Multiple EndNote libraries

Although the EndNote software will allow you to create more than one EndNote library, it is best to just create a single library and then use the Groups feature to organise your references.

If you try to insert references from different EndNote libraries into a single Word document you may run into difficulties.

EndNote on the Remote Desktop Connection

There has been a delay in upgrading EndNote on the Thin Client Remote Desktop Connection.
If you use EndNote from home through this service you need to be aware of the following points:

• If you create more than 50 groups in your EndNote library when you are on campus these groups will not be displayed when you access your library from home, as the limit is still set to 50.
• There are slight differences between the Coventry University Harvard style available on campus and the version on the Remote Desktop Connection. The campus version is the most up-to-date.
• Upgrades such as the CSA database and Cochrane Library filters and the connection to the Library catalogue, which are active on campus, are not yet available on the Remote Desktop Connection.

IT Services are currently testing the upgrade on the Thin Client service and will activate it as soon as possible. A message will be added to the Blog as soon as the upgrade is available.

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.

Saving an EndNote library to a new location

If you want to save your EndNote library to a new location (e.g. a USB stick) it is best to use Windows Explorer. You will need to remember to copy across both the .enl file and the .data folder for your library (both will have the same file name).

Note: If you use the File>Copy Library command within EndNote to make a copy of your library you will lose any groups that you have created.

Missing menu commands

Sometimes some of the basic menu commands in EndNoteX1 e.g. File>Import, References>New Reference are greyed out and unavailable. This is usually because the Groups part of the screen is highlighted. Simply come out of the menu and click anywhere in the right hand References part of the screen and then re-open the menu. The command should now be active.