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New EndNote X5 Workbook available
Teach yourself to use EndNote X5 using our updated workbook, which is now available to download from the library web site.
The first 10 tasks will get you started with the basics of EndNote and the rest of the workbook covers a range of more advanced features.
Download the workbook from:
http://www.ncl.ac.uk/library/teaching/endnote/teach/
EndNote Workshops 2011/2012 – Semester 1 dates
The dates for our EndNote X5 workshops in Semester 1 are now available and open for booking.
Workshops are run at least every month at the Robinson or Walton Libraries and are aimed at students and staff who have never worked with EndNote X5 before or who may have limited experience. You will be introduced to the basics of package including:
- Creating a new EndNote Library and inputting your own references
- Importing references from databases
- Using EndNote to with Word to ‘Cite While You Write’
There is also an opportunity to explore many other features. Workshops are open to Newcastle University staff and students.
Semester 1 Dates and Times
Workshops take place at the Robinson Library unless stated otherwise:
October 3rd 12.00 -1.30
October 26th 1.00 -2.30
November 14th 12.00 -1.30
November 29th 12.00-1.30 (Walton Library)
December 7th 1.00 -2.30
January 16th 12.00 – 1.30
Please email lib-endnotebookings@ncl.ac.uk to apply for a place.
Changes to the library’s EndNote web pages
NEW: Endnote surgeries
EndNote X1 and Word 2007 Workbook
You’ll find an updated set of Task Sheets which amalgamate to make Workbook 1 for EndNote X1 and Word 2007 on the Library web pages here
More advanced task sheets (Workbook 2) will be added as soon as they are available
Endnote and Word 2007
Problems with links in documents
We have just solved an interesting query in which an unformatted document was not formatting Endnote references correctly, was duplicating tables and producing error messages such as “Not a valid bookmark self-reference”. This seems to be connected to the document containing other dynamic links to tables and figures. Endnote was trying to convert all these links into citations. The solution was to break the links to the tables and figures by going to Edit, Links, highlight all the links and click Break link. Reformatting then works perfectly.
This means that if you want to use dynamic links to data, you should leave formatting your references as the very last thing before publishing your work (ie disable instant formatting), so that you can convert the other links into static links first.
Numbered citations not appearing in consecutive order
If you are using a Word document which has citations inside of text boxes, EndNote formats the citations appearing in text boxes first. This means that your in-text citations do not begin with 1. The suggested workaround for this is to convert the text boxes to frames.
Right click on the text box which contains the citation and choose ‘Format’, then ‘Text Box’. Select the Text Box tab and click ‘Convert to Frame’, then click ‘OK’ to confirm the conversion. Now format the bibliography, this should solve the problem.
Informal EndNote feedback needed
I am writing a report about how the Library supports Endnote and what we do. I can give it my perception of how it all works, but it would be good to have some feedback from you, so if you have time to add comments to the blog, or email your thoughts to me (moira.bent@ncl) that would be very helpful. For example, are the web pages helpful, have you generally had help when you needed it, have training sessions been useful, what would make it better, what don’t you like, what do you like (both about endnote itself and the service the Library provides) etc etc. Your feedback will help me make the report more realistic and also help me plan how we might change and develop our support in future.