BRIEF INTRODUCTION: AND EPID 745, April 3, 2012 Xiaoguang Ma

It's the most powerful citation manager you can find, short of a personal librarian. --PC Magazine EndNote

Outline  Intro to EndNote  Importing references  Manually entering references  Insert references in word document  Format bibliography  Edit citations 3

Intro to EndNote  Open new library or existing library  Can sort references by author, year, title etc.  You can create or import new references  You can search for a specific reference  Double click reference to view more information  Save automatically  Work on multiple libraries 4

Importing References  Online search in EndNote  In search window, enter search terms and click search  Click OK to confirm search, click Cancel to go back and change search terms  Move the references you don’t need to trash box  Import from text files generated in online sources, such as PubMed, Web of Science et al 5

Manually Entering References  If reference cannot be found in database (i.e. PubMed), must insert them in yourself  Click icon new reference, choose reference type, and enter information  Authors: entered one per line and EndNote might suggest similar names (in your library already)  Save reference and close reference from file menu 6

Insert References into Word  EndNote must be opened  After text, from tools menu, go to EndNote, then insert selected citation(s)  Must have reference(s) highlighted in EndNote program before  Or after text, using {last name, year}, then generate a reference list from the word document. Some scholars prefer this way. Because? 7

Format Bibliography  Change bibliographic style from tools menu, to EndNote, then Format Bibliography/Or in EndNote directly  Browse output style to choose the style you want  Also, preview styles from EndNote program: from bibliography dropbox, click select another style, and view styles’ info and preview 8

Edit Citations  If you want to make a change to an individual citation in word, click on individual citation or from tools menu, go to EndNote and edit citation.  Insert information or remove information or entire reference, then click OK 9

RefMan > EndNote  Offers network features with simultaneous read/write access to databases (multi-users) RefMan < EndNote  Find full-text automatically  More filters  More fields  Have Mac version  More output styles  Automatically search updated reference info Reference Manager

Things to Take Note of 11  If you enter a references twice and cite both in the text, you might have two references in the bibliography. (Using “find duplicate” function)  You can drag one reference from one library to another  A “traveling library” can be created from the tool bar in Word which will just contain the used references.  Manage your library: Master and Specific Project!  Multiple library can be referenced and open at the same time  Remember to remove field codes in your “final” version, and save the original copy for future use (i.e. revision)

Questions? 12