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Available within MMU only (no login required)

What is EndNote?

EndNote is a bibliographic management software package that will help you to control your bibliographic references and create bibliographies easily and automatically. MMU has a site licence for EndNote, with use restricted to MMU PCs and laptops. Off-campus access is not permitted under the terms and conditions of the licence.

How can I access EndNote?

EndNote is available on the standard student platform and standard staff XP platform. If you are unable to find EndNote on your MMU PC, please contact your local Information Systems Team Helpdesk for advice.

How do I buy a copy for home use?

MMU staff and students may purchase a personal copy of the software for off-campus use on their own PCs at a discount. An order form is available for downloading (on-campus only). The form must be stamped with an official University stamp as proof of your eligibility for the discounted price. Or, if you prefer to purchase the software online, login to the Adept Scientific website with your MMU ID and password. Once you've logged in to Adept Scientific, look for the special CHEST personal single licence offers to get the best available price.

EndNote Web: an alternative to buying the full version for home use

EndNote Web is a free, web-based version of the desktop version of EndNote and is available to both staff andstudents of MMU at no cost. EndNote Web is available off-campus only. It offers some, but not all, of the functionality of the full EndNote programme.

EndNote Web offers the following features:

  • Save, organise and edit references.
  • Store up to 10,000 references.
  • Ability to download from a limited number of databases.
  • Format bibliographies.
  • Use Cite While You Write in Word.
  • A library of references that is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week via the World Wide Web.

EndNote Web also enables the transfer of records between EndNote Web and the desktop version of EndNote. A helpsheet on how to transfer records (HTML version (12k),PDF version (16k)) is available. Note that unlike the desktop version of EndNote, EndNote Web does not support direct export apart from Web of Knowledge, and it is not possible to edit or add import filters or output styles. It also does not hold as many references as the desktop version of EndNote.

It's easy to get started with EndNote Web. First of all, you need to create an account:

  1. Go to http://www.myendnoteweb.com.
  2. Click on Sign up for an account.
  3. You will see the following message: NOTICE: You are not permitted to register for EndNote Web on this computer. Ignore this and click on Shibboleth Users: login via your institution's Shibboleth Authentication.
  4. Use the drop-down menu under Select your institution's group or regional affiliation to select UK Federation.
  5. Click on GO.
    6. From the drop-down list of organisations, select Manchester Metropolitan University.
  6. Click on Select.
  7. You will be redirected to the MMU login page where you should enter your MMU network username and password.
  8. You will then be redirected to the EndNote Web page where you should click on Sign up for an account.
  9. Please follow the instructions on the EndNote Web pages to complete the registration process. You will need to provide an email address and select a password for logging into EndNote Web. These, rather than your MMU network username and password, will be what you use in the future to login to EndNote Web.

This will enable you to use EndNote Web for as long as you are registered as a member of MMU. There is lots of help available within EndNote Web, including online tutorials. Included in the help sections is advice on downloading installers that are necessary to use if you wish to use EndNote Web with Cite While You Write. Note that it is not possible to download the necessary installers on-campus; you are, however, able to download them at home.

Is training available?

Library staff run introductory EndNote courses throughout the year. Topics covered include:

  • The basics of building a library manually.
  • Building a library automatically through the use of Connection Files, Import Filters and Direct Export options.
  • Using Cite While You Write to create citations and bibliographies automatically within Word documents.

A list of scheduled courses is available. We can also organise courses for groups of staff and students upon request. Please contact the EndNote trainer at your campus:

EndNote trainers: contact us for help and to book for training courses

If you've already attended an EndNote workshop but didn't have time to complete an evaluation form, why not tell us your views by completing the online feedback form? Please include the date and location of the workshop that you attended. Your comments will help us to improve our workshop format and to provide the sort of training that you really want.

Online tutorials

A series of online tutorials is available if you'd like to learn how to use the basic features of EndNote on your own, or if you'd like to refresh the skills you've previously acquired in an EndNote workshop:

Introduction to EndNote
Introductory online tutorial
Downloadable in Windows Media Player (WMV) format or MP4 format for off-line viewing.
Advanced EndNote tutorial on how to edit Output Styles
This tutorial is for those of you who are already familiar with using EndNote and would like to know how to customise output styles to match your specific requirements - for example, to include cited pages within citations and to change the number of authors cited.

In order to access the tutorials, you must have access to EndNote and you must first turn off all pop-up blockers on your browser. The Help section of your browser should provide instructions on how to do this.

Additional help in using EndNote

The full EndNote X2 for Windows manual (722 pages, PDF) is available for download, and you can also download a more concise 88-page PDF Getting Started Guide for both Windows and Apple Mac.

In addition, EndNote offers plenty of onscreen help and there are helpsheets available for downloading. Solutions to common problems faced by MMU users of EndNote are available via the MMU Library EndNote FAQ (frequently asked questions) page. There is also a helpsheet describing what term lists are and how to use them.

It is possible to download records from the MMU library catalogue into your EndNote library via the Copac interface.

Open Source alternatives to EndNote

Although EndNote and EndNote Web are the only bibliographic software packages purchased and supported by MMU, there are alternatives. Proprietary products include Reference Manager (Thomson Reuter) and RefWorks (ProQuest). Open source software is also available; for example, Zotero, Mendeley and Connotea. We regret that library staff are unable to provide advice on selecting or support in using alternatives to EndNote and EndNote Web.

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