Using the Personal Communication reference type with CU Harvard

The Personal Communication reference type in EndNote can be used to create references for information gained by letter, email or telephone call. You will need to complete the following fields, depending on the type of communication:

A letter
Author-Year-Title-Type-Recipient-Date

An email
Author-Year-Author Address-Title-Type-Recipient-Date

A telephone conversation
Author-Year-Title-Type-Recipient-Date

Note: If you need to make any small alterations to the reference that is generated, wait until you have finished your document and removed the field codes. You will then be able to make any amendments in the text and resave the document.

Updates to EndNote

An update to the EndNote software has now been carried out on the main University network and will shortly be released on the Thin Client Remote Desktop Connection.
The main changes are as follows:

• You can now create up to 500 groups in your EndNote library
• Any URLs in the preview display of the reference are clickable
• The import filters for the CSA databases (e.g. ASSIA, ANTE, LLBA) now work correctly
• The CU Harvard style has been updated
• You can now search the Library Catalogue from within EndNote using the Online Search feature

The next few posts on the blog will focus on some of these new features.

Transferring references from EndNote Web to the desktop version

Due to a problem with the EndNote software the Transfer References option (which lets you move references between your EndNote Web account and your desktop EndNote library) is not available at the moment. The EndNote software will be upgraded over the summer and this should solve the problem.

In the meantime, if you are using EndNote Web you can still format your list of references in the CU Harvard Style, without transferring your references into a desktop EndNote library, by following the steps below:

1. Create your Word document using your references within EndNote Web.
2. Bring the file onto campus.
3. From a campus PC open the EndNote software (Start > Programs > EndNote X) and create a new blank library.
4. Open your Word document.
5. From the EndNote toolbar use the Format Bibliography icon to select the CU Harvard Style.

This will reformat your bibliography in the correct format.