EndNote online: collecting references

This post is useful for anyone wanting to use EndNote online to collect their references.

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Table of Contents

1. Introduction
2. Exporting references from Library Search
3. Exporting references from Google Scholar
4. Exporting references from Web of Science
5. Exporting references from PubMed
6. Creating a reference manually

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Introduction

EndNote online allows you to import references from a number of sources such as Library Search, Google Scholar, bibliographic databases (such as Web of Science), and the web. This allows you to create an EndNote online library of references which is handy for keeping everything you need in one place. You will be able to cite references in Microsoft Word automatically and create a bibliographic list in any referencing style. This will save you considerable time and effort.

Many academic sources such as Library Search and bibliographic databases allow you to export a references as a file. This option may not be available if you want to reference something from the web or social media, but you can still add these references to your Library manually.

In this post we will show you how to add references to your EndNote online Library using a variety of popular information sources and also how to manually add references to your EndNote online Library.

Library Search and most bibliographic databases will allow you to export a reference file with all the metadata stored within it. This allows you to easily import it into your Library. We have made some short videos which will show you how to do this on various platforms:

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Exporting references from Library Search

This video shows you how to export a reference from Library Search and import it into your EndNote online Library.

Tip: ensure that you are signed into your EndNote online account in order to add references into your library.

Video tutorial on how to export references from Library Search.

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Exporting a reference from Google Scholar

This video shows you how to export a reference from Google Scholar and import it into your EndNote online library.

Video tutorial on how to export references from Google Scholar.

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Exporting references from Web of Science

This video shows you how to export a reference from Web of Science and import it into your EndNote online library.

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Importing references from PubMed

This video shows you how to export a reference from PubMed and import it into your EndNote online Library.

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Creating a reference manually

This video tutorial takes you through the steps of creating a reference manually and adding this to your EndNote online Library. You will need to add references manually when they are no export options available. Typically you will use this option for websites.

This video shows you how to add a reference manually into your EndNote online Library.

Video tutorial on how to create a reference manually.

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Summary

In this post we have looked at how you can collect references from a variety of sources for your EndNote online library.

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Further support

• Getting started with EndNote online
• EndNote online YouTube playlist — all videos contained in this post
• Have a question not answered in this post? Attend one of our Friday referencing drop-ins
• EndNote online frequently asked questions
• Specialist Library Support — workshops and online tutorials