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EndNote

Get started with the citation management software, EndNote.

Sharing References to Groups

If you create a group in your EndNote library, you can share it with colleagues that also have an EndNote account.

Right clicking an existing group gives you the option to "share group."

Then it will show in your desktop library, and you can add citations to it alone, or from your existing collection.

Zotero + EndNote

It is possible to use EndNote and Zotero together or to share Zotero libraries with colleagues using EndNote (or vice versa). Both programs can read and write a standard citation file format called RIS, which means references can be converted back and forth with a few clicks.

Zotero to EndNote

To save your Zotero library for importing into EndNote:

  1. Right-click click on the My Library button in Zotero and select Export Library.  
  2. From the Export Library drop-down menu, select RIS as the file type.
  3. Select a file name and click OK.
  4. In EndNote, click File and then Import.
  5. Click the Choose File button and select the file you just exported from Zotero.
  6. Set Import Option to "Reference Manager (RIS)" and click Import.
  7. Allow the import to happen. Make sure you check your citations for accuracy.

EndNote to Zotero

Follow these steps to export your EndNote library for use in Zotero.