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EndNote and Bibliographic Management Software: EndNote 21 - PC

Bibliographic management software is an application designed to store, organize, manage, and format your citations into the appropriate citation style.

OneDrive and EndNote

Endnote advises users NOT to save EndNote libraries to the following cloud based services:

  • Amazon Cloud,
  • Box,
  • Dropbox,
  • Google Drive,
  • Office 365 (this includes OneDrive),
  • OneDrive
  • Sharepoint,
  • SkyDrive and
  • SugarSync.

Bibliographic Management Software Workshops @ ISU


Please contact the ISU Library to request a workshop.

EndNote Download

Software: EndNote - Newest version available

Download Instructions

IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO FOLLOW THE DOWNLOAD INSTRUCTIONS FOR ENDNOTE.

  1. Choose the appropriate download link from the box above.
  2. Click on the link endnotex9.zip file and
  3. Save the file endnotex9.zip to a temporary area on your c: drive. (VERY IMPORTANT TO SAVE IT FIRST BEFORE INSTALLING)
  4. Locate the zipped file on your c: drive.
  5. Right click the file and choose Extract All. (VERY IMPORTANT)
  6. Within the newly created folder, double click on the file ENX7Inst.msi to install the software. Accept all default options.
  7. EndNote can now be accessed through your computer's Start Menu: "Start> Programs> EndNote> EndNote Program.

If you need assistance please contact the the reference area or call 812.237.2580.

System Requirement:
Windows 2000 or XP, Pentium 450 MHz or faster processor, at least 256 MB of available RAM and at least 180 MB of free space.

Modify MLA Style

EndNote installs MLA Style with a flaw. Follow the instructions to fix it yourself in EndNote.

  • In EndNote, click Edit > Output Styles > Open Style Manager.
  • Scroll down to MLA. Doubleclick to edit.
  • On the left side menu, click Anonymous Works.
  • Select "Use short title in place of author."
  • Close the window.
  • If asked "Save changes before closing?" save as MLA to replace the flawed style.

Instead of fixing the flaw yourself, if you prefer, you may download the following file to replace that flawed file. Install to your hard drive at C:\Program Files\EndNote X7\Styles and the EndNote software will automatically detect it.

ISU EndNote Files

Save the following citation styles to the folder (usually) located at
C:\Program Files\EndNote X?\Styles
to be able to use them in EndNote

About EndNote

EndNote is a bibliographic management software. This software will store, create, and manage your citation information and format and insert the citations for you into a Microsoft Word document. The many existing citation styles follow very strict rules. Computers are excellent at following rules so a software program that formats citations for you can work very well. But computers are not good at exceptions to rules. For this reason, you still must learn the rules of your citation style(s) so that you can tell EndNote when to make an exception.

EndNote is very useful if you will be writing many papers or if you are working on a long-term research project where you expect to collect many, many citations. However, it does take time to learn so do not try to learn EndNote in order to complete a paper due only a few days later.

The Indiana State University Library has a site license to EndNote to make it freely available to ISU faculty, staff, and students. Those not affiliated with ISU must purchase the software.

EndNote 21 & EndNote 20 look significantly different from EndNote X9. EndNote libraries will be updated to the EndNote 20/21 format when opened in EndNote 20/21.

If you have an Apple computer using the Big Sur operating system or the Monterrey operating system, you should install EndNote 20. Big Sur and Monterrey will not run EndNote X9.

Latest Version: EndNote 21

EndNote for Thesis Writing

EndNote Help

EnNote installs a Sample Library for training purposes. It is (usually) installed at the following location on your computer.

C:\Program Files\EndNote\Examples


 

Importing from Fusion Catalog

Fusion Catalog

EndNote can import records from the Fusion Catalog.

  1. Enter the Fusion Catalog by doing a search.
  2. In the upper right hand corner of the window, click Login.
  3. Login to your Account.
    1. From your ISU ID card, enter your Library Barcode number (2922...) or your University ID Number (991...).
    2. Enter your PIN. (If you do not have one, proceed to the next step.)
    3. Click Login. (If you did not have a PIN, you will be asked to create one now.)
  4. Do your search in the Fusion Catalog.
  5. For each record you wish to save, click Add to list.
  6. After you have saved your records, in the upper right hand corner of the window, click My Lists.
  7. Save your records to a list by selecting the appropriate list name and clicking Add
    1. A popup window confirms that your records have been saved. Click Close.
  8. Click My Account.
  9. Click on the name of the List you wish to import.
  10. Mark the records you wish to import.
  11. Click Export List.
    1. Select EndNote/RefWorks.
    2. Select Send List to Local Disk.
    3. Select the records you wish to save.
    4. Click Submit.
    5. Select the location on your hard drive where you wish to save the file and name it.
  12. Go to EndNote and open the library to which you wish to add records.
  13. Click File > Import > File.
    1. Click Choose and browse to the file you wish to import.
    2. As an Import Option, select Refer/BibIX
    3. Select the Duplicates option you wish.
    4. Select a Text Translation of No Translation.
    5. Select Import.
  14. Your records will import into EndNote.

EndNote and Music

Zotero-EndNote Tips

Chat with a Librarian

EndNote Training Videos by ISU

ISU Workshop EndNote Handouts

Use these EndNote Handouts to walk yourself through a Training Workshop and teach yourself the basics of EndNote. These handouts are based upon documents produced by trainers from EndNote. They are modified with some ISU specific information and made available by permission from EndNote.

Sample Paper

You can use this Word document to practice Cite While You Write (CWYW) in EndNote. The text was taken from our Web site for instructional purposes.

Importing from Databases to EndNote

Importing from CQ Researcher

To import records from CQ Researcher into EndNote,

  1. Open the EndNote library to which you wish to import records.
  2. In CQ Researcher, click on the record you wish to import.
  3. In the blue header at the top of the window, click Cite Now!
  4. The citation is displayed. In the dropdown menu, select Export citation to EndNote.
  5. The record appears in the EndNote library.

CQ Researcher records may not import the date correctly. You will need to manually correct the Year and Date fields in the EndNote records. In addition, the volume number will not import and you will have to manually enter it.

Modify APA 7th Style

EndNote downloads APA Style with a flaw. Follow the instructions to fix it yourself in EndNote.

  • In EndNote, click Edit > Output Styles > Open Style Manager.
  • Scroll down to APA 7th. Doubleclick to edit.
  • On the left side menu, click Bibliography > Title Capitalization.
  • Select "Sentence style capitalization."
  • Close the window.
  • If asked "Save changes before closing?", save as APA 7th to replace the flawed style.

Instead of fixing the flaw yourself, if you prefer, you may download the following file to replace that flawed file. Install to your hard drive at C:\Program Files\EndNote X7\Styles and the EndNote software will automatically detect it.