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Citation Management Tools

This guide includes information about citation management tools, or applications used to organize your references, generate bibliographies, and collaborate with others.

About EndNote

EndNote Desktop is a reference managing application for the desktop and iPad that you can purchase on your own. Use the coupon code MAX15 for a 15% discount. Once you purchase EndNote Desktop, you will have access to EndNote Online. These are some of its features:

  • Unlimited reference storage
  • 3,300+ bibliographic styles
  • 5GB of file storage
  • Online search of several hundred databases
  • Webpage reference capture
  • One-click Find Full Text
  • Automatic reference updating
  • Annotate and search PDF text, notes, and annotations
  • Complex bibliography handling tools
  • Multiple bibliography capability
  • Composite references
  • Journal abbreviations recognition and standardization

EndNote Basic is a limited, free version of the desktop/iPad application. It provides users with the following features: 

  • Store up to 50,000 references
  • 21 bibliographic styles
  • 2GB of file storage
  • Online search of the 6 most popular databases
  • Webpage reference capture

You can see a comparison of the current versions of EndNote at this EndNote Feature Comparison Chart.


Once you have EndNote Desktop, you can add ASU Library's connection file at this link:
https://endnote.com/downloads/connections/arizona-state-university/

The connection file will enable you to search our library catalog directly through EndNote and download citations into your EndNote library.

Additionally, the two URLs below connect you with OpenURL, which facilitates EndNote's ability to retrieve full-text PDFs for the citations you collect. Even without the connection files, you can import citations from databases into EndNote and then use the "Find Full Text" feature to locate full-text PDFs through our OpenURL service.

To use OpenURL, go to the Edit / Preferences / Find Full Text screen, enter the following URLs, and apply:


If you are unable to access our databases using EndNote after following the above instructions, you can download LibKey Nomad as an alternate way to access full text resources: https://askalibrarian.asu.edu/faq/342338

LibKey Nomad is a browser extension for most major browsers that provides instant links to full text content for articles subscribed to by ASU Library.

Vendor Information

How to download, install, and use EndNote

EndNote Homepage: Students can get a discounted copy of EndNote by verifying that they are eligible here.

EndNote Online Homepage: Install and use the free EndNote Web.

EndNote Video Channel: Step-by-step video instructions for the desktop and iPad applications on EndNote YouTube Channel.

Compare EndNote desktop app with the online component.

EndNote X8 Little How-to Book

PDF Quick Reference Cards:

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