EndNote Guide

EndNote is a personal citation/bibliography manager software program that helps researchers organize references in a database (called a library).  References in the library can be used to easily create bibliographies and format references in word processing software.  The most robust and fully-featured version of EndNote is the client version, which is loaded onto an individual users machine (a multi-user option is also available).

EndNote Web is the web-based version of EndNote and can be accessed, for free, by any OSU student, faculty or staff.  EndNote is not as fully-featured as the client version but all of the basic features are available:  references can be collected and organized in an online library and these references can be used to easily create bibliographies and format references in word processing software.  Additionally, EndNote client users can move references between their computer and EndNote Web.

References can be added to an EndNote library in many different ways:  direct export from databases, journal websites and Google Scholar, by reference file import and by hand-entry.

EndNote X4 software is available on computers in several campus computer labs including:

• Milne Computing Center, installed on dual-boot Macs*
• Kidder 28, installed on Macs

*NOTE:  the PC-version on the Macs has not been upgraded from X1; the Mac-version has been upgraded to X4

ENDNOTE X5 Available for Purchase (free upgrade if X4 purchased since 4/14/2011)

To purchase your copy of EndNote X5, use he College of Science Software License EndNote page: http://my.science.oregonstate.edu/software/order_endnote

Free Upgrade from X4:  If you have purchased or upgraded to X4 since April 15th, you are eligible for a free upgrade to X5. In the “Additional Comments” field on the form linked above, note that you are ordering the free X5 upgrade.  In the index number field, enter “free."  PLEASE NOTE:  The free upgrade offer is only available until 10/1/201.

ENDNOTE 8 - X2:  2010 Publication Year Import Issue

In many cases, references with a publication date of 2010 or later will not import the year data into EndNote. For existing records in your library, use either the manual or global editing options as described at the bottom of the FAQ. Note that all other data for the reference imports correctly.

The free EndNote X2 update, the free EndNote X1 update, and the plugin for EndNote 8 - X resolves the problem on all future reference imports.