Kenneth Lim 25 Feb 2014 With acknowledgements to NUS Libraries EndNote Team Library Tutorial for Department of Biological Sciences Graduate Students
Outline NUS Libraries and Services for Graduate Students Overview of online databases for Life Sciences Plagiarism, Citations and Publishing Introduction to bibliographic software & EndNote Adding references to your library Managing references: Groups & Duplicates Cite While You Write Backing up Guides and Tips 2
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Document Delivery Service (DDS) Request journal articles, book chapters or conference papers that are not available in NUS Libraries Accessed via E-Forms Cost borne by NUS Libraries Requires approval by your Supervisor Checking of request status 10 FAQ:
Intra/Inter-Library Loans Intra-Library Loan – Request circulating books & journals found in other NUS Libraries to be collected at Science Library Inter-Library Loan - Request books not owned by NUS Libraries. Accessed via E-Forms 11 FAQ: FAQ:
Outline NUS Libraries and Services for Graduate Students Overview of online databases for Life Sciences Plagiarism, Citations and Publishing Introduction to bibliographic software & EndNote Adding references to your library Managing references: Groups & Duplicates Cite While You Write Backing up Guides and Tips 12
Recommended Online Resources 13 Type of InformationRecommended E-Resource Multi-disciplinary Bibliographic Databases Web of Science Web of Science / ScopusScopus Biomedical & Life Sciences BIOSIS Previews Animal Biology & Taxonomic Reference Zoological Record Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Healthcare & Life Sciences PubMed (MEDLINE) Experimental Protocols and Demonstration Videos Springer Protocols Wiley Current Protocols JoVE JoVE (Journal of Visualized Experiments) Chemical Substance Structure / Properties & Reaction Searching Reaxys Reaxys / SciFinder (registration)SciFinder (registration) Theses & Dissertations ProQuest Dissertations and Theses Newspaper Articles / Local Content FactivaFactiva / Lexis-Nexis / NewspaperSGLexis-NexisNewspaperSG
Online Database Guides & Resources Biological & Life Sciences Subject Guide PubMed Resources Web of Science (includes BIOSIS Previews & Zoological Record) Scopus Resources
Outline NUS Libraries and Services for Graduate Students Overview of online databases for Life Sciences Plagiarism, Citations and Publishing Introduction to bibliographic software & EndNote Adding references to your library Managing references: groups & duplicates Cite While You Write Backing up Guides and Tips 15
Plagiarism What is Plagiarism? A piece of writing that has been copied from someone else and presented as being your own work. The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language (4th Ed.) The act of taking someone’s words or ideas as if they were your own. Avoiding Plagiarism CIT Preventing Plagiarism site Proper citation of information sources turnitin software 16
Citations & Bibliography Two places to cite the references you have used: within a sentence (in-text citation) at the end of the document (bibliography/references) 17 Bibliography/Reference Herring, S. C., & Paolillo, J. C. (2006). Gender and genre variation in weblogs. Journal of Sociolinguistics, 10 (4), Bibliography/Reference Herring, S. C., & Paolillo, J. C. (2006). Gender and genre variation in weblogs. Journal of Sociolinguistics, 10 (4), In-text Citation Herring and Paolillo (2006) found that the genre of a web entry, rather than the gender of the writer, affects the style of writing. In-text Citation Herring and Paolillo (2006) found that the genre of a web entry, rather than the gender of the writer, affects the style of writing.
Outline NUS Libraries and Services for Graduate Students Overview of online databases for Life Sciences Plagiarism, Citations and Publishing Introduction to bibliographic software & EndNote Adding references to your library Managing references: groups & duplicates Cite While You Write Backing up Guides and Tips 18
Introduction to Bibliographic Software & EndNote A software that: stores and organises references from many sources inserts these references into a Word document, and automatically formats your references according to a predefined citation style 19 Comparison of Reference Management Software
EndNote Online Guide
EndNote Workflow Create an EndNote Library2. Add references to the EndNote Library3. Manage references: using groups & finding duplicates4. Insert references in MS Word (Cite While You Write)5. Change citation style and edit preferences
Step 1: Create an EndNote Library a.All programs > EndNote > EndNote Program b.File > New c.Filename: Test (*.enl) d.Save 22 Hands-on
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Step 2: Add References to the Library 24 Direct Export Direct Export Import Text File Manual Inputting EndNote Library Cite While You Write MS Word Import PDF Online Search
Method 1: Direct Export Export references directly from database a.At the database, select the records you want b.Save, output, export or send to EndNote (Look for “RIS format”) c.Click Open to transfer records to your EndNote library 25
Method 2: Import.txt File Used when references cannot be exported to EndNote. Very few databases e.g. Factiva a.At the database, select the records you want b.Export text (.txt) file and save on desktop c.In EndNote, go to File > Import d.Browse and select the.txt file e.Select Import option > Other filters 26 Which filter to use?
Method 3: Online Search Search free databases (e.g. PubMed) and library catalogues (e.g. LINC, Library of Congress) a.Go to Online Search Mode > More b.Select a free database or catalogue, e.g. NATL U of Singapore c.In the online search pane, search by exact title of book or conference proceeding d.Copy the reference to Local Library Mode 27 NATL
Method 4: Import PDF Files Extracts references from PDF files PDF must contain a Digital Object Identifer (DOI) and is not a scanned document. a.In EndNote, go to File > Import b.Choose either file or folder, and change Import Option > PDF Note: If the author, title, journal, etc, fields are not auto-populated, the PDF could be of the wrong format or have an incorrect DOI New in X7 - PDF auto-import folder Whats new in EndNote X7 (Video) Whats new in EndNote X7 (Video) 28
Method 5: Manual Inputting 29 Video:
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Step 3: Duplicate References To set criteria: Edit > Preferences > Duplicates To find duplicates: References > Find Duplicates 31
Managing References: Custom vs. Smart Groups Custom Groups Create folders to group (categorise) references Smart Groups Automatically group references based on your search criteria, e.g.: author/year/title contains/is/word begins with… Note: Any references added to EndNote will be automatically filed in the group, with immediate effect 32
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Step 4: Cite While You Write (CWYW) 34 Use MS Word to insert citations into your paper Create a paper with properly formatted references, bibliography, figures & tables Tip: Do NOT edit the citations and bibliographies in Word. Edit the reference in the EndNote Library only Tip: To locate citation and bibliography fields, change the MS Word’s Field Shading option
EndNote Tab & Field Shading If EndNote is properly installed, you will see the EndNote tab in Word After you add references, Field shading shows up as text highlighted in grey. 35
Inserting Citations 36 Method 1: Find Citation a.EndNote X7 tab: Insert citation > Find Citation b.Search for a word in any field (e.g. title, author) c.Select the references that you want to insert into your paper Method 2: Insert Selected Citation(s) a.In EndNote library, select a citation b.Go to Word and place cursor at insertion point c.Click on Insert Citation > Insert Selected Citation(s)
Editing Citations & References Edit & Manage Citation(s) E.g. add page numbers, exclude author, exclude year Edit Library Reference(s) Place cursor in the citation, click on Edit library references and make the necessary changes. Next, click on Update citations and bibliography 37
Step 5: Change Style & Create a Bib Section To change the citation style EndNote X7 tab: Click on Style > Select Another Style… To create bibliography section* a.Bottom right corner of Bibliography group > Layout > Bibliography title b.Type References (or Bibliography) *The bibliography section appears only when you insert a citation *New in X7 - Create sections within Bibliography 38
Outline NUS Libraries and Services for Graduate Students Overview of online databases for Life Sciences Plagiarism, Citations and Publishing Introduction to bibliographic software & EndNote Adding references to your library Managing references: Groups & Duplicates Cite While You Write Backing up Guides and Tips 39
Backing Up Library (1) Method 1: Save a Copy Creates an exact copy of the library xxx Copy.Data and xxx Copy.enl File > Save a Copy… 40
Backing Up Library (2) Method 2: Compress Library Saves the.enl file and.Data folder into one compressed file File > Compressed Library (.enlx) To restore: File > Open > Open Library … 41
Outline NUS Libraries and Services for Graduate Students Overview of online databases for Life Sciences Plagiarism, Citations and Publishing Introduction to bibliographic software & EndNote Adding references to your library Managing references: Groups & Duplicates Cite While You Write Backing up Guides and Tips 42
Library Proxy Stem/Bookmarklet NUS Libraries Proxy Stem e.g. Prefix a URL with the NUS Libraries Proxy Stem om/content/e440n v/ Installing the NUS Libraries Proxy Bookmarklet: FAQ: FAQ: 43
Accessing Full-Text via Google Scholar Setting up NUS Libraries access in Google Scholar : FAQ: FAQ: Alternate direct link:
Accessing Full-Text via PubMed Setting up NUS Libraries access in PubMed: FAQ: Direct link: myncbishare=nuslib&holding=isgnuslib_fft myncbishare=nuslib&holding=isgnuslib_fft 45
Tip: Make it easy for others to find all your Publications Use a consistent name when publishing: e.g. James Tiberius Kirk Kirk, James T. Kirk, JT Kirk, J Maintain a CV/Resume that includes a list of: All your publications All institutional affiliations over the course of your career Participate in Scholarly Research Communities e.g. Researcher ID /ORCID (Open Researcher and Contributor ID)
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