Introduction to EndNote 6

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Part I - EndNote Library

1.1

What is an EndNote Library

1.2

Starting EndNote

1.3

Creating an EndNote Library

1.4

Opening an EndNote Library

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.8


	1.1 What is an EndNote Library
	An EndNote library is a database that stores your references. Any kind of references can be included in an EndNote library. One record containing many different fields is created for each reference. To make it easy to manually add new references, templates are available for a wide range of reference types, eg. journal articles, book sections, conference proceedings, bills, statutes, and even personal communications. Once a record is created, information about selected references can be inserted into a Word document to create in-text citations and bibliographies. EndNote libraries have a file extension of .enl. To begin using EndNote, you will need to create a library, or open an existing library.


	1.2 Starting EndNote
	To begin using EndNote, click on the Start menu, then Programs > EndNote > EndNote Program (Figure 1).



	When you start EndNote, it will prompt you to open an EndNote library or create a new one (Figure 2). Choose your options as required.

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1.3 Creating an EndNote Library

	Click on File > New… A "New reference library" window will appear (Figure 3).
	Enter a name for your library.
	Click on Save.

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1.4 Opening an EndNote Library

	Click on File > Open. If the library appears in the submenu (these are the most recently used libraries - Figure 4), click on them to open. Otherwise continue by clicking on Open Library….
	Click on the library that you wish to open (Figure 5).
	Click on Open.

Figure 5: Selecting an EndNote library to open

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1.5 Sorting References

By default, your EndNote library will display the fields of Author, Year, and Title.
	Click on the fields if you wish to sort the records in ascending/descending order (if the references are in ascending order, clicking on the field will sort them in descending order, and vice versa).

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1.6 Editing References

	Double click on the reference that you wish to edit (or click on the reference to highlight, then click on References > Edit References from the top toolbar).
	Click in the field that you wish to edit. A border appears around the selected field. Add/delete text as required.
	Click on x to close the reference window (this will automatically save any changes).

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1.7 Deleting References

	Click on the reference you wish to delete.
	From the top toolbar, click on References > Delete References….
	EndNote will double check if you wish to delete the reference with a window prompt "Are you sure you want to delete n references?". Click on OK to proceed.

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1.8 Searching References in an EndNote Library

At anytime, you can search for references in your EndNote library.

Open your library.

From the top menu, click on References, then Search References….

Enter your term or phrase in the textbox provided (Figure 8).

Select the field to search using the drop-down menu (by default, the first selection should read Notes).

If you have additional terms or phrases:

-	Enter them in separate textboxes
-	To insert new textboxes at the bottom of the search window click on the Add button.
-	Ensure that you select the appropriate Boolean Operator (ie. AND, OR, or NOT).

Click on Search.

EndNote will display the references matching your search criteria (the number of results will appear at the bottom of the results window - see Figure 9). To view all your references, click on References > Show All References.

Click on x to close search window.

Figure 8: Searching references in EndNote

Next Section: Part II - Adding References

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