Savvy Researcher Workshop Series

Topic: An introduction to EndNote for Windows users 

Time: 15h00-16h30

Venue: Ulwazi Training Room 

Description

EndNote is a bibliographic management tool for publishing and managing of citations and references. Endnote desktop is a proprietary software tool and is compatible with Windows and Macintosh operating systems.  EndNote Basic is entirely web-based and can be accessed from any computer with internet access, and can be synchronized with EndNote desktop. The advantage of Endnote is that you can work without an internet connection. If you work extensively with Web of Science databases, EndNote is the best tool, as it was developed by the same company - Thomson Reuters.  It also works very well with PubMed.  At present Endnote is not compatible with Linux.

Please note:

Endnote features differ considerably within the Windows and Macintosh operating environments. We therefore recommend that only Windows users attend this session.

Savvy Series

The Library's Savvy Researcher workshop series brings information professionals and university experts together with postgraduate students to explore topics related to research and academic success. Some workshops are tool-based, some focus on particular library resources, and others are topical, but the primary goal is to help postgraduate students understand and use the Library efficiently and effectively.

Research life cycle

• This series has been structured to follow the phases of the research life cycle.
• The specific model is based on one developed by John Unsworth in 2000.
• The model consists of five phases (main phases in the life of a research project) and has been adapted to reflect the library resources, services and facilities in each phase of research.

The Research Life Cycle, adapted from John Unsworth’s “Scholarly primitives” published in 2000

1.     Discover refers to getting an overview of the resources, training opportunities, materials and forms of assistance the Library offers to support your research project.

2.     Gather refers to resources, skills and strategies the Library provides for you to find information sources.

3.     Create includes ways the Library supports annotation, “writing up”, working collaboratively, and compliance issues (copyright, avoiding plagiarism, etc.).

4.     Share refers mainly to publishing, identifying suitable journals in which to publish, choosing between Open Access and commercial publishers, and preserving your research in the institutional repository.

5.     Measure refers to determining the value or impact of your research contribution.