Why would I want to create a bibliography?
Quick Steps: How to Create a Bibliography
How to create a:
Note: These procedures were originally developed by Jarrod Bogucki in fulfillment of the UW Madison SLIS Library Instruction Field Placement, Fall 2007. "EndNote" refers to the desktop version of EndNote.
I. When some, but not all, collaborators have EndNote
In EndNote
In Word
II. When all collaborators have EndNote
Option 1: Multiple EndNote libraries shared among collaborators
EndNote Version | File(s) | Illustration |
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X and higher | compressed file (libraryname.enlx) | ![]() |
7, 8, 9 | file (libraryname.enl) and associated data folder (libraryname.data) | ![]() |
In EndNote
In Word
Option 2: EndNote Traveling Library
Each formatted citation in a Word document is saved with EndNote field codes that embed reference data in the document. The document contains a “Traveling Library” of references cited. To preserve access to the reference data, collaborators must share formatted versions of their manuscripts. Manuscript sections can be combined and reformatted in different output styles, but the combined document cannot be unformatted. Once a manuscript is unformatted, you must have the corresponding EndNote libraries open in order to reformat references.
The Traveling Library can be used to share references. References can be exported from a document into an existing or new EndNote Library.
In Word
Exported references are renumbered and do not retain their original reference numbers. These numbers will not match the temporary citation numbers in the manuscript.
The default temporary citation format is:
{Author, Year #Record Number}
Beginning with EndNote X1, "#Record Number" can be replaced with "Pages".
If all collaborators have EndNote X1 or above, and they agree to use {Author, Year Pages}, the Traveling Library feature can be used to create a project library whose references will match the temporary citation numbers in the manuscript.
Option 3: EndNote Web (https://www.myendnoteweb.com)
For scholarly research and writing, EndNote Web is intended to complement desktop EndNote. It is useful for storing references for eventual download to desktop EndNote as well as storing references from ISI Web of Knowledge searches. EndNote Web folders can be shared with collaborators.