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EndNote Citation Tool

An introduction to EndNote Desktop version and EndNote Online / Web (free version).

Learn EndNote Desktop as if you were in class

This tutorial shows how to create custom groups and organize references within an EndNote library
  • Organize references by creating custom groups or group sets.
  • Under the Groups tab, select Create a Group Set or Create a Group
  • A Group Set is a collection of custom groups
  • A Custom Group is a collection of references grouped together and given a name or description
  • A Smart Group organizes references based on a specified search criteria
This tutorial shows how to import references directly from Web of Science into EndNote
  • Access Web of Science from the library webpage Databases list
  • Perform a search query within Web of Science.
  • Select relevant references to go into an EndNote library.
This tutorial covers the Direct Export process from EBSCO databases into EndNote
  • Go to the library webpage to access the EBSCO databases.
  • Select the references you want to import
  • Use Mozilla Firefox OR Chrome to import references directly by selecting the Research Soft-Direct Export Helper function
This tutorial shows the Direct Export process from OVID databases into EndNote
  • Go to the library webpage to access the OVID databases.
  • Select the references you want to import
  • Use Mozilla Firefox OR Chrome to import references directly by selecting the Research Soft-Direct Export Helper function
This tutorial shows how to import references from Google Scholar to EndNote - desktop or online version.
  • Before starting a search in Google Scholar, set up the settings to ensure that references export successfully.
  • Go to the Options button 'three horizontal bars" in the upper left-hand corner. Select Settings.
  • Under Bibliography Manager, click on the drop-down menu and select Refman or EndNote
  • Either of these options will perform the import function. Click Save.
  • Perform a Google Scholar search and select references to go into an EndNote library.
  • At the bottom of each reference, choose the Import into Refman or Import into EndNote icon to export reference(s).
This tutorial shows how to import stored pdf's on a computer into EndNote

  • EndNote allows you to import PDF's into your library with all the bibliographic information extracted automatically, under the condition that the pdf's have DOIs embedded.

  • You may import a group of PDFs by creating a new folder and placing all the PDFs in the new folder. Then importing the whole folder will import all the PDFs together.

This tutorial shows how to manage duplicates within an EndNote library before writing a paper.
  • Under the Library tab, select Find Duplicates
  • Compare references using the side-by-side window and decide which records to keep
  • For each set of duplicates there's options to:
    • Click Keep This Record to save the preferred reference and move the duplicate to Trash
    • Click Skip to leave both references intact. They will appear in a temporary Duplicate References group so you can review later
    • Click Cancel to automatically instruct EndNote to select the most recently-entered version(s) of each duplicate references as the one(s) to be removed. Go through the highlighted duplicates and review them before deleting.
This tutorial shows how to use the Find Full Text feature to look for PDF content within the library collection
This tutorial shows how to insert citations in a Word document using the Cite-While-You-Write plug-in
  • When EndNote Desktop is installed on a computer, a plug-in called Cite-While-You-Write (CWYW) is automatically included. CWYW allows you to insert selected references to work with Microsoft Word documents
  • Find the EndNote tab within Word to start inserting selected references
  • Insert selected references from an active EndNote library in a Word document
This tutorial shows how to edit and modify in-text citations according to a preferred output style
  • Modify the appearance of EndNote in-text citations by using the Edit & Manage Citations button
  • Highlight selected in-text citation(s) and modify them by adding additional information - i.e. prefix, suffix, pages.
This video shows how to Sync your EndNote (desktop and online) accounts.
  • Designate an EndNote library as your Sync library. If you have only one library, use this to sync with an EndNote Online account.
  • Under the Library tab, click on Sync
  • Click Sign Up to create a new EndNote account or sync with an existing account by inputting your login credentials
This video covers the different options on how to share an EndNote library or groups of references
  • Share an entire EndNote library or groups of references to collaborators.
  • EndNote 21 will allow you to share with up to 1000 EndNote users or colleagues when collaborating on projects.
  • Set Read Only or Read & Write permissions when sharing references. Once shared, an email generated message is sent out to the recipient
  • View a Shared Library by going to the File menu and selecting Open a Shared Library
The instructions show how to export references from the U of C library resources into EndNote
  • Perform a search query using the library search box.
  • On the results list page, select references you want to import by checking them off using the square icon.
  • Save the selected references by clicking on the push pin icon

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  • Import the references into EndNote by clicking on the ellipsis icon > Select Export RIS 
  • Select Download > Open with EndNote program

Export results list from library resources to EndNote using .RIS format

These instructions show how to connect EndNote to search for UofC library collection and holdings. 

Using a connection file from within EndNote, you have the option to use the Z39.50 protocol to connect to the UofC library collection and holdings.  

  • Please note that the Z39.50 connection setting include retrieval of books only and not articles.

Within EndNote, activate the Z39.50 connection setting by entering the information below on the prompt window:

  • Open an active EndNote library > go to the Tools menu
  • Select Connection Files > slide over to Open Connection Manager
  • Within the EndNote Connections window, scroll down and select U Calgary Library Catalog > select Edit
  • On the next window, select Connection Settings and enter the information below corresponding the fields:
    • Server Address: ucalgary.alma.exlibrisgroup.com
    • Database: Library Catalog
    • Database Name: 01UCALG_INST
    • Element Set: F
    • Port ID: 1921
    • Record Syntax: select MARC21 from the drop down menu
    • Text: select Unicode (UTF-8) from the drop down menu
    • Wait for the Save prompt and select OK

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