watch the What’s New video

– youtube.com/endnotetraining

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How Many?

• Create an unlimited number of libraries

• No limit to the number of libraries that can be open at one time

• Unlimited number of references

• Each record can contain up to 53 fields (e.g., Author, Title, etc.), 8 of which are custom fields.

• 47 predefined reference types and 3 additional, unused references types

• Maximum of 5000 Groups (Custom, Smart, Composite) in a single library

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Requirements for EndNote

• Windows– Windows XP with Service Pack 3, Windows

Vista, or Windows 7

– 256 MB of RAM

– 180 MB hard disk space available

• Macintosh– Mac OS X (10.6.8x, 10.7.x, 10.8x)

– Intel-based Macintosh

– 256 MB of RAM

– 400 MB of free disk space

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Word Processor Compatibility

• Windows– Microsoft Word 2003, 2007, or 2010

– OpenOffice.org Writer 3

– Wolfram Mathematica 8

– Any word processor capable of producing rich text format (RTF) documents

• Macintosh– Microsoft Word 2008(SP1), 2011

– Apple iWork ‘09 Pages

– Any word processor capable of producing rich text format (RTF) documents

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EndNote learning and support resources• endnote.com/demo

• Video tutorials at youtube.com/endnotetraining

• More trainings: endnote.com/training

• EndNote Discussion Forum (in EndNote go to Help>EndNote User Forums)

• Technical Support is free. Mon-Fri, 6 am to 5 pm Pacific time. Phone: 800-336-4474 or email: Contact area of our website

• EndNote Knowledge Database (in EndNote go to Help>EndNote Online Knowledge Database)

• FAQs: endnote.com/support/faqs

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Building an EndNote library