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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5. Other Reference Management software

6. Other Reference Management software

7. Other Reference Management software

8. Other Reference Management software

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

12. Styles of References (example)
APA
MLA
HARVARD

13. EndNote comparison
http://endnote.com/support/faqs/endnote-compare

14. EndNote Basic
https://www.myendnoteweb.com/EndNoteWeb.html

15. EndNote Basic: User registration

16. EndNote Basic: Getting started screen

17. EndNote Basic: Online search

18. Online search- Select database

19. Online search- Keyword search

20. Online search- Result

21. Online search- Reducing the result

22. Online search- Result

23. Online search- Result added to new group

24. Online search- Naming the new group

25. Online search- Result added

26. Online search- View reference

27. Online search- Clicking on author’s name

28. Online search- Exploring same author

29. Online search- Hiding blank fields

30. Online search- Editing fields

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

33. Online Search- Manual reference input

34. EndNote Basic: Organize

35. EndNote Basic: Manage groups

36. EndNote Basic: Import references

37. EndNote Basic: New group for imported data

38. EndNote Basic: Imported reference

39. EndNote Basic: View imported data

40. EndNote Basic: Formatting

41. EndNote Basic: Format bibliography

42. EndNote Basic: Save bibliography

43. EndNote Basic: View bibliography, html

44. EndNote Basic: View bibliography, txt

45. EndNote Basic: IE CWYW plug-in link

46. Plug-ins source, Installation, IE with Plug-in…

47. Word with Plug-in…

48. Inserting Citation

49. Connecting Web

50. EndNote Basic: CWYW, formatting

51. EndNote Basic: Capture and Firefox ext. link

52. Capture new reference

53. Web captured reference saved

54. View the newly captured reference

55. Password change option

56. PUBMED search and save/export citation

57. PUBMED search and save/export citation
Technique #1

58. PUBMED search and save/export citation
Technique #1

59. PUBMED search and save/export citation
Technique #2

60. PUBMED search and save/export citation
Technique #2

61. PUBMED search and save/export citation

62. Google scholar search & save/export citation
scholar.google.com

63. Google scholar search & save/export citation

64. Google scholar search & save/export citation

65. ProQuest search & save/export citation
search.proquest.com/business/index

66. ProQuest search & save/export citation

67. ProQuest search & save/export citation

68. Import citation

69. EBSCO database search, export & import
search.ebscohost.com

70. EBSCO database search, export & import
… and the rest of the tasks are as same as the previous one…

71. Activities
… hope that you have completed all the… hope that you have completed all the
activities in this session…

73. Thank youThank you