Old Dominion University Libraries

Using EndNote

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EndNote is a tool for acquiring, organizing and managing citations.

Using EndNote, you can keep track of all the papers you have read and automatically create in-text citations and works cited pages.

The Library provides instruction on how to export citations from databases into EndNote and how to use it to cite works.

For more information on using EndNote, contact:

  • Nancy Schafer -- nschafer@odu.edu
  • Karen Vaughan -- kvaughan@odu.edu
  • Miriam Bridges -- mbridges@odu.edu

EndNote Installation Instructions

Click this link For Students, Faculty/Staff - to download the EndNote program from the ODU Computing Services Web site. You will need to enter your MIDAS username and password.

Note: In order to install software you will need to have administrative rights on your machine. It’s also best if no other applications are running. Before you begin, you may wish to back up any custom styles, import filters, and connection files from an earlier version of EndNote that you do not want overwritten.

  1. On the Downloads page, find EndNote Reference Manager X5 (under Windows or Macintosh) and click EndNoteX5.exe
  2. SAVE the file to your desktop (or elsewhere). Uncheck the "Close this dialog box..."
  3. When download is complete, click OPEN FOLDER.
  4. Double-click on InstallEndnotex5.zip and then InstallEndNoteX5.exe
  5. Double-click the EndNote X5 folder. Then, click RUN.
  6. Click EXTRACT. Then, OK.
  7. At the EndNote X5 Installation screen, click NEXT and ACCEPT.
  8. Click NEXT through the info screens, and then select an Installation Type:
    1. TYPICAL -- will install the most commonly used output styles, filters, connection files.
    2. CUSTOM -- will allow you to install all output styles, filters (including CSA), and connection files (including ODU). In the list of features, click on each red X and click "Entire feature will be installed on local hard drive."
  9. Choose the destination folder (usually in C:Program Files) and click NEXT.
  10. Installation will take a few minutes. When done, click FINISH.

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