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Referencing Help

Referencing Help

EndNote Online

  1. How to register for EndNote Online?
  2. How to select the citation style?

How to register for EndNote Online?

  1. For first time user, click on the following URL: https://access.clarivate.com/login?app=endnote.
  2. Click Register button.
  3. Fill in all the details and click Register button.
  4. Once registered, you will be received an email to activate your account.

How to select the citation style?

  1. Click Format tab
  2. Choose the Bibliography style by clicking Select Favorites
  3. Select the citation from the list then click Copy to Favorites
  4. Choose APA 7th.

 

  1. How to add references into EndNote Online library?
    1. Direct export from library website
      1. Search from Sunway JB Library 
      2. Search from Victoria University Library (VU students) 
    2. Export and import from Google Scholar
    3. Add reference manually
    4. Web capture via Capture Reference
  2. How to add attachment to existing references

How to add references into EndNote Online library?

  1. Direct export from library website

    1. Search from Sunway JB Library 

 

Access the library homepage at  https://sunwayjb.libguides.com/sycjb

  1. Click the Search Sunway Libraries tab and enter the search term in the search box.
  2. Click Search.

  1. A list of results will be displayed.
  2. From the result list, click the  icon and select Cite.
  3. A new box is displayed, click Export citation.
  4. Choose Export to EndNote Web from the list.
  5. You will need to login to EndNote Online and the item you have selected will be transferred to EndNote library.

 

  1. Search from Victoria University Library (VU students)

 

  1. Access the library homepage at https://www.vu.edu.au/library  
  2. Enter the search term in the search box and click Search Library.
  3. Login to your VU account.

  1. A list of result will be displayed.
  2. From the result list, click the  icon and select Cite.
  3. A new box is displayed, click Export citation.
  4. Choose Export to EndNote Web from the list.
  5. You will need to login to EndNote Online and the item you have selected will be transferred to EndNote library.

 

  1. Export and import from Google Scholar

In order to use this function, you will need to sign in to your Gmail account.

  1. Access the Google Scholar homepage at https://scholar.google.com/
  2. Enter the search term(s) in the search box.
  3. A list of results will be displayed.
  4. Select the multiple references by clicking Save button beneath each selected source.

  1. Click My Library on the upper right-hand corner of the screen
  2. A list of selected references is displayed
  3. Click Export all and choose EndNote
  4. The selected references will be automatically downloaded as enw. file 

  1. Open EndNote Online and click the Collect tab.
  2. Select Import References option.
  3. Select the file by clicking Choose File button and choose the emv. file.
  4. Choose EndNote Import from the Import Option list.
  5. Choose import to New Group or specific group name if have.
  6. Click Import button.

  1. A message will inform that the references have been imported

 

  1. Add reference manually

You will need to manually create references for sources when reference information cannot be exported or is not available online, e.g. printed material.

  1. Click the Collect tab.
  2. Select New Reference option.
  3. An empty record will appear and you can type in the bibliographic information according to the source.
  4. Choose the Reference Type by clicking the drop-down menu.
  5. Fill in the details for the fields accordingly.
  6. Click the Save button to save the reference.

 

  1. Web capture via Capture Reference

You can save references directly from your browser into EndNote Online through the Capture Reference bookmarklet. 

  1. You have to install the Capture Reference to use this feature. Click Download tab and follow the instructions to install the capture tool.

  1. To use the capture tool, browse to page that you would like to save the reference and click the Capture Reference button from the bookmark bar. 
  2. A new window will open. Fill in or modify any of the reference field(s), if needed.
  3. Click Save To button and ensure that you select my.endnote.com option.

 

How to add attachment to existing references

This step is useful when you already have the attachment such PDFs, graphs, diagrams or photos saved on your device.

  1. Click the My References tab 
  2. Navigate to the references that want to add the attachment. 
    • For PDFs, click  icon and select Attach files.
    • For graphs, diagrams or photos, click  icon and select Attach figure
  3. A pop-up box will display, click Choose file to select the file on your device.
  4. Click Upload.
  5. To view the uploaded files, click the icon and choose the file name. 

  1. How to create a group?
  2. How to add reference(s) to a group?
  3. How to share a group?
  4. How to edit a reference?
  5. How to delete reference(s)?
  6. How to find and delete duplicate references?
  7. How to generate a reference list to MS Word?

How to create a group?

Organise and manage your references by creating a group. You can create multiple groups, rename the group and place many references in each group.

  1. Click Organize tab and select Manage My Groups option.
  2. Click New Group.
  3. Enter the group name and click OK.

How to add reference(s) to a group?

  1. Click the reference(s) that you want to add to the group by ticking the small box 
  2. Choose the group name by clicking Add to group
  3. The references automatically added to the group

How to share a group?

  1. Click Organize tab and Select Manage My Groups option.
  2. Check the Share box for the group that you want to share, then click Manage Sharing.
  3. Click on Start sharing this group.
  4. Enter all the email address(s). 
  5. Choose Read Only or Read & Write.
    • Read Only allows those you share with to use your references in Word Documents, copy your references to their own library and view the details for your references.
    • Read & Write allows users to do all of the above as well as make changes to your references, add new references to the group, and delete references from the group.
  6. Click Apply to start sharing the group.

How to edit a reference?

  1. Click the title that want to edit.
  2. A record of the reference is displayed and click on a field to make any changes.
  3. Click Save button to save the changes.

How to delete reference(s)?

  1. Select the reference(s) that you want to delete.
  2. Click Delete option.
  3. The deleted references will be moved to Trash folder.

How to find and delete duplicate references?

  1. Click Organize tab and select Find Duplicates option.
  2. References will be compared by Author, Year, Title and Reference Field Type.
  3. References identified as duplicated will be checked.
  4. Click Delete to remove duplicates.

How to generate a reference list to MS Word?

  1. Click Format tab and select Bibliography option.
  2. Select which references group that would like to generate from the References option.
  3. Choose the Bibliography style: APA 7th. 
  4. Select RTF (rich text file) from the File Format option.
  5. Click Save button.
  6. The list of references will be automatically downloaded.

  1. Cite While You Write (CWYW)
    1. How to install Cite While You Write plug-in?
    2. How to set EndNote preferences?
    3. How to select a citation style?
    4. Managing references in MS Word via CWYW
      1. How to insert a citation?
      2. How to edit a citation?
      3. How to remove a citation?
      4. How to convert a document to plain text?
  2. EndNote Click
    1. How to install EndNote Click plug-in?
    2. How to use EndNote Click?

Cite While You Write (CWYW)

Cite While You Write allows you to insert and format citations automatically while you write your paper in MS Word. To use this function, you will need to install the Cite While You Write plug-in, available for both Windows and Mac.

  1. How to install Cite While You Write plug-in?

 

  1. Click Downloads tab.
  2. Click Download Windows for Windows user and Download Macintosh for Mac user.
  3. Follow the provided instructions to install the plug-in. See more details from the following link https://www.myendnoteweb.com/help/en_us/ENW/hgs_installingtools.htm 
  4. Once installed, an EndNote tab will be added to your MS Word ribbon

 

  1. How to set EndNote preferences?

 

  1. Click EndNote tab from ribbon.
  2. Click Preferences.
  3. A new box will pop-up and click Application tab.
  4. Choose EndNote Online from the Application list.
  5. Click OK button.

 

  1. How to select a citation style?

 

  1. Click EndNote tab from ribbon.
  2. Choose the reference style from the Style list.
  3. The citation style(s) that have added to favorites will be displayed. Select the required citation style from the drop down menu.

 

  1. Managing references in MS Word via CWYW

    1. How to insert a citation?

 

  1. Place the cursor in the Word document where you want to insert the citation.
  2. Click Insert Citations from the EndNote bar.
  3. Type any identifying text from the reference in the search field (e.g. title, author) and click Find
  4. Select the reference from the list then click Insert
  5. The citation will appear in the text and the reference will appear at the end of the document. 
  6. Create a new page break with a title “References” to compile all the reference list. 

 

  1. How to edit a citation?

To edit in-text citation, it should be done using the Edit Citation(s) function in the CWYW toolbar. However, if you need to edit the reference record, make the necessary in your EndNote Online library. 
At the author part of the sentence, you need to type the author name manually. The following guide shows how to exclude the year from the default format. 

  1. Select the citation that want to edit (citation will be highlighted in grey).
  2. Click Edit Citation(s) from the toolbar.
  3. Check Exclude author box to remove the author name and click OK.
  4. For direct quotes, you need to insert the quotation mark manually between the sentence and type the page(s) number in the Page column. 
  5. The citation will be updated automatically. 

 

  1. How to remove a citation?

You are advise to avoid manually deleting citations from the Word document. The citation may reappear when you close and reopen the document if you delete the citation manually. Follow the following steps to remove citation safely.

  1. Select the citation that want to remove (citation will be highlighted in grey).
  2. Click Edit Citation(s) from the toolbar.
  3. In the Citation panel, click Edit Reference and select Remove Citation.

 

  1. How to convert a document to plain text?

When you use CWYW to insert citation, EndNote is building code into the document. Thus, you need to remove the code from your document and turn it into plain text before you submit or share the document. Follow the following steps to convert your document to plain text.  

  1. Click Convert Citations and Bibliography tab.
  2. Select Convert to Plain Text.
  3. Click Continue.

 

EndNote Click

 

EndNote Click is a free web browser plug-in that allows you to instantly access to full-text articles. It also allows you to store PDFs in a personal locker for your future research. EndNote Click also allows you to send the reference with PDF attachment to EndNote Online library with single click. 

  1. How to install EndNote Click plug-in?

EndNote Click plug-in can be installed in different browsers. Click the following link to install EndNote plug-in https://click.endnote.com/

  1. After the plug-in installed, you need to create an account by filling in the details. You are encouraged to use the same email address used for EndNote Online. 

  1. Once you have created an account, you can choose either to access PDFs from library subscriptions or free PDFs only. You can type Sunway University or Victoria University (Australia) (applicable for VU students only).
  2. Click Get me an example PDF button to experience how to use EndNote Click.

 

  1. How to use EndNote Click?

 

  1. As you browse pages containing articles in PDF, EndNote Click button will appear at the lower-left corner of your browser. If there is no PDF available, the button will not appear. 
  2. Click the EndNote Click button and the PDFs will be automatically saved in your EndNote Click locker, the storage area in EndNote Click.
  3. A new page also will be opened and click Push to EndNote Web to import the reference with PDF attachment to your EndNote Online library. You may need to login you EndNote Online account.