Research Guides (LibGuides): Citation Management Tools: EndNote Basic

Getting Started

EndNote Web is an online tool that allows the user to collect references from a variety of sources, organize the references, and format a bibliography as the paper is written. The tool can be used with a number of citation formats.

EndNote Web is only available through ISI Web of Knowledge. The Butler Libraries do not have a subscription to EndNote.

To Sign-Up for a free account, start at the homepage

Go to "create an account"
Fill in the prompted information
Write down your login information to use for saving your information and syncing your data

For all of your EndNote related questions, consult EndNote's help page where you can locate answers to:

Word Processors
Compatibility
Installing/Uninstalling
User Interface
Managing References
Importing/Exporting data
Searching Databases
Output Styles

Additional Support

The Basics

Automatically Generate Citations

Locate a source to cite using your favorite database
View the source
Click on "Cite [book]"
Export to EndNote

Manually Generate Citations

From the EndNote "Collect" page click on "New Reference"
Select the appropriate source typee
Fill out the necessary information
Save your reference

EndNote has the capability of formatting citations in 6,000+ ways, but the most common are:

APA
MLA
Chicago
Harvard
Turabian
IEEE

For a full list of the citation styles supported click here

EndNote Web is capable of creating citations using the following sources:

Generic
Aggregated Database
Ancient Text
Artwork
Blog
Book/Section
Chart or Table
Dataset
Dictionary
Encyclopedia
Film or Broadcast
Government Document
Journal Article
Magazine Article
Manuscript
Music
Newspaper Article
Thesis
Web Page

Citation Management Tools: EndNote Basic

Getting Started

The Basics

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