EndNote

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EndNote

• Hands On Tutorial

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What is EndNote?

• EndNote is a tool for managing and maintaining
  references (i.e. sources of information, ideas,
  or quotes). This is especially useful when
  writing essays, papers, or journals.
• EndNote can be used together with Microsoft Word
  to streamline the process of inserting and
  managing these references.

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Initial Setup

• Launch EndNote from the Tools menu
• (Tools gt EndNote 9 gt Go To EndNote)
• You can also open EndNote from the Start Menu,
  independent of Microsoft Word.

• Open Microsoft Word and create a new document.
• (Start gt General Software gt MS Office 2003 gt MS
  Word 2003)

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Creating a Library

• Create a new EndNote library.
• (File gt New)
• Save the file with an appropriate name (e.g.
  Tutorial_references.enl).

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Adding References Manually

• Add the references contained in the table below.
• (Reference gt New Reference)
• The references below are of Reference Type
  book.
• Changes are automatically saved so close the
  reference dialog when a new reference is
  complete.
• Note for titles with multiple authors, enter
  one name per line.

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Add References from Databases

• Navigate to the Otago University Library homepage
  (http//www.library.otago.ac.nz)
• Click on the Databases link.

• Select the ProQuest database.

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Add References from Databases

• Create a search for Apple Computer Inc.
• Mark the articles you wish to import by checking
  the box to the left of the title.
• Go to the Marked List.
• Make sure the Documents and Bibliography view is
  active.
• Select the Export option.

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Add References from Databases

• Choose Export directly to ProCite, EndNote or
  Reference Manager.
• EndNote will ask where the references should be
  stored. Locate the library created earlier and
  choose Open.
• This will import the references directly into
  your library file.

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Add References from the Library Catalogue

• Navigate to the Otago University Library homepage
  (http//www.library.otago.ac.nz)
• Click on the Catalogue link.

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Add References from the Library Catalogue

• Click on Basic Search.
• Create a Keyword anywhere search for Super
  Intelligence.
• Check the box beside the top two items in the
  search results.
• Scroll to the bottom of the screen.
• In the Record Options box, select EndNote
  Citation from the Select Download Format dropdown
  list.
• Click Format for Print/Save.

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Add References from the Library Catalogue

• This will load a text file in the web browser
  containing the EndNote Citation details.
• Save this text file to your My Documents folder.
• Switch to EndNote.
• From the File menu, select Import.
• (File gt Import)
• Set the Import Option to Otago University
  Library.
• Click on Choose File and locate the text file
  that was saved.
• Click Import.
• The citations will be added to the EndNote
  library.

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Organising, Searching Sorting

• The library can be sorted by clicking on either
  of the headings in the library window (i.e.
  Author, Year, Title).
• The library can be searched.
• (References gt Search References)
• Search the library by using key words to search
  in all or specific fields such as Author, Year,
  Title etc.
• EndNote will then display all the references that
  match the search criteria.
• To view the entire library again, choose Show All
  References.
• (References gt Show All References)

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Inserting Citations into Word

• In EndNote, select the citation you would like to
  insert into your Word document.
• Switch to Microsoft Word.

• Insert the citation using the Insert Selected
  Citation function.
• (Tools gt EndNote 9 gt Insert Selected Citation)
• This places the citation at the specified point
  in the text.

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Creating a Bibliography

• EndNote can automatically create a bibliography
  of all the citations inserted into the Word
  document.
• Insert several more citations into your document.
• Place the cursor at the end of the document.
• Choose Format Bibliography.
• (Tools gt EndNote 9 gt Format Bibliography)
• Select the preferred bibliography style.
• The bibliography should now be inserted.

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Further Information

• The Library maintains a webpage with information
  on Endnote and instructions on importing
  information from frequently used databases.
  http//www.library.otago.ac.nz/endnote/index.html
• Support documentation at the Endnote website.
  http//www.endnote.com/support/ensupport.asp
• Ask a Tutor-Supervisor for help, or call SCS on
  479-5170 to arrange tutoring.