Have you ever wanted to create a simple bibliography from an EndNote library? I mean, creating bibliographies with EndNote is easy enough when you're using the Cite While You Write feature...but what if you're not writing a paper? What if you just want to create a list of (properly formatted) references with the items in your EndNote library?
It's really as easy as 1-2-3:
(Click on the little square in the lower right hand corner to enlarge the tutorial)
Specifically, the steps are:
(1) Open your EndNote library and highlight all of your references (click on one, then use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + A)
(2) Go to the Edit menu (top left of the EndNote program) and select "Copy formatted" from the list
(3) Open a word document, then right click and select "paste" or use the keyboard shortcut for pasting (Ctrl + V)
You've just created a simple bibliography with EndNote!
Showing posts with label tutorials. Show all posts
Showing posts with label tutorials. Show all posts
Thursday, July 14, 2011
Friday, May 27, 2011
Tutorial: Helping Zotero & EndNote Coexist on your Computer
I haven't posted a tutorial in awhile here, and I've been getting the same question so frequently lately that I thought I would address it through a tutorial!
A lot of us use EndNote, but some of us (myself included) use both EndNote AND Zotero. If you're in that camp, you may have noticed that directly exporting references from databases can cause issues when you have both Zotero and EndNote on your computer. I discovered this while teaching a class on EndNote this semester: I wanted to show the class how easy it is to export citations from Academic Search Complete (an Ebsco database) into EndNote. I clicked on the "export" button in ASC, but Zotero snapped up the citation before EndNote even opened. What happened?!
Well, it turns out that Zotero is programmed to immediately grab any RIS files (which is what these databases export), not even giving EndNote the chance to see the files. There are a couple of workarounds for this: (1) using Internet Explorer or Google Chrome when you want to use EndNote (since Zotero only works with Firefox) or (2) turning off the setting in Zotero that makes it automatically grab the citations. I prefer the latter option, and will show you how to do this (should be the same on Mac and PC). In the example below, I am using Addison (the library catalog) to demonstrate how this works. The tutorial is silent, so no need to turn up the audio!
Still have questions? As always, just let me know!
A lot of us use EndNote, but some of us (myself included) use both EndNote AND Zotero. If you're in that camp, you may have noticed that directly exporting references from databases can cause issues when you have both Zotero and EndNote on your computer. I discovered this while teaching a class on EndNote this semester: I wanted to show the class how easy it is to export citations from Academic Search Complete (an Ebsco database) into EndNote. I clicked on the "export" button in ASC, but Zotero snapped up the citation before EndNote even opened. What happened?!
Well, it turns out that Zotero is programmed to immediately grab any RIS files (which is what these databases export), not even giving EndNote the chance to see the files. There are a couple of workarounds for this: (1) using Internet Explorer or Google Chrome when you want to use EndNote (since Zotero only works with Firefox) or (2) turning off the setting in Zotero that makes it automatically grab the citations. I prefer the latter option, and will show you how to do this (should be the same on Mac and PC). In the example below, I am using Addison (the library catalog) to demonstrate how this works. The tutorial is silent, so no need to turn up the audio!
Still have questions? As always, just let me know!
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Expert Research Tip: Using MeSH in PubMed
I've mentioned MeSH several times on this blog, and I frequently recommend using MeSH when I'm talking to a class or meeting with someone one-on-one. But really, what is it? How does it work? And what are the benefits of using it? My research advice for today?
Use Medical Subject Headings in PubMed to help you find more terms and more items that are relevant to your research topic.
First of all, MeSH just stands for Medical Subject Headings. The National Library of Medicine assigns numerous Medical Subject Headings to each article that appears in the MEDLINE (PubMed) database. You can read a quick MeSH Fact Sheet right here. Currently, there are 26,142 descriptors in 2011 MeSH, along with 177,000 entry terms (not MeSH, but the "lay people language" that will point you to the correct MeSH term(s)).
PubMed offers three different online tutorials that teach you how to best use Medical Subject Headings:
When you start using MeSH, you'll quickly realize that it's a great way to immediately locate completely relevant information AND gain an understanding of what language (vocabulary) the profession may be using to describe the particular terms or topics that you're looking for. For example, although you may want to look for information on "heart attacks" in PubMed, if you search the MeSH database for this term, you'll immediately find out that medical literature uses the term "myocardial infarction" to describe your topic.
Try it out, and as always, let me know if you have any questions or concerns!
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Tutorial: Beyond the First Five Links (Using Google Better!)
Although I didn't find out about this webinar until it was archived (meaning, the "live date" for the webinar has already passed), it looks like it includes some very interesting information for helping students use Google better:
Beyond the First Five Links: Using Google's Left-Hand Panel to Reveal the Good Stuff
I haven't watched it yet, but wanted to share with you all, since it seems like a pretty helpful webinar actually developed and presented by a Google staff member.
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
NIH Videocasting & Podcasting
- MeSH at 50: 50th Anniversary of Medical Subject Headings
- Breast Cancer and Epigenetics
- Genes versus Fast Foods: Eat, Drink, and be Wary
- Informed Consent and Special Populations 2010
- Ethics of International Research
- Risks and Benefits and Research with Children
- ...and many (about 445) more!
Check them out!
Monday, November 15, 2010
Tutorial: Searching for a Thesis or Dissertation at Virginia Tech
It's been awhile since I posted a tutorial (my microphone has been malfunctioning, which means that this tutorial will be silent!); however, I've been getting so many questions about this topic lately that I thought a tutorial might be useful! So, this post is almost like a frequently-asked-reference-question/tutorial hybrid...
Theses and dissertations are veritable goldmines of information for researchers embarking on a project. They (ostensibly) offer an in-depth literature review, and their bibliographies often point new researchers in the right direction. Additionally, many newer graduate students look to existing theses and dissertations to get an idea of what will be expected of them during their graduate careers. Theses and dissertations are in high demand at the library. Fortunately, here at Virginia Tech, we offer a variety of ways to access dissertations and theses.
The Virginia Tech ETD database (Electronic Theses & Dissertations) provides access to over 18,000 works by Virginia Tech students. Starting in 1997, electronic submission of a thesis/dissertation was required at Virginia Tech, which means that we have built quite the repository. Although some works may be restricted, or not publicly accessible, the vast majority of them are, which is great for researchers around the world!
Virginia Tech also subscribes to several databases offering indexing and full text of theses and dissertations from around the world. Most of the information about these databases can be found here, on the VT Libraries website, but take a look at the following tutorial for more information on how to use the Virginia Tech ETD collection to search for HNFE-related theses and dissertations! (Remember, you can click the small square in the lower right hand corner of the video to make it full-screen)
Theses and dissertations are veritable goldmines of information for researchers embarking on a project. They (ostensibly) offer an in-depth literature review, and their bibliographies often point new researchers in the right direction. Additionally, many newer graduate students look to existing theses and dissertations to get an idea of what will be expected of them during their graduate careers. Theses and dissertations are in high demand at the library. Fortunately, here at Virginia Tech, we offer a variety of ways to access dissertations and theses.
The Virginia Tech ETD database (Electronic Theses & Dissertations) provides access to over 18,000 works by Virginia Tech students. Starting in 1997, electronic submission of a thesis/dissertation was required at Virginia Tech, which means that we have built quite the repository. Although some works may be restricted, or not publicly accessible, the vast majority of them are, which is great for researchers around the world!
Virginia Tech also subscribes to several databases offering indexing and full text of theses and dissertations from around the world. Most of the information about these databases can be found here, on the VT Libraries website, but take a look at the following tutorial for more information on how to use the Virginia Tech ETD collection to search for HNFE-related theses and dissertations! (Remember, you can click the small square in the lower right hand corner of the video to make it full-screen)
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
Webinar on the NEW Medline Plus
In case you're interested:
Wednesday, October 27 (3-4 pm)
The New Medline Plus: An In-Depth Look (Infopeople)
The New Medline Plus: An In-Depth Look (Infopeople)
Join Kelli Ham, the Consumer Health Coordinator for the National Libraries of Medicine, Pacific Southwest Region (NN/LM PSR), to learn more about all of the resources available on Medline Plus.
To register for this event, go to: http://infopeople.org/training/webcasts/list
Monday, October 4, 2010
Expert Research Tip: PDFs & EndNote
It feels like I've been focusing a lot on EndNote lately, but that's because 1) a new version (with some of the expected bugs) was just released and 2) it's still the beginning of the semester, which means that a larger than usual number of people are experimenting with it. There are a lot of "insider" tips that can help you use EndNote efficiently, and one of those is:
Import PDFs, or entire folders of PDFs, into EndNote to automatically generate entire references.
Now, like all other EndNote functions, the "import PDF/PDF folders" option doesn't work right 100% of the time. Nevertheless, utilizing this EndNote X4 feature can save you a lot of time, energy, and frustration. Basically, if you already have a PDF or a folder of PDFs that you would like to add to your EndNote library, you should be able to generate an entire reference, with the PDF attached, by following these steps:
1) Open the EndNote library you'd like to add to
2) Go to the Import option (located in the File menu)
3) Select the correct option (File or Folder)
4) Make sure the Import Option box has the "PDF" option as the drop-down selection
5) Navigate to the file or folder you'd like to import using the "Choose" option
6) Select the file or folder you'd like to import, then click "Import"
7) Voila! The file/folder you've selected should now be in your selected EndNote library.
There are a few things that are helpful to keep in mind about using this method. EndNote uses crossref.org to pull metadata (basic information about a document, in this case, the DOI or "digital object identifier") from the PDF to fill out the reference information. This means that the PDF must be created by the publisher AND be entered into the crossref.org database. If not, then the PDF will still be added to your EndNote library, but without any of the related information (i.e., without the author, title, journal title, dates).
There are a few good tutorials that discuss using this method of importing references. First of all, EndNote released a "What's New in EndNote X4" tutorial that is very helpful. Go to minute 1:06 of this video for detailed instructions about importing a PDF (or folder of PDFs) into EndNote:
Next, I would recommend checking out this text (and image) based guide from Northwestern University Libraries: http://libguides.northwestern.edu/content.php?pid=26823&sid=1137823.
And, you can always search the EndNote help files (the "Help" menu at the top toolbar when you open EndNote) for information about this option. Simply go to "Help" and then select "Search for help on..." and then type in "Import PDF folder."
Questions? As always, just ask me!
Import PDFs, or entire folders of PDFs, into EndNote to automatically generate entire references.
Now, like all other EndNote functions, the "import PDF/PDF folders" option doesn't work right 100% of the time. Nevertheless, utilizing this EndNote X4 feature can save you a lot of time, energy, and frustration. Basically, if you already have a PDF or a folder of PDFs that you would like to add to your EndNote library, you should be able to generate an entire reference, with the PDF attached, by following these steps:
1) Open the EndNote library you'd like to add to
2) Go to the Import option (located in the File menu)
3) Select the correct option (File or Folder)
4) Make sure the Import Option box has the "PDF" option as the drop-down selection
5) Navigate to the file or folder you'd like to import using the "Choose" option
6) Select the file or folder you'd like to import, then click "Import"
7) Voila! The file/folder you've selected should now be in your selected EndNote library.
There are a few things that are helpful to keep in mind about using this method. EndNote uses crossref.org to pull metadata (basic information about a document, in this case, the DOI or "digital object identifier") from the PDF to fill out the reference information. This means that the PDF must be created by the publisher AND be entered into the crossref.org database. If not, then the PDF will still be added to your EndNote library, but without any of the related information (i.e., without the author, title, journal title, dates).
There are a few good tutorials that discuss using this method of importing references. First of all, EndNote released a "What's New in EndNote X4" tutorial that is very helpful. Go to minute 1:06 of this video for detailed instructions about importing a PDF (or folder of PDFs) into EndNote:
Next, I would recommend checking out this text (and image) based guide from Northwestern University Libraries: http://libguides.northwestern.edu/content.php?pid=26823&sid=1137823.
And, you can always search the EndNote help files (the "Help" menu at the top toolbar when you open EndNote) for information about this option. Simply go to "Help" and then select "Search for help on..." and then type in "Import PDF folder."
Questions? As always, just ask me!
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
Tutorial: Renewing Books Online
In (fewer than) 90 seconds, you'll be able to renew books online through My Library Account!
This tutorial is more like a combined tutorial and Frequently-Asked-Reference-Question. Everyone wants to be able to renew their library items with as little hassle as possible. Although renewing books online is pretty simple, there are a few restrictions, in general, about library renewals. For example, DVDs can never be renewed, nor can journals. A full list of borrowing privileges and restrictions for undergraduates, graduate students, faculty members, and other library users can be found here: http://www.lib.vt.edu/circ-reserve/borrowing.html
The following tutorials demonstrates the ease with which you can view your library record and renew your books online.
Hint: for best viewing, enlarge the tutorial to full screen. On the far right of the toolbar (which pops up after you've hit "play"), there is a square icon that will make the tutorial full screen. Hitting "Esc" will minimize the tutorial after you've finished watching it.
This tutorial is more like a combined tutorial and Frequently-Asked-Reference-Question. Everyone wants to be able to renew their library items with as little hassle as possible. Although renewing books online is pretty simple, there are a few restrictions, in general, about library renewals. For example, DVDs can never be renewed, nor can journals. A full list of borrowing privileges and restrictions for undergraduates, graduate students, faculty members, and other library users can be found here: http://www.lib.vt.edu/circ-reserve/borrowing.html
The following tutorials demonstrates the ease with which you can view your library record and renew your books online.
Hint: for best viewing, enlarge the tutorial to full screen. On the far right of the toolbar (which pops up after you've hit "play"), there is a square icon that will make the tutorial full screen. Hitting "Esc" will minimize the tutorial after you've finished watching it.
Monday, August 2, 2010
Tutorial: Using Library Links with Google Scholar
In 90 seconds, you'll know how to use Google Scholar to access material from VT Libraries!
Like Google Scholar but hate that it doesn't always (er...hardly ever?) give you the full-text of what you find? You have access to millions of full-text journal articles through VT's University Libraries, and we can instantly connect what you find in Google Scholar to your full-text access through the Library (if you're off campus, make sure to sign in). The full explanation can be found here, but watch the tutorial below for a full demonstration, including examples that I've created just for you all.
Hint: for best viewing, enlarge the tutorial to full screen. On the far right of the toolbar (which pops up after you've hit "play"), there is a square icon that will make the tutorial full screen. Hitting "Esc" will minimize the tutorial after you've finished watching it.
A disclaimer: Google Scholar is a great resource, but little is known about exactly what it indexes, or how it indexes that information. We know that its breadth is wide, but there's no precision in the search. That said, Google Scholar should be used as a research tool alongside the other useful tools that you are no doubt already using.
Like Google Scholar but hate that it doesn't always (er...hardly ever?) give you the full-text of what you find? You have access to millions of full-text journal articles through VT's University Libraries, and we can instantly connect what you find in Google Scholar to your full-text access through the Library (if you're off campus, make sure to sign in). The full explanation can be found here, but watch the tutorial below for a full demonstration, including examples that I've created just for you all.
Hint: for best viewing, enlarge the tutorial to full screen. On the far right of the toolbar (which pops up after you've hit "play"), there is a square icon that will make the tutorial full screen. Hitting "Esc" will minimize the tutorial after you've finished watching it.
A disclaimer: Google Scholar is a great resource, but little is known about exactly what it indexes, or how it indexes that information. We know that its breadth is wide, but there's no precision in the search. That said, Google Scholar should be used as a research tool alongside the other useful tools that you are no doubt already using.
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