EndNote Tutorial

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EndNote Tutorial
UTS LIBRARY WWW.LIB.UTS.EDU.AU

• Introduction
• Part 1

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What is EndNote
UTSLIBRARY

• Software package that allows you to store and
  organise your references
• EndNote allows you to transfer references into a
  Word document and automatically creates a
  bibliography
• You can choose from a wide variety of reference
  styles and easily change between styles

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You will need to download the UTS Library guide
for using EndNote 7
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Tutorial Contents

• Create an EndNote library (see p.3 of UTS
  Library guide for using EndNote)
• Type references into your library (p. 5 of the
  guide)
• Connect files for downloading from other library
  catalogues (p. 12 of guide)
• Search your references (p. 7 of guide)

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Getting the software

• Buy EndNote 7 (Windows) or EndNote 8 (Macintosh)
  on CD from UTS Library for 20
• OR download the program from the Librarys web
  page (UTS email password required)The download
  is free but is over 35MB and will take hours to
  download unless via broadband.
• http//www.lib.uts.edu.au/information/endnote/dow
  nload
• Tutorial is based on EndNote version 7 for PC.
  The MAC version isessentially the same.

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• Create an EndNote library

After opening EndNote select Create a new EndNote
library
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We have named the library thesis Click on Save
Existing libraries can also be opened from
the File - open menu bar.
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2. Type references into the thesis library
See page 5 of guide
Click yellow icon to create a new reference in
your library
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Select your reference type from the drop down
menu. When you are finished typing in the fields,
close the window, and your reference is now saved
into the thesis library
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Highlight your reference and select a style from
the drop Down window
To view the highlighted reference in your
selected style, click on Show preview or Hide
preview
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3. Library connection files Search other library
catalogues. See page 12-14 of the guide for
instructions on setting up a connection to the
UTS catalogue
After selecting a library catalogue click on
Connect
Connection files allow you to download book
citations from other library catalogues.
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Choose Title Field, not Any Field, for searching
a library catalogue
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Highlight the title you wish to transfer into
your thesis library. Open the Copy 1 reference To
window and choose your library (thesis.enl)
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The book citation be will transferred into your
thesis library. Before closing double click on
the record and check that all fields are correct.
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When finished close the Connected to and Search
windows.
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Databases allowing direct export of citations
into EndNote. See page 15 of the guide.
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4. Search your thesis library. See page 7
of the guide
You can search within any field in your thesis
library. Tip, use the notes field in the record
for your personal notes. You can then retrieve
these records through the search function.
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For more Help go to the Library EndNote page
(see FAQ page) or email one of our trainers.