Endnote bibliographic software

What is EndNote?
EndNote is a bibliographic software package that can help you manage your references.

You can create your own EndNote library of citations for all the books, journal articles, e-journal articles, web pages, etc. that you have consulted. Using EndNote you can insert citations into your documents, create bibliographies and reference lists, and arrange your references in your selected reference style, e.g. APA.

You can type reference details into the library yourself or you can import records into EndNote from other sources, e.g. NORA Power search, the library catalogue, and databases such as Web of Knowledge, Science Direct, etc.

Experienced users of EndNote may wish to look over the new features associated with the upgrade from EndNote X2 to X4. Please see the attached word document for further details.

Endnote X4 offers a large selection of referencing styles relevant to appropriate disciplines and individual journal publications. Styles recommended for specific academic disciplines at Northumbria University include Oscola, Numbered, APA and Harvard.  As the Harvard style in Endnote differs significantly to the style recommended in Cite Them Right it is recommended that Endnote users consider APA 6^th edition as an alternative.    

Existing users of Endnote X2 who used the customised “Harvard Northumbria” style can convert their libraries to APA and can also further modify this and other styles to their own requirements.  See the Word document attached for further information.

Accessing EndNote is dependent upon your location and PC/workstation. We have recently moved from EndNote X2 to X4. An EndNote library created in X2 can be opened in X4.

Computer terminals in the Library
Go to Start - All Programs - Office Applications - EndNote Program

Computer terminals in University Open Access Areas, Labs and Hubs
Contact the IT Helpline for current access arrangements

Off-campus access for students
To use EndNote off-campus, log on to desktopANYWHERE via the web (https://dta.northumbria.ac.uk). Log in, click on Desktop Anywhere, then Desktop for Students. In the desktopANYWHERE window go to Start - All Programs - Office Applications - EndNote X4.

Off-campus access for staff
To use EndNote off-campus, log on to desktopANYWHERE via the web (https://dta.northumbria.ac.uk). Log in, click on Desktop Anywhere, then Desktop for Staff. In the desktopANYWHERE window go to Start - All Programs - Office Applications - EndNote X4.

University Staff
Staff can install EndNote X4 onto their office PC. Endnote X4 does not have the Harvard Northumbria referencing style. Staff who have EndNote X2 already installed on their PC can continue to use this if they want to use the Harvard Northumbria referencing style. However, Endnote X2 is not compatible with Office 2010 so staff who upgrade to Office 2010 will also need to upgrade to EndNote X4. Staff using Office 2007 can use either Endnote X2 or X4.

To install EndNote X4:
Go to Start - Control Panel - Run Advertised Programs - select Thomson Reuters EndNote X4 from the list of programs and click Run

To access EndNote X4:
Go to Start - All Programs - EndNote - EndNote Program

You can purchase a copy of EndNote for your own personal use from the Adept Scientific website. You will need to be a registered student to be eligible for the discounted educational copy. This will take you to the Where Are You From (WAYF) page. Choose Northumbria University from the list and click Go. The next page is our university login page. Login using your Northumbria username and password and you will then be returned to the Adept online store.  

Please note: the version available for purchase is EndNote X5. This is the latest version to be released. The version of the software we are currently using at Northumbria is EndNote X4. Help and support material for using EndNote X5 is available from the EndNote website.

Training materials for EndNote are available from Skills Plus from the library web pages. The EndNote materials are in the 'Referencing and Plagiarism' topic area.

• EndNote Manual (available on PCs in Open Access areas & Labs and when using EndNote via the Staff or Student Desktop (desktopANYWHERE)): Go to Start - All Programs - Office Applications - EndNote Manual

• EndNote Help (available to staff when using EndNote installed locally on PC): Go to Start - All Programs - EndNote - EndNote Help or access via the Help menu in the EndNote program.

• EndNote website. The EndNote website provides additional support, including Camtasia (screen capture demonstrations) in various aspects of EndNote, including: searching online databases, journal names, manual data entry, and various Cite While You Write tutorials.

• Thomson Reuters is a supplier of bibliographic software packages, including EndNote. Their website has information pages dedicated to EndNote, which includes technical specifications, and the EndNote user forum.