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EndNote

This is an introduction to getting started with EndNote for UT Health users.

EndNote Channel on YouTube
EndNote hosts an EndNote training channel on YouTube that covers everything from the basics, like creating an EndNote library, to more the more advanced, like sharing a library.

EndNote Website
The Endnote Website offers resources for:

  • Training, which has videos, a calendar of online interactive training sessions, and getting started

  • Support, with links to technical support, customer service, and the EndNote "knowledge base


EndNote Community
There are A LOT of EndNote users, and they like to talk about using EndNote and help each other solve problems. Chances are, other users will have confronted the same problem, so it's worth checking out the community.

Briscoe Library Classes
You can request a class for yourself and your colleagues.

It's easy to use EndNote and Zotero together and take advantage of the best features of each, or to share Zotero libraries with colleagues using EndNote or vice versa. Both programs can read and write a standard citation file format called RIS, which means references can be converted back and forth with a few clicks.

PDFs and other attachments do not export between programs, however; only citation information.

Zotero to EndNote

To save your Zotero library for importing into EndNote, click the Zotero button that looks like a gear and choose "Export Library." Choose RIS as the file type and pick a filename.

In EndNote, click "File" and then "Import." Click the "Choose File" button and select the file you just exported from Zotero. Set Import Option to "Reference Manager (RIS)" and click Import.

EndNote to Zotero

To export your EndNote library for use in Zotero, click "File" and then "Export." Set the output style to "RefMan (RIS) Export" and save it as a text file.

In Zotero, click the button that looks like a gear and choose "Import." Just double-click the file you exported from EndNote. The new references will be added to a collection named "Imported" followed by the date and time.

Students using Google Chrome browser may choose to Google Scholar Button extension. Google Scholar can automatically search for references matching highlighted text within the Chrome browser.

Adding the Google Scholar Button
  1. Open a Chrome browser window
  2. Visit the Chrome Web Store
  3. Search for Google Scholar Button
  4. Click Add to Chrome next to the Google Scholar Button extension
  5. A small button with the Google Scholar logo will appear just right of URL bar
Using the Google Scholar Button

After finding an resource (e.g. article, book, etc.) you would like to add to EndNote

  1. Highlight the title of the resource
  2. Click the Google Scholar Button
    • The extension will search for the resource and display citation information (title, author(s), abstract, times cited, etc.)
  3. Click the " to view the citations menu
  4. Click EndNote