EndNote basic is citation management software from Thomson Reuters that allows users to search online databases, organize references, generate bibliographies, and insert citations into manuscripts. It provides several important functions for research including saving time, access to bibliographic databases, automatic bibliography generation, and organization of references and files. EndNote basic can be used to import references from databases like PubMed, Google Scholar, ProQuest, and EBSCO and supports over 5,600 bibliographic styles. The presentation covered how to get started with EndNote basic accounts, perform online searches, import and organize references, generate bibliographies, and insert citations into Word documents.
1. EndNote basic
Citation Utility for Research Support
Md. Zahid Hossain ShoebMd. Zahid Hossain Shoeb
Deputy Librarian (Systems)
(Research Methodology: Literature Review)
Master of Public Health (MPH)
School of Public Health
Independent University, Bangladesh
14 March 2014
2. Topics to be covered today
• EndNote - prologue
• Other citation utility/reference management software
• Important terms
• EndNote Basic (Web)- Getting started
• Collect- online search, new reference, import reference• Collect- online search, new reference, import reference
• Organize - manage groups
• Format – bibliography, Plug-ins, CWYW, formatting
• Rules for manual entry
• PUBMed, Google Scholar, ProQuest, EBSCO database search
and export/import citation
3. About EndNote
• What is EndNote?
– It is a software from Thomson Reuters and help
you to write your scholarly articles.
– EndNote is an online search tool– EndNote is an online search tool
– EndNote is a reference and figure database
– EndNote is a bibliography and manuscript maker
4. About EndNote
• Why we use Endnote?
– Save time and focus on your research
– You have your own library/database
– Access hundreds of remote bibliographic databases
– Create instant bibliographies in manuscript– Create instant bibliographies in manuscript
– Bibliographic styles more than 5,600
– Organize image, PDF or other files
– No/very little chance of error
– Unlimited number of references
– Change sequence automatically
– Change references style in only one click
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9. Important terms
• Manuscript: 1. A book, document, or other composition
written by hand. 2. A typewritten or handwritten version of a
book, an article, a document, or other work, especially the
author's own copy, prepared and submitted for publication in
print. 3. Handwriting.print. 3. Handwriting.
• Bibliography: is a systematic list of books and other works
such as journal articles. Bibliographies range from "works
cited" lists at the end of books and articles to complete,
independent publications
Bibliographic information of a journals article
1. Author name 2. Title 3. Journal name 4. Year of publication
5. Volume and issue number 6. Pagination
10. Important terms
• Citation: A citation tells the readers where the information
came from. In your writing, you cite or refer to the source of
information.
... is an effective way of learning1.
… is an effective way of learning (Hernon, 2012).… is an effective way of learning (Hernon, 2012).
• Reference: In library usage, a written and standard way of
acknowledging to a specific work or portion of a work ( book,
article, dissertation, report, musical composition, etc.)
produced by a particular author, editor, composer, etc., clearly
identifying the document in which the work is to be found.
11. Why reference?
• to show that you have read
• to show what you have read
• to enable the reader to locate the sources
mentioned in your papermentioned in your paper
• to acknowledge your sources and avoid plagiarism
31. Rules for manual entry
• Author:
– Last name, first name (Calvert, Philip or Calvert, P)
• Calvert, P (P will be considered as first name)
– Direct Name (Philip Calvert)– Direct Name (Philip Calvert)
– Each author on his/her own line
– Corporate authors need a comma at the end
• World Health Organization, Geneva
32. Rules for manual entry
• Title
– Don’t put punctuation at the end
– Don’t italicize
– NOTE: Endnote will not change capitalization– NOTE: Endnote will not change capitalization
• General
– Don’t put extra information (eds., vol., page)
– Change things to see its output!
• Keywords
– Use Line breaks, semicolon or back slash as separator
– Don’t use comma