MyResearch (Humanities)Module 1 – EndNote Essentials

Julie JonesSharon RankinNatalie Colaiacovo

Sharon Rankin, Liaison Librarian

(Music)

Julie Jones, Liaison Librarian

(Urban Planning, Human Geography, Continuing Education)

Natalie Colaiacovco, Graduate Student

(School of Information Studies, MLIS candidate)

MyResearch (Humanities): Teaching Team 2013

http://www.mcgill.ca/library/find/subjects/humanities/my-research

MyResearch (Humanities)- syllabus

Building your own library in EndNote Create references for your assignments and research projects Import references from research databases

Organize your library Automatically add full-text or reformat your references Review of other useful features

MS Word Inserting references into your paper as you write

What’s next in Module 2 and Online Survey

Session Outline – EndNote Essentials

manage all your references, notes and full-text articles in one place

Why use EndNote?

Software that allows you to: Create a personal “Library” that contains the references that are

important to you

Automatically transfer references into your “Library” from library catalogues and databases as you research your topic

Search databases using the EndNote and pull the records into your “Library”.

Do online searches in your favourite databases and push/export the relevant references to your “Library”

Why use EndNote?

Software that allows you to: Manually enter references

Add up to ten pages of research notes for each reference

Remove duplicates!

Organize your references into different folders (groups)

EndNote will find the full-text of your references for you!

Create a bibliography, formatted to the style you need

Insert references into your paper as you write

Why use EndNote?

EndNote Layout

Finding and loading the software

Create your “Library”

Entering references Typing Using EXPORT from Google Scholar/Library Catalogue/your databases Using Import Filters

Finding and adding full-text PDFs

Creating groups

Removing duplicate references

Using Cite While You Write (CWYW) with Word

EndNote Essentials Handout

Use Firefox for searching databases (Safari and IE do not work)

Some of the preference are different – for example Preferences are under EndNote

After you have selected a record for export, the pop-up window will appear.

Click on the Choose button Open the “Choose Helper Application” Select the EndNote program and click Open

EndNote for Mac users - Tips

Enter this reference into your EndNote Library

EndNote Exercise 1

Scopus – coverage – vendor’s facts & figures

Google Scholar - Wikipedia entry

Content

Two interfaces

WorldCat Classic Catalogue

Library catalogue

Choose a database:

Scopus, Google Scholar, WorldCat or Classic Catalogue

Perform this search:

“human rights” AND children

Export references to your EndNote Library:

Select 5 references and export them

EndNote Exercise 2

Online Search within EndNote

http://www.mcgill.ca/library/sites/mcgill.ca.library/files/program_comparison_chart_sept2012.pdf

Which program is right for you?

Information on the Library website http://www.mcgill.ca/library/services/citation/software

Email a McGill Library EndNote specialist at:citations.library@mcgill.ca

EndNote Help

Module 2: Research Tool Kit

Starting your research: Refine your research interest from a general topic to a specific

question. Learn how to effectively search for information using known sources

and less obvious ones. Discover how to obtain information not available at McGill.

What’s next in Module 2?

Survey

bit.ly/MyResearchMcGill

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