References can be annotated with user notes. Any field, such as author, year, and journal, can be used to sort libraries. Search terms are not highlighted in the found references.ĮndNote 5 keeps references in "libraries" that can be manipulated in a variety of ways. The search interface is an intuitive dialog box that allows searching within specific fields, such as authors, journals, or publication year, as well as combining searches with logistical operators. The much faster retrieval of references compared with searching using a Web browser is a pleasant surprise. This reviewer was able to connect easily (via dial-up Internet connection on a 56K modem) to several online databases including free access to MEDLINE (The National Library of Medicine's PubMed). The tutorial is helpful because it shows each task systematically in the printed manual. A guided tutorial introduces the user to common tasks such as entering references, searching online and user-libraries of references, and generating bibliographies.
The accompanying printed manual is well written and documents many advanced features such as user-defined references and styles. Working with other word processors will require additional steps, such as copying and pasting of references.
The software installs easily and integrates automatically with recent versions of Word and WordPerfect. EndNote 5 is available as a download (there is a 30-day free trial) and on CD-ROM. For writers across disciplines from art to medicine, such a program is heaven sent because it relieves hours of painstaking entry and proofreading.ĮndNote Version 5 ( EndNote 5) works admirably albeit with some shortcomings.
It does so by keeping a database of several hundred styles preferred by various journals and by integrating with a word processing program such as Word (Microsoft) or WordPerfect (Corel corporation). Using a collection of references entered in on-screen forms or imported directly from online databases such as MEDLINE, EndNote can output references in a user-specified style with appropriate in-text citations. Bibliographic software, such as EndNote, assist in creating properly formatted references.
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