EndNote - cite references and papers

Cromulent · 1 Feb 2022 at 14:29

Does anyone use EndNote at all? I'm wondering if I should be getting it because I'm starting to build up a mass of PDF files. Still, I'm finding it hard to do simple things like citing the same source from two different articles, so I figured if I could have a citation database in EndNote, I could save it there and take it from the EndNote database when needed.

The question is, do you think it is worth the cost, or are there any free or open-source alternatives?

PikeyPriest · 9 Feb 2022 at 16:20

I have started to use it in the last 6 months. It is useful being able to share libraries with others for any collaborative work. It is also quite practical to link the PDF to the reference to find what you need easily and import reference details from pubmed/search tool of your choice. I am working on a systematic review that covers a similar area to my dissertation so being able to import the references in to a group in endnote makes it very easy to find what I want. However, it is not cheap and I do think there would probably be software that would do what I need for a lower price as there are features within end note I will never understand or use.

Disco_P · 11 Feb 2022 at 11:45

I used mendeley for writing my masters thesis, changed adding references from a chore to a simple 1 click on the pdf page and a couple clicks in the text of document. When it came time to insert my references at the end it added all 59 of them without issue.

Cromulent · 11 Feb 2022 at 18:30

Disco_P said:
I used mendeley for writing my masters thesis, changed adding references from a chore to a simple 1 click on the pdf page and a couple clicks in the text of document. When it came time to insert my references at the end it added all 59 of them without issue.

I ended up using Mendeley instead of EndNote because you got 2GB or 3GB (can't remember which) of free storage and it works well under Linux which is important for me. I'm really getting organised now when it comes to all of my research which is awesome. If you add in OneNote you have a pretty powerful system (I use the OneNote web app on Linux).