EndNote is an online citation management system that allows you to collect references from library database searches, organize them, and create formatted bibliographies from them using many different citation styles.
Important things to know about EndNote:
- Access is provided by RIT Libraries as part of the Web of Science
- Because it is an online system that allows you to log in to your own customized library of references, there is no need to save copies of references or papers on your computer and you can effectively access your references from wherever you are working
- You can store up to 50,000 references in your personal EndNote online account
- You can attach files to your references, up to 2GB of total storage
- You can share groups of references with other users of EndNote
- The version of EndNote described in this guide is an older version of the program and the vendor is not actively developing new features for this version
Finally, the most important thing to know about EndNote:
- IT IS NOT PERFECT! You can use EndNote to help you create formatted bibliographies, but you must still review the output against the standards of the citation format you are using
