Do you need help managing references in your assignments and research? EndNote software stores and organises references, and quickly inserts citations into Word documents.

EndNote is installed on Library computers, but if you would like your own copy, it is on sale at the Library for $36.

EndNote classes run at Albany and Turitea during March, and at Wellington in April. Alternatively, view our 'Show me how' demonstration and use the Quickstart Guide.

For further details, please see our EndNote page.

EndNote X4 has arrived and is now the officially supported version of EndNote at Massey. To this end the Library has launched a redesigned and streamlined EndNote webpage.

The main new features of EndNote X4 are:

• Word 2010/2011 compatibility. (Users of earlier EndNote versions need to upgrade if they move to Office 2010/2011.)
• Direct PDF importing. Individual pdf files or folders of pdfs can be imported. Where possible, EndNote creates new records from the information embedded in the pdf.
• Automatic hyperlinking of citations to their reference in a document
• Plus more

Note:

• It is important to uninstall any previous versions of EndNote before installing X4.
• Mac users should download and run our Massey Profile Installer for Mac X4 immediately after install to enable Massey functionality. We also provide tips for Mac users for best performance.

The Library is pleased to announce that we have developed a Massey Profile Installer for Mac users that installs key Massey resources for Endnote, such as the new APA 6th Style, improved fulltext access, etc. Just download the file for X4 or X3 - then click on it to load the installer - and then run it. It is good to do this when you install Endnote, and then every 3 to 6 months to ensure that you keep up-to-date.

Mac users should also make use of the Tips for Mac Users to minimise problems.

As well as providing face-to-face classes for EndNote at our campus libraries, we have an online tutorial that you might like to view. This short tutorial steps you through using EndNote referencing software, in the same way as we would do in a class. The tutorial includes audio and follows the steps outlined in our EndNote Quick Start guide.

See the Library's EndNote web page for further information.

I have just installed EndNote X3 on my laptop and was very pleasantly surprised to find the whole process (including uninstalling EndNote X2) was very simple and quick! Thanks heaps to my Library colleagues Chris Good and Rob Hallam for crafting a nice little automatic script which runs as the 2nd phase of installing EndNote X3, and configures EndNote to access Massey University's full-text journal content.

The huge advantage that X3 has for off-campus users (or those availing themselves of the wireless network facilities on-campus) is that once a batch of references have been downloaded, a simple command lets EndNote X3 match up the citations with any full-text articles it can find. Much less need now to save the pdf (once located) and then drag and drop it into your EndNote Library - the "Find Full Text" command will do a substantial proportion of the retrieval and linking automatically.

More detailed information about the new features in EndNote X3 is on an earlier news item and Library staff will be updating handouts and training material in the near future. EndNote classes resume at the start of Semester One 2010.