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Tips and Tricks: Citation Management Tools

Do you use EndNote? If so, read on for some of my tips and tricks for this tool and another tool that might fit your needs better.

If you don’t use EndNote, use the comments to indicate what tools you use for keeping track of your citations. Then, we will post some tips and tricks for those tools too!

EndNote

Do you enter each reference by hand? Believe me…there is a better way. Let your favorite databases work for you! There are options in PubMed, CINAHL, PsycINFO, Global Health, and most other databases where you can either import the search results directly into your EndNote library or save them and import them. Either way, you are saving keystrokes and headaches. Need help with this? Just schedule a research consultation appointment with us.

Did you know you could link your PDF file for the article to the reference in your EndNote Library? You can! Depending on your version of the software, look for a Link to or File Attachments field in a record, then navigate to the PDF file and voila! EndNote is nifty…it organizes your references and some of those files on your computer too. Now, if only EndNote would organize my desk!

EndNote Web

Do you find yourself hopping from one computer to the next when you are doing your research? Okay…well I have a tool for you…EndNote Web! It is free for current UCLA students, faculty, and staff and, if you work with others, you can share specific references with them by using the Manage Sharing feature for that group of citations.

Want to know more about these and other citation management tools (such as Procite, Ref Works, or Reference Manager)? Check out our page on Citation Management Tools.

Do you have tips and tricks that you’d like to share for these and other citation managment tools? Please share them by leaving a comment below.

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4 Responses to “Tips and Tricks: Citation Management Tools”

  1. Bob Newmann Says:
    July 22nd, 2008 at 1:15 am

    I am using WizFolio (www.wizfolio.com). Very user-friendly. You can customize your citation styles in any way you want. Also, it allows you to grab data from various websites and upload your pdf files so that you can access the file anywhere.

  2. biomedical Says:
    July 22nd, 2008 at 8:01 am

    Thanks for the message, Bob! I’ve never heard of WizFolio, but I’ll check it out.

  3. Peter Stoilov Says:
    October 28th, 2008 at 9:40 am

    There is a recent change in the therms of use for Endnote and the associated files (styles, templates etc.) that explicitly prohibits redistribution and modification of these files.

    Does this mean that I am legally liable if I modify outdated endnote style file, write a paper using an endnote template (thus modifying it) or send any of these files to a colleague?

    The changed terms appear as a click through agreement when you try to download files from the endnote support website:
    http://endnote.com/support/enstyles-terms.asp

  4. biomedical Says:
    October 28th, 2008 at 10:56 am

    Thanks for letting us know that EndNote has added information to their terms of use, Peter. As none of the Biomedical Library blog staff are trained to provide legal advice, we would suggest contacting EndNote’s Customer Support to determine how these changes affect your use of EndNote in the examples you outlined. An email form is available on the EndNote website (http://www.endnote.com/encontact.asp) as well as a phone number.

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