Endnote Web is a browser-based application for the management
and citation of references for research papers and other publications. Itis available free-of-charge for Bryn Mawr, Haverford
and SwarthmoreCollege students, faculty and staff while
on campus or remotely connecting through a secure VPN client (HC) or proxy
server. For a comparison of Endnote and its more customizable
desktop cousin Endnote Desktop is shown here. Comprehensive information
on how to use Endnote Web is available in the HELP
section within Endnote Web. Instructions on how to use Endnote X is
at http://www.haverford.edu/acc/docs/software/Endnote/endnote.html.
Opening a User Account
If you already use Web of Science, it will
be easy to establish an account as you save marked records to save to Endnote
Web through their button. Alternatively, go to http://www.myendnoteweb.com/
to establish an account. You will need to be on-campus or connected through
your college’s VPN client or proxy server to set up an account. Once your
account is set up, all you need to maintain access is to log on to ENW once
every 6 months from an authorized IP address.
Collecting References
Click
on the Collect tab and you see that there are 3 ways to collect references:
New Reference (i.e. typing it in yourself), Online Search (searching within
ENW, need connection file) and Importing References (searching a database
outside of ENW and then importing answers, need import filter).
When
typing in new references, be sure to specify the correct reference type
to display the correct obligatory fields to fill in.
See
sections on Searching Databases within Endnote Web and Importing References
to Endnote Web below for collecting references.
Searching Databases within Endnote Web
For many public (i.e. free) databases, you can search withinEndnote Web using the appropriate connection files rather than logging
on to the specific database address. Caveats: You most likely will lose
some special search features available within the native search interface.
Subscription databases often ask for login/password information which users do
not necessarily know.
Database
Connection
File
Tripod
HaverfordCollege
Inspec
@Haverford
Inspec
(TS)
PsycINFO
CSA
PubMed
PubMed(NLM)
SciFinder Scholar
NA
Scitation+SPIN
NA
Web of
Science
Web of
Science (TS)
Searching Databases using PubMed as Example
From Collect
References tab, choose Online
Search and from the Dropdown
list (e.g.Choose PubMed (NLM) if you want to search PubMed).
If you have not previously set up this
connection file, the dropdown list will not show this option.You first need to click on the Customize
this list link to set this up so it will be available for subsequent
searching. A new window now appears with a list of all connection files on
the left side and selected favorites on the right side. Select the
appropriate file and click Copy to Favorites button.
The Connect
selection list now includes PubMed
along all your other favorite connection files. Select and click the Connect
button.
Enter
terms in search boxes and choose from each selection list for the field
in which to search. Choose the operators relating each search term.
Note that not all PubMed search feature are
available when searching inside ENW.
Click
on the Title links to vieweach record. Use Return to
List to navigate through the answers. Always navigate using ENW’s buttons and links, do not use the browser’s
back feature which causes long delays in reloading.
Check
the references you like and move them to pre-existing folders or create a
folder on the spot.
For
general instructions on importing references, see the HELP section
within Endnote Web.
Importing references to Endnote Web
Various databases interfaces provide a special Endnote
export format for saving answers. If that is not available, choose the
appropriate Import Filter within Endnote Web to import saved citation files as
text files.
To set up the import filter for a database
Go to
the Collect tab in ENW and
click on Import Reference.
If you
have not previously set up the import filter, click on the Customize this list link next to
the Filter dropdown box.
A new
window opens with a list of available filters on left and a list of
filters you have selected on the right. Choose the one(s) desired and
click Copy to Favorites to make
them available for use later.
Now
the filter is available for use. Next to the File field box, locate the Browse button to locate the saved
answer file.Select the filter and
click Import.
A
selected list of databases, the type of answer file that needs to be saved
and the corresponding filter are as follows:
Database
or Platform
Save
Citation File As...
Import
Filter
Comment
Tripod
Endnote
Endnote
Import
Choose
“Export to Endnote” and import by using the “Endnote Import” filter
CSA
platform
As
text file
Find
the specific database filter
Go
to Import and choose the file and then apply the appropriate filter
Early
English Books Online
(EEBO)
Download
in Endnote citation format
Endnote
Import
Go
to Import and choose the Endnote Import filter.
FirstSearch (WorldCat, Dissertation Abstracts)
Export
as text file
Find
the appropriate filter, e.g. OCLC Worldcat
Filter
Go
to Import and choose the file and then apply the appropriate filter
Google
Scholar
RefMan (RIS)
RefMan (RIS)
On
Scholar Preference page, under Bibliographic Manager, set Show links
to import citation to “RefMan”. Click
Save Preference button For each answer
you want to save, click on the “Import into RefMan”
link and save the file. Import using the RefMan
RIS filter.
JSTOR
Text
file
JSTOR
filter
"Export
citations" to setting of "Endnote,Procite, Reference manager
(download RIS file)"
Then
import using RefMan (RIS) filter.
MLA
International
Download
in format compatible with Procite, Endnote
etc.
RefMan (RIS) filter
Import
using the RIS filter
Lexis
Nexis
Display
the full text and try using the “Capture” button on the browser toolbar.
If that does not work, click on “New Reference” in the “Collect” tab
in ENW and type in the info for the corresponding reference type. When
done, click the “Save” button.
Proquest Research Library
Save
as text file
Use
Proquest import filter
Mark
your records, go to “My Research” tab, export citations, download, save
page as text and import using the filter
PsycInfo
(CSA)
Save
as text file
Use
PsycInfo (CSA) import filter
Mark
your records, go to "save,print,email" link, "save"
as PC, Mac or Unix file format as applicable. Import using the PsychInfo(CSA)
filter.
PubMed
File
PubMed(NLM)
Display
answers as “Medline”. See following section for more details.
SciFinder Scholar
Tagged
File
SciFinder (CAS)
Import
using filter
Scitation+SPIN
Endnote
(generic)
Endnote
Import
Also
works with Endnote Desktop, just save citations in Endnote (RIS) format
Silverplatter platform (EconLit, Social Work Abstracts etc)
Save
to disk
Find
the appropriate filter e.g. EconLit(SP)
Mark
your records, click on the "Disk" icon on the results window.
On the next screen, click on the radio button "save to disk".
Save the results as text file and import with the correct filter, e.g.
EconLit (SP)
Saving references to Endnote Web using PubMed
as an example
When
conducting searches from PubMed from NLM site,
mark the records you want to keep.
On the
bottom of the page, choose Medline from the Display pull
down menu.
From
the Send To pull down menu, select File.
You
have the option to save this file to pubmedresult.txt.
Go to
your ENW. If you have previously installed the browser plug-in for ENW,
you can get there by clicking the My Library button on the menu
bar.
Under
the Collect tab,
choose Import References.
Browse
to locate the previously saved pubmedresult.txt. Choose PubMed (NLM) from Filter dropdown list. Click the Import
button to save to the default Unfiled
Folder from which you can move to other folders later.
Bibliography suitable for cut-and-paste, email or print
If
you only need a bibliography, one simple way is just to save the list as a
RTF (rich text file). This is suitable for cut-and-paste into the end of a
Power Point.
From
the Format tab, click Bibliography.
Select
the source of the references, the bibliographic style and the file format
to save, email or print out.
If
you need to have in-text citations, notes and bibliography for a paper,
use the Cite While You Write function within Word.
Cite While You Write from Microsoft Word Using Endnote Web Plug-In
First
install the Cite While You Write plug-in for Word. From the Options tab,
click on Download Installers.
Open
your Microsoft Word document. First select your output bibliographic
style. Go to Tools > Endnote Web > Format
Bibliography. Be sure the Instant Formatting option is turned on.
Find
the place where you want to insert your in-text citation. Find the
citation you want to insert. Go to Tools > Endnote Web
> Find citation. Enter a search string more than 3 characters
long to locate it.
Not
often used: Before you submit the final manuscript, remove the field codes
if required by the publisher. Save this file under another name because
you will not be able to make further citation adjustments using ENW
afterwards. Go to Tools > Endnote Web> Remove Field
Codes.
To
create a Chicago
style research paper within Word with footnote
Open
your Microsoft Word document. First select your output bibliographic
style. Go to Tools > Endnote Web > Format
Bibliography to do so.
In
Word, position the cursor where you want to insert your citation
From
the Word menu Insert > Reference > Footnote and
in the new window, choose the location where you want your footnote
to appear.
Find
the citation you want to insert. Go to Tools > Endnote Web
> Find citation. Enter a search string more than 3 characters
long to locate it. Select the reference and click the Insert
button.
You
may need to manually add the page numbers when citing a specific page of a
book.
Format Paper
This
allows for formatting in-text citations and bibliography within ENW. This
will work with any document in .rtf format. Within the text, insert {author lastname, year, title @page
number} and save as a Rich Text Format file.
From
the Format tab, choose Format Paper.
Choose
from the list of output styles from the dropdown. If desired output style
is not available, first select it by clicking on the Customize this
list link to populate the dropdown list.
With
the file chosen and the output style specified, click the Format
button to format your paper by matching the citations you inserted with
your references. When the process is complete, it will prompt you to save
it under a new file name. The new file will now contain in-text citations
and a bibliography.