EndNote web

What is EndNote Web?

EndNote Web is a Web-based service designed to help students and researchers collect, store, organise and manage references, and to output them as reference lists or bibliographies.  It is particularly suitable for undergraduates and taught postgraduates, though can also be used in conjunction with EndNote (desktop) for research students and academics.   Transfer of records between EndNote Web and EndNote (desktop) is very straightforward.

Register an account

Our site license to Web of Knowledge gives all University of Bristol staff and students free access to EndNote Web.  Create an account by clicking on the My EndNote Web tab within Web of Knowledge, or by following the link to www.myendnoteweb.com. Once registered you can login to the service, and begin saving new references into your EndNote Web account.

Roaming access will allow you to use it from any computer, but you must login via a University computer, or via Web of Knowledge, at least once every 12 months to authenticate your status as a University of Bristol student or staff member.  Full details can be found within EndNote Web under Options > Account Information.

Using Cite While You Write  

EndNote Web communicates with Microsoft Word, enabling you to format Word documents, producing bibliographies and adding references within the text.  You will require a plug-in to be installed on the computer you are using.  All University computers should already have the plug-in installed, and an EndNote toolbar will be visible when you open Word.   You can download the plug-in from within Endnote Web for use on your own computer.  To change the toolbar tab from Endnote to EndnoteWeb simply  right click on the tab, choose Preferences, then Application, and change the tab title to Endnote Web.

EndNote Web 3.0 was launched in November 2010.  It can be used with Word 2010 (32 bit version).  The current version is Endnote Web 3.5.   If you experience any problems please try reinstalling your browser and the CWYW plug-in as a first option.

Macs - problems have been reported using CWYW with Mac OS 10.8.2.  Thomson Reuters is suggesting you either log out and back into Mac or follow the steps on the following Knowledge Base article:

http://help.thomson.com/default.asp?portalid=TSC&article=123873

 

Please scroll down to the bottom of the page for further  information on current Common Problems

Getting help with EndNote Web

Library Services run short introductory talks on EndNote Web.  For 2012/2013 these will take place as follows:

2012

 Thursday 25 October 2012                  Medical C42                12 - 12.50

Tuesday  20 November 2012              Physics Frank                1 - 1.50

Wednesday 28 November 2012         Social Sciences 2D1    1 - 1.50

2013

Tuesday 5 February 2013                    Medical C42                12 - 12.50

Wednesday 13 February 2013            Physics Powell              1 - 1.50

Thursday 7 March 2013                        Physics Frank                1 - 1.50

 

• If you would like a group session arranged for any other time please email the Endnote Web coordinator Mary Jane Steer
•  Subject Librarians in the university library will also cover it in their information literacy training.
•  Adept  Scientific offer free  help, including online tutorials, on the EndNote Web website.   You can download their 20 min introductory demo movie, and the Endnote Web quick start guide, from the links on the right hand side of the page.
• Another useful guide from the University of East London gives advice on importing references from other databases including Google Scholar, Science Direct and Web of Science
• YouTube also contains training presentations on Endnote Web

Common problems

• If you experience any problems please try reinstalling your browser and the CWYW plug-in as a first option. 
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• Web of Science and EndnoteWeb access problems are reported occasionally.  You may be directed to a web page with the following message:     'A system error has occurred'.

Your ability to log in successfully to WoK, and its products, can be affected by the cache or cookies held locally on your own computer.  To counter the problem, WoK recommend that you clear the cookies and/or cache from your web browser and attempt to log in again. More information about how to do this can be found on the WoK FAQ.

• If using a home computer you may need to download the correct plug-ins for Endnote Web to work effectively.  Scroll down to the bottom of any Endnote Web page, and click on Download Installers.
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• For further queries about using EndNote Web, contact your Subject Librarian.
• For further information on Endnote (desktop) and to see a comparison between the 2 services click here

Important Note! With EndNote Web your references are saved on a remote server in the USA, and are no longer entirely under your control. There may be privacy implications to this, as US government agencies are permitted to access your data at any time, without notice.