OBJECTIVES:
Get the look-and-feel of EndNote
What's the difference between a (new) reference library and a reference
Understand the "garbage-in is garbage-out" principle of databases
Get familiar with the Autosave functionality of EndNote.
ASSIGNMENT:
Create 2 references in a new reference library. Think of a Journal Article and a Book Chapter reference (existing or fake)
PROCEDURE:
Follow this link to see this procedure in simulation
Start EndNote Program via the Start Button
EndNote prompts you to select an option
Choose "Create a new Endnote Library"
Name the file (e.g. "MyFirstLibrary") and save it on your I: drive
To manually create a new reference (record), choose Menu References > New. Now you're ready to fill a record referring to an existing or fake document
Select the desired reference type from the popup menu
Type data in the correct fields. Syntax of most fields is self-evident. Author Field syntax however is very sensitive. Last name (also called 'family name' or 'surname') is typed first and ends with a comma. Some examples:
one author:
Brown, J.M.M.
multiple authors:
Brown, James M.M.
Stirling, C.M
Van den Eeckhout, Fons W M.
Mark: For each authorname use a new line
Mark: "Van den Eeckhout".
Finally in the reference list of a manuscript, this name will be
alphabetically sorted under letter V. Note capitalization of the
different parts of last names.
Mark: Everything behind the (first) comma is treated as first name(s),
spaces and/or dots separate multiple names and/or initials.
institution as author:
Ministerie van Justitie,
institution with a comma in
its name (e.g. Ministerie van Onderwijs, Cultuur en Wetenschappen):
Ministerie van Onderwijs,, Cultuur en Wetenschap
Mark: Institutions should be treated as last names, so put a comma at the very end. Institutions with a comma in the name: insert two consecutive comma's.