MyResearch (Humanities) Module 1 – EndNote Essentials Julie Jones Sharon Rankin Natalie Colaiacovo

Sharon Rankin, Liaison Librarian (Music) Julie Jones, Liaison Librarian (Urban Planning, Human Geography, Continuing Education) Natalie Colaiacovco, Graduate Student (School of Information Studies, MLIS candidate) MyResearch (Humanities): Teaching Team 2013

 research research MyResearch (Humanities)- syllabus

 Building your own library in EndNote  Create references for your assignments and research projects  Import references from research databases  Organize your library  Automatically add full-text or reformat your references  Review of other useful features  MS Word  Inserting references into your paper as you write What’s next in Module 2 and Online Survey Session Outline – EndNote Essentials

 manage all your references, notes and full-text articles in one place Why use EndNote?

 Software that allows you to:  Create a personal “Library” that contains the references that are important to you  Automatically transfer references into your “Library” from library catalogues and databases as you research your topic  Search databases using the EndNote and pull the records into your “Library”.  Do online searches in your favourite databases and push/export the relevant references to your “Library” Why use EndNote?

 Software that allows you to:  Manually enter references  Add up to ten pages of research notes for each reference  Remove duplicates!  Organize your references into different folders (groups)  EndNote will find the full-text of your references for you!  Create a bibliography, formatted to the style you need  Insert references into your paper as you write Why use EndNote?

EndNote Layout

 Finding and loading the software  Create your “Library”  Entering references  Typing  Using EXPORT from Google Scholar/Library Catalogue/your databases  Using Import Filters  Finding and adding full-text PDFs  Creating groups  Removing duplicate references  Using Cite While You Write (CWYW) with Word EndNote Essentials Handout

 Use Firefox for searching databases (Safari and IE do not work)  Some of the preference are different – for example Preferences are under EndNote  After you have selected a record for export, the pop-up window will appear.  Click on the Choose button  Open the “Choose Helper Application”  Select the EndNote program and click Open EndNote for Mac users - Tips

Enter this reference into your EndNote Library EndNote Exercise 1

Scopus – coverage – vendor’s facts & figures

Google Scholar - Wikipedia entry

 Content  Two interfaces  WorldCat  Classic Catalogue Library catalogue

 Choose a database: Scopus, Google Scholar, WorldCat or Classic Catalogue Perform this search: “human rights” AND children Export references to your EndNote Library: Select 5 references and export them EndNote Exercise 2

Online Search within EndNote

 Which program is right for you?

Information on the Library website a McGill Library EndNote specialist at: EndNote Help

Module 2: Research Tool Kit Starting your research:  Refine your research interest from a general topic to a specific question.  Learn how to effectively search for information using known sources and less obvious ones.  Discover how to obtain information not available at McGill. What’s next in Module 2?

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