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Updated tool helps to
organise references
dragged back to their original place in the
library.
Transfer between EndNote and EndNote
Web is now seamless and easy to manage.
This opens up the possibility of sharing
groups of references with research colleagues
and students. It also means you can actually
keep and (easily) use those references you
found while studying away from home or
your usual workplace.
Cite While You Write (CWYW) in
Microsoft Word is also now easier to use
while travelling or collaborating on a paper.
It is easy to switch (using the CWYW
preferences) between EndNote and EndNote
Web within the same paper.
The process of searching online databases
to populate your library is highly integrated
with EndNote X2. Not only does the online
Mhari Duncan believes that the new EndNote X2
search appear in the same tab as a library
search but the references are immediately
from Thomson Reuters has many advantages over
downloaded to a group in your EndNote
library.
previous versions
Full-text search is a much-advertised
feature of EndNote X2 which downloads
If you have struggled to use the EndNote useful ‘holding area’ and gives you a greater the full article text and attaches it to the
reference management software in the past, sense of control over your own library. Note, reference. This could be a huge time and disk-
it is worth giving it a second chance. The however, that the Groups are just ‘views’ or space saver if used wisely as it makes EndNote
new version, X2, delivers huge improvements ‘queries’ of the library. The references are, the single source of all your references.
in usability. This is largely due to better in fact, all stored in one giant list as before. Output styles have been brought right
integration with electronic journal services and Dragging a reference from one group to up-to-date, as you would expect, and the
online databases. It is also much easier to use another does not move it, but rather includes inclusion of the Blog reference type will be
alongside EndNote Web, giving real flexibility it as part of both groups. This will be familiar a relief for many.
when working with other people or in several if you use EndNote Web although you may There is now a direct link to the Output
locations. Thomson Reuters has really taken miss the ‘unfiled’ group. Styles download page from the Help menu.
into account the needs of researchers when EndNote X2 introduces Smart Groups This is not only a nice feature, but also an
developing this latest version. Many time- which work like database filters or saved example of the relationship that Thomson
saving features combine to make EndNote X2 searches. They are updated automatically as seems to be trying to build with researchers.
an essential desktop tool. references are added to, or deleted from, your
The most obvious changes in EndNote library. Why move references around yourself
Mhari Duncan is an IT Trainer at Heriot-Watt
centre around the use of Groups. Instead of when you can have EndNote do it for you?
University, UK. If you are interested in trying
seeing one huge library of references, you can This is a fantastic time-saver for anyone
out a new research information tool or resource
use Groups to view references by categories comfortable with databases.
and telling other readers what you think of it,
of your choice. Groups are also used to list My personal favourite – and I’m sure I
please email Siân Harris at
newly-downloaded references separately will not be alone – is the Trash Group from
sian.harris@europascience.com.
from your existing library. This serves as a where accidentally-deleted references can be
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