Create a Library
Open EndNote.
In the EndNote menu, select File/New.
Give your library a name and choose where to save it on your computer.
NOTE: you will be saving BOTH a .enl file, which is the EndNote library AND a data folder of the same name. These need to be kept together.
Add Journals Term List(s)
Add a journals term list -- or more than one -- if you choose. These can help avoid problems with journal names displaying incorrectly in bibliographies.They provide the most common journals -- and their abbreviations with and without periods -- for particular subject areas.
- To add one or more journal terms lists:
- Select Library/Open Term Lists/Journals Term List
- Click the “Lists” tab at the top of the window that opens
- Click the label “Import Lists”
- Navigate to your Endnote Program files and open the TERMS folder
- Choose the term list you want to import. Endnote will import the terms list and tell you how many terms have been added to your library. Click OK to continue.
