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Entering references

Entering references manually

To manually enter a new reference by typing it in:

  • Start EndNote.
  • File > Open > Open Library...
  • References > New Reference. This opens an empty Reference window.
  • Choose the Reference type from the drop-down list. The default reference type is Journal Article.
  New Endnote Reference Window  
  • Enter the bibliographic data into each of the fields in the Reference window as required.
  • Close the reference window to save it and add it to your library
  • You reference will be saved into All References

The Reference Type determines:

  • Which fields appear in the Reference window For example, a Journal Article reference type has fields for the Journal name, Volume, Issue, and pages, whilst a Book reference type includes fields for the Editor(s) and Publisher.
  • How a reference is formatted in the bibliography.

Special formatting and punctuation of a reference [ie italicising a journal name] to a set style is not required when data is entered into EndNote. This is done automatically when a bibliography is formatted.

Suggestions for using reference types

  • Use the Book reference type for books written by one or more authors.
  • Use the Edited Book reference type for books edited by one or more editors whether they are books in a series or not).
  • Use the Book Section reference type for references to parts of books (eg. a chapter, or one article in a published conference proceedings)
  • Use the Conference Proceedings reference type for unpublished proceedings [Articles that are published as part of a conference proceedings should be entered as a Conference Paper reference type].
  • Use the Electronic Article, Electronic Book, or Web page reference types for citing material from online resources such as an online journal or web-page. However, if the journal article or book appears in both on-line and print formats check with the style guide that you are using - most prefer the print information.
  • Email discussions should be cited as Personal Communications, just like any other correspondence.
  • Use the Chart or Table reference type if you want to include an image in your reference and later insert that image as a table in Microsoft Word. Images in all other reference types will insert into Word as figures, which are listed and numbered separately from tables.

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Working with Groups
Related pages:
FAQ > Tips for Entering Author Names
FAQ > How do I import a pre-exisiting word-processed bibliography into Endnote?