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Other features include the ability to export files in XML format, and to move EndNote references to data visualization tools to help users explore research literature visually. In addition, EndNote 9 helps users locate full text faster by connecting to an institution’s online resources with OpenURL links. With over 1,500 content files including output styles, templates, import filters and connection files, EndNote 9 expands the ways to collect data from a wide variety of online resources and to publish manuscripts.

The Cite While You Write feature provides an easy way for users to search for and insert figures into their manuscripts EndNote 9 tracks inserted figures the same way it does references, and automatically builds a figure list for submissions. Users can change the figure placement in the manuscript and then update the figure list in one click.

EndNote 9 has built in Word templates that will guide users through the exacting manuscript requirements of publishers. Completed manuscripts are now submission-ready with all the key elements in addition to EndNote's instantly formatted in-text citations, bibliography, and figure list.

Whether you are a researcher, writer, librarian, information specialist, student, or consumer, who wants to create citations and bibliographies instantly and automatically, EndNote 9 provides a nice solution. This neat program helps you control the organization and output of bibliographies, and is a super tool that greatly aids with the creating and editing of scientific papers, especially the citations and the bibliography of these cited sources.

Built into this fine program are over 1,000 different bibliographical styles that a user can use to format a bibliography, and all are pre-configured according to the many highly specific different journal requirements. In today's research and teaching environment that heavily emphasizes continued publishing of scholarly research, professional journals present an important means by which this publishing responsibility can be accomplished. 

Organizing bibliographies to suit these different scientific journal requirements can become a nightmare, especially for writers who often publish articles in various of these journals. The different formatting styles already built into EndNote, a feature likely to be heavily used in research situations, are alone worth the price of the software. This means a writer can simply select the particular journal's preferred format from among these styles, and the journal's requisite bibliographical arrangement is then organized to suit this specific need. Printing the attached pre-configured bibliography follows the standard Print function in Windows. Frequent updates to this already extensive list of styles are also provided at the EndNote Web site, www.endnote.com.

EndNote also contains numerous connection files that contain all the information necessary for the program to open, search and import references -from a remote database. In addition, many import filters are included that EndNote uses to decipher information that has been downloaded from an online or a CD ROM database. These files are also frequently updated at the EndNote Web site.

Essentially, EndNote is three tools in one: an online search tool, a tool for organizing references, and a tool that allows you to create bibliographies in one step.

EndNote's connection files can be used to seamlessly access remote bibliographic databases (e.g. MEDLINE, PsycINFO, the Library of Congress, or university catalogs). With simple mouse clicks, you can then transfer your results directly into an EndNote database, with no additional importing steps.

Organizing references is also very easy, and EndNote can be considered a personal electronic card catalog to organize references. You can even link references to full-text articles that may be available on the Internet.

Creating bibliographies is then very easy. From within either Word (for Mac and Windows) and WordPerfect (Windows only), you can insert citations to references used in the writing process, and format end-paper bibliographies. Incorporating last-minute changes and automatically updating citations and bibliographies in the paper is as simple as choosing the Format, Bibliography command from the Tools menu in either of these two word processors. You then select from the over 700 bibliography styles already built into the program to format the citations and reference lists in manuscripts, term papers or other published articles.

Super Features

Organize images and files in EndNote 9 Library

Store images or files using new Image and Caption fields

Charts, figures, and equations can be organized with caption and keywords

Access images and create a figure list automatically in Word

Create a figure list

Use updated and new output styles, import filters, and connection files

Print individual references while in Edit field

Copy references to your Palm OS device

Locate citations and figures in Word with Cite While You Write

Watch the bibliography and figure list appear as you insert citations

Use Word templates to create your manuscript

Export references from a traveling library

Enjoy new and updated content files

Search bibliographic databases on the Internet

Build your library instantly by accessing remote databases with EndNote 9

Link references to articles in PDF files or on the Web

Locate and insert EndNote citations without leaving MS Word

Instantly format citations as these are entered

Easily set a custom bibliography layout, including a bibliography title

Add custom notes to citations

Hot link to a URL found in a bibliography

Share a paper, including full reference data in the Traveling Library

Quickly remove field codes to submit your paper to a publisher

Automatically download the latest files from the ISI site

Easily access ISI's Web of Science

Check highlighted text for spell checking

Search supplied multi-language and discipline-specific dictionaries

Search online bibliographic databases and retrieve the references directly into EndNote

Store, manage, and search for bibliographic references in a private reference library

Build lists of cited works automatically

Insert citations into word processing documents and later scan these documents for in-text citations to compile a bibliography in any format

Open over 250 predefined connection files to search Internet libraries

Access remote bibliographic databases, including MEDLINE, Library of Congress, the super ISI Web of Science, and university library catalogs

Search remote bibliographic databases using the EndNote search window

Transfer remote references to your own EndNote library

Create your own connection files (must be Z39.50 compliant)

Create your own databases of references

Store up to 32,000 references per EndNote library

Create an unlimited number of libraries

Link references to full-text articles and other Web material

Use or customize 25 reference types

Build EndNote libraries using the online search tool, by manual entry, or by importing tagged text files from hundreds of online or CD ROM databases

Spell Check references

Search any field easily and perform Boolean searches

Locate citations in MS Word with Cite While Your Write technology

Collaborate easily with others as your traveling library of cited references follows the MS Word document

More than 700 bibliographic styles

Revise your document as many times as needed and let EndNote update the in-text citations and bibliography according to the selected style

Accommodates footnotes, ibid, anonymous works, and other advanced bibliographic details

Key Concepts

Millions of researchers, scholarly writers, students, and librarians use EndNote (patent pending) to search online bibliographic databases, organize their references and images, and create bibliographies and figure lists instantly. Instead of spending hours typing bibliographies, or using index cards to organize their references, they do it the easy way—by using EndNote! EndNote for Windows and Macintosh is a valuable all-in-one tool that integrates the following tasks into one program:

Search bibliographic databases on the Internet
Organize references and images in a database
Construct your paper with built-in manuscript templates
Watch the bibliography and figure list appear as you write!

With EndNote 9, you can work faster with increased performance, connect to more data sources worldwide, and share customized libraries with colleagues easily.

Search Bibliographic Databases on the Internet

Using EndNote's Connect...and Search... commands, you can search Internet databases just as easily as you can search your EndNote database on your computer. Simply open any of more than 560 predefined connection files and you're online and searching. Access hundreds of remote bibliographic databases, including Web of Science, Ovid, PubMed, the Library of Congress, and university card catalogs from EndNote. Connect to data sources worldwide—EndNote provides MARC formats that support native language libraries around the world. Search remote bibliographic databases using EndNote's simple search window—great for locating specific references. Export reference directly from Web of Science, Highwire Press, Ovid, OCLC, ProQuest and more. Save and load search strategies at the click of a button. Drag and drop references instantly to your own EndNote database in one simple step. No additional importing required.

Organize References in a Database

Create an unlimited number of databases in any size: In EndNote, bibliographic data is entered into a record by filling out a simple template that has the proper fields displayed for a given type of reference. There are 37 customizable reference types with up to 52 fields for entering reference and image data. And you can organize references in any Unicode-supported language.

Organize images, too: Organize images including charts, figures and equations with a caption and your own keywords.

Customize the references database display: Click-sort column heading, adjust column widths, choose fields to display.

Preview formatted references: Using the Preview pane in the database window, you can preview selected references in over 1300 bibliographic styles.

Includes hundreds of import filters: There are many sources of bibliographic data that can be used to help you build your EndNote database of references. EndNote includes hundreds of customizable import filters for a variety of online and CD-ROM database providers (e.g. Ovid, SilverPlatter). You can create your own import filters as well. Once you've downloaded the references in a tagged format, choose the appropriate import filter to import the data into your EndNote database.

Link your EndNote records to PDF files on the Web or on your hard drive: Link your references to full-text articles or other material on the Web, or PDF files on your hard drive using EndNote's "Link To" command. By selecting the Open Link... command, EndNote automatically starts your Web browser or application (i.e., Acrobat Reader) and presents the linked file for viewing.

Use Term Lists for consistent data entry: Term Lists store glossaries of keywords, author names, or any other terms that are important to managing your references. As you enter new terms, EndNote suggests terms from these lists to facilitate data entry and to ensure terms are entered consistently. Pre-defined Journal Term Lists are provided for biomedicine, chemistry, and the humanities—complete with common abbreviations of journal names used in bibliographies.

Searching: The Search... command in EndNote offers a high degree of flexibility and control in designing searches. You can limit your searches to specific fields such as Author name, Year, or Keywords. You can also choose a general search, one that searches on all fields in a database.

Global Editing: Use the Change Text, Change Field, and Move Field commands to modify existing references. These commands can automatically add a term to all or some of your references. These are useful tools for labeling groups of references as well as for fixing common typos or spelling mistakes.

Sorting: In EndNote, you can sort references on any fields you choose such as Year, Journal, Title, or Label. You can sort on up to five fields in either ascending or descending order. You can do an instant sort by clicking on the column headings in the reference database window.

Customize Settings: The settings for customizing your EndNote database display, bibliographic preferences, and other options are organized in one easy-to-access Preferences panel.

Running EndNote on a Network: Use EndNote on a network and share databases across mixed platforms.

Use Microsoft Word Templates to Create Your Manuscript

EndNote includes built-in Word templates to guide you through the exacting manuscript requirements of publishers. You can select a predefined template from the Word > File > New dialog menu or from the EndNote > Tools menu to begin your publishing process. A Wizard is ready to assist you with the creation of a new manuscript. Completed manuscripts are now submission-ready with all the key elements in addition to EndNote’s instantly formatted in-text citations, bibliography and figure list.

Watch Bibliographies Appear as You Write!

Create instant bibliographies in Microsoft Word: Locate citations in Microsoft Word with Cite While You Write technology. Watch the bibliography appear as you insert citations in your manuscript.

Collaborate with colleagues easily: Collaborate easily with others as your traveling library of cited references follows the Microsoft Word document. When you're ready to send your paper to colleagues, the references travel with it. You can also capture references directly from colleagues’ papers to use in your EndNote library with the export traveling library feature.

EndNote handles even the trickiest bibliographic details: EndNote includes bibliographic features that address a wide range of formatting issues in the humanities, biomedicine, physical, life, and social sciences. Here are some of the advanced formatting features EndNote handles with ease: * Shortened forms of references in footnotes, including "Ibid." * Group multiple references under one bibliography number * Numbered text notes within a bibliography * Options for anonymous works * Hanging indent option * Capitalization options for author names or title

Includes more than 1,300 bibliographic styles: EndNote comes with more than 1,300 predefined bibliographic styles for the leading journals. Each style can be modified, or you can create new styles.

Target Customers

Although one could consider loading and using this fine program on a home PC, EndNote is really more suited for a library environment, research institutes, laboratories, or other information publishing and research functions. The focus is on professional writing that would more likely be published in scholarly journals, research papers, theses and dissertations, or grant research reports. Graduate students will be very interested in the many features in this program that will answer most all their citation and bibliography formatting and printing needs.

EndNote Recommendation

EndNote is absolutely essential for all university libraries, and many of the larger public libraries serving larger markets. Wherever there are an abundance of researchers, writers, students and teachers, there should also be found this excellent resource. Although not overly difficult to learn, use of EndNote will require some time to learn how to use its many built-in features.
 
Prices

$299.95 street list price (Win and Mac) with CD and manual

Contact the company for pricing for multiple licenses and for student/academic pricing.

Minimum System Configuration Requirements

Windows

P-450MHz processor
Windows 2000, XP
256MB RAM
180MB free hard disk space
CD-ROM drive
Internet connection required to search Internet databases

EndNote 9 files are compatible across Windows and Mac OS X platforms.

EndNote 9 is not compatible with Windows 95, 98, NT, or ME.

Word Processor Compatibility:

Cite While You Write:
Microsoft Word 2000, XP, or 2003

RTF Document Scan:
works with other word processors that can save documents to Rich Text Format, including WordPerfect, StarOffice, OpenOffice, FrameMaker and more.

The WordPerfect Add-in is not available in EndNote 9. You can use the RTF Document Scan feature of EndNote to format your WordPerfect papers saved as RTF files. For more details and exact instructions, please see the section entitled "Scanning and Formatting RTF Files" in EndNote's Help system or see Chapter 11 in the EndNote 9 manual or Chapter 12 in the EndNote 8 manual. Please note one correction to the procedures outlined for this feature in the Help system and manual. When you paste citations into your document, you need to use the "Paste without Font/Attributes" command instead of the "Paste" command. You can select "Paste without Font/Attributes" by right-clicking on the document, or you can also invoke it by pressing CTRL+SHIFT+V. This will insert the citation into your document in the format necessary for the RTF Document Scan to work.

Handheld Requirements:
Palm OS 4.1-5.x
Serial/USB HotSync
For devices with 16MB of RAM or more

Mac Machines

PowerPC Mac G4 or higher
Mac OS X (10.2.x, 10.3.x, 10.4)
128MB RAM
180MB free hard disk space
Internet connection required to search Internet databases

EndNote files are compatible across Windows and Macintosh platforms.

Handheld Requirements:
Handheld device running Palm OS 4.0-5.x
Serial or USB cable for HotSync operations
At least 16 MB of RAM

About Thomson ResearchSoft

Thomson ResearchSoft, a business of the Thomson Corporation, is a division of Thomson Scientific. ResearchSoft and Thomson Scientific develop and market scholarly information and software products serving millions of customers in the research community worldwide. For over twenty years, the mission of ResearchSoft has been to advance the research, writing and publishing experience.

EndNote, ProCite and Reference Manager are the industry standard software tools for publishing and managing bibliographies on the Windows and Macintosh desktop. Researchers, writers and students depend on these products to locate bibliographic data and create bibliographies for curricula vitae, manuscripts, grant proposals, term papers and other publications. These products automate the creation of bibliographies for over 1,000 scholarly publications, a tedious and error-prone activity when performed manually. Using these products, writers save countless hours of typing and interpreting style requirements of scholarly publications by simply selecting the publication by name and generating a perfectly formatted document.

WriteNote is a Web-based tool that helps users conduct research and write papers. WriteNote can be used on popular Windows, Macintosh and Linux Web browsers to import references and format bibliographies. Users running Internet Explorer, Mozilla and Microsoft Word can take advantage of enhanced tools to capture references, annotate Web pages and watch bibliographies appear as they cite references in papers. Licensed to organizations as an annual subscription, WriteNote is a cost-effective solution that maximizes the value of online subscription resources.

In addition to bibliographic management solutions, ResearchSoft offers complementary tools that facilitate research, writing and publishing. Onfolio for Windows enables users to easily collect RSS feeds and Web pages for emailing and publishing to blogs and Websites. RefViz for Windows and Mac OS X allows users to search multiple data sources simultaneously and visualize references to reveal major themes and topics. sciPROOF for Windows streamlines the scientific writing process by verifying spelling, formatting, acronyms and symbols to improve the efficiency and accuracy of writing.

Thomson ResearchSoft products are used wherever research is performed worldwide including all leading academic, corporate and government institutions. The power and flexibility of these tools make them ideal for any discipline whether in the sciences or the arts and humanities. ResearchSoft customers include scientists, researchers, information professionals and students who rely on these leading bibliographic tools to advance their research, writing and publishing.

Thomson ResearchSoft is headquartered in California and is a division of Thomson Scientific, headquartered in Philadelphia with offices worldwide. Thomson Scientific is part of the Scientific & Healthcare group—a market segment of The Thomson Corporation. The Thomson Corporation (www.thomson.com), with 2004 revenues from continuing operations of $8.10 billion, is a global leader in providing integrated information solutions to business and professional customers. Thomson provides value-added information, software tools and technology to over 20 million users in the fields of scientific research and healthcare, law, tax, accounting, financial services, higher education, reference information, corporate training and assessment, scientific research and healthcare. The corporation’s common shares are listed on the Toronto and New York stock exchanges (TSX TOC; NYSE: TOC).

Additional information about each company and its products is available at:

Thomson ResearchSoft
www.researchsoft.com
rs.info@thomson.com

Thomson Scientific
www.thomsonscientific.com

Thomson Corporation
www.thomson.com

Contact

Susan Andrews
Marketing Manager
Thomson ResearchSoft
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Carlsbad, California 92009
760-438-5526
FAX 760-438-5573
susan.andrews@thomson.com
www.thomson.com