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Introduction to EndNote Web
Margaret Forrest
Academic Liaison Librarian
Outline
• Introduction
• Register for access
• Install browser toolbar
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Collect references
Organise and share references
Format a bibliography
Cite While You Write in Word
Introduction
• EndNote Web is an online reference
management software
• Free to staff and students of the
University
• Can be accessed anywhere online
• See the following webpage for a
comparison between EndNote Web and
EndNote:
http://endnoteweb.com/encompare.asp
Register for access
• Register to create your own passwordprotected EndNote Web library
• Go to http://www.myendnoteweb.com
• Click on the Sign Up link and follow
instructions to create an EndNote Web
account
Install browser toolbar
• Go to the Options tab, and then
Download Installers to download and
install an EndNote Web plug-in
• The plug-in Cite While You Write
includes a toolbar for Internet Explorer or
Firefox
Link to EndNote Web
Collect references
There are 6 ways to collect references:
• Online search
• Manually add references
• Direct export from databases (e.g. Web of
Knowledge, America: History and Life)
• “Capture” references from websites (e.g
YouTube)
• Import references (as text files)
• Transfer references to/from EndNote
desktop
Online Search for references
Select a library catalogue or a
database from the pull-down menu
(this can be customised to remove
unavailable libraries)
Search for book in catalogue
via EndNote Web
Retrieve record, mark and
add to group
Manually add references
• Go to Collect tab and select New
References
• Select Reference Type and complete
relevant sections of record
Direct export from databases
• When searching in databases, look out for
link to EndNote Web
Capture references from websites
• Use the Capture tab in the EndNote Web
tool bar
Organise and share references
• New references will go to the [Unfiled] group until
they are moved to a selected group
Create a New Group by
using the pull-down menu
Share references
• Share a bibliography via the Organize tab
If someone has shared a
bibliography with you,
this will be visible in the
My References menu
Format a bibliography
• Select the Format tab
Select the references
(bibliography), the
bibliographic style, and
then the output format
Cite While You Write in Word
• Use the EndNote Web toolbar in Word to
add references to documents
Any questions on EndNote Web?
Please contact me…
[email protected]
Academic Liaison Librarian
School of History, Classics and Archaeology