Endnote: an Introduction

From reference searching to manage reference in your manuscript with Endnote easier

What is EndNote?

A product by ISI ResearchSoft (The Thomson Corporation)“… use EndNote … to search online bibliographic databases, organize their references and images,

and create bibliographies and figure lists” Works with Ms Word http://www.endnote.com Version 9.0 (support Chinese) There are also other similar software by ISI

ResearchSoft– ProCite http://www.procite.com/ – Reference Manager http://www.refman.com/

The Website

Opening Endnote

Creating a New Library

When you first open EndNote, you are prompted to add a new library or open an existing one.

Let’s create a new one called demo.

Make sure you know where you are saving the new library.

Your empty database looks like this:

Entering New References

Click the New Reference icon or use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+N to add your first reference.

Select the Reference Type

Select the reference type by clicking the drop down arrow as indicated.

The type of reference that you select determines the available fields.

Adding an Entry If the Author is new to the

data base, the name appears in red.

Continue adding data to all applicable fields are entered.

When you have added as much information as possible, simply close the New Reference page. Your entry will be saved automatically.

Auto-fill Feature

The auto-fill feature reduces typing time.

Notice that when I create a second entry that begins with the letter “D,” the auto-fill feature completed the entry for me.

Preview Pane

The preview pane, when selected, shows the details of any highlighted item.

Output Formats

EndNote currently offers over 1200 bibliographic styles.

Creating a bibliography is simple.– Select the entries you want to include.

• Click the first entry.

• Hold down the Ctrl key and click each additional entry.

– Select the output style as shown on the next slide.

Select a style from the drop-down list.

Key Words

Key words are used to locate and cross reference entries. Be sure to include several key words; this enables you to cross-reference your entries easily.

URL and link to PDF

Searching

One of the powerful features that EndNote provides is the ability to search the database by a number of different criterion.

To search by keyword, for example, select References→ Search References.

Searching Continued

In the example below, the search is for Religion in the Keywords field.

The search will return all entries that contain the word Religion in this field.

Important Notes

Showing all references in Endnote.

Adding Journal References

One of the more common databases for searching journal articles is EBSCOhost.

All databases to which the library subscribes are found on the library home page.

Again, if you need specific database help, contact a reference librarian. The people are your friends!

open an existing one.

Scopus

Your empty database looks like this:

Using EndNote While Writing a Paper

Create bibliography in word with Endnote

Using Endnote manuscript wizard

Search

Go to Endnote

Format

Referenc

e

Insert citation

EditCitation Figures

Insert note

The necessary Software

Microsoft office (Word, PowerPoint,et.al.)

Acrobat Reader MatLab/MathCAD CorelDraw/Photoshop/AutoCad/

Solidworks/smartdraw Origin/Sigmaplot Endnote/Procite/Reference Manager ZEMAX/CodeV/BeamPROP/Trace Pro

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