It’s getting very close to the holidays. I am the Health Sciences Librarian here at Oviatt Library and I want to present you with a special gift which can help you organize your information on the literature you are reading for your classes. It can help you cite scholarly articles, newspapers, magazine articles, videos, books, book chapters and websites you find to do your assignments. It allows you to share your collected references with your fellow students and professors if they too have signed up for their own free EndNote Web account. The best way to share this information on EndNote Web is to direct you to our EndNoteWeb video tutorials.
Today I am briefly describing how EndNote Web will work with our EbscoHost databases which has indexes, abstracts and full-text for just about all academic departments in this University. There is an easy to use Export button. Select the bibliographic information you want to send to EndNote Web and select the Export button.
If you have not already logged into your EndNote Web account, a log in screen will appear, and the information in the EbscoHost database should prompt EndNote Web to open an appropriate template identifying what type of publication, the example here, a book chapter, and populate the fields with the necessary information.
The important thing to understand about EndNote Web is that it is your personal database and you can edit information as necessary. You do NOT want to rely on the Library databases to export with 100% accuracy. EndNote web is a big help in capturing a lot of essential information with links back to the article for you to resume your research. Take time to check your information before writing your paper and make needed corrections. Then you can get a lot of help for different style guides for all disciplines, APA 6th, MLA, Chicago, JAMA, American Sociological Association and dozens more through EndNote Web.
The Library public computer stations have the EndNote Web Cite While You Write plug in which will help you with in-text citing as well as the list of references in the style you select.
i.e. Will insert in-text citation and the full reference in order required by the style you asked it to do (Gill & Kamphoff, 2010)
But always remember to double-check the accuracy of the citations EndNote Web generates. While it can help you to organize your research materials and citations, it is not always accurate. Of course, if you have questions, please visit us at the reference desk!
