Quick Reference
1 Go To http://www.lib.iastate.edu/
2 Click Indexes and Abstracts
3 Under Indexes & Abstracts, click W
4 Click Web of Science (WoS)
5 If logging in from home, authenticate with
Borrower ID and Pin#
6 Click My EndNote Web at top of landing page
7 Click the Register link
8 Complete registration form
9 Password is case sensitive, must have 8 or
more characters, with 1 number and 1 symbol
10 Click Submit Registration
11 Add www.myendnoteweb.com to Favorites
 
1 Enter via the Web of Science database page
and click My EndNote Web, or…
2 Go to www.myendnoteweb.com and log-in
1 Uncheck Social Sciences, Science, or Arts &
Humanities Citation Index boxes at bottom
of search page, if necessary.
2 Search by Topic, Author, or Publication Name
3 Can use Boolean operators – AND, OR, or NOT
4 Can Add Another Field for more complex
searches
5 Truncation *, one character ?
6 Can use quotation marks
7 Cited References and Related Records in
WoS are identified
 
 
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  endnoteweb  the Collect tab by clicking New Reference
 
 
 
 
From Web of Science:
1 After doing a search in Web of Science and
viewing the results’ list, check  desired
references and click
2 If you are not logged in to MyEndNote Web,
you will be directed to MyEndNote Web sign in.
Login with email address (not user name) and
password
3 If you are already logged in, you will be
directed to the “Processing Records” page
4 Click My EndNote Web and note references in
Unfiled group
From a Database (Not Web of Science):
1 Do a search in Academic Search Elite
2 View results’ list and add desired references to
your folder.
3 Click at top of page click
then check 
the items you want to export and click
4 Check “Direct Export to EndNote, ProCite,
or Reference Manager” radio button and click
Save
5 Save to desktop or wherever you prefer and
assign title; be sure to save as .ris document
(Some databases work flawlessly; others are
challenging because of import filters.)
6 Open My EndNote Web, if it isn’t open
7 Under the Collect tab in My EndNote Web,
click Import References
8 Browse for the file and Open
9 Select a Filter from the drop down list (In this
case, select Refman RIS)
10 Put the citations in the Unfiled, or desired,
group and click Import
11 Click Unfiled, or desired group, to check
references
12 To edit a reference, click Edit on the My
References page.
13 To delete, click the check box to the left of the
record and click Delete.
Manually
1 References can also be manually added under
and filling out fields. Click Save.
2 Do NOT use the Online Search under the
Collect tab to gather references from other
databases.
3 Instead, search and Export references via the
individual databases
 Organizing Items in EndNote
Grouping:
1. Create a New Group by clicking Unfiled in the
My References’ list (References are stored
Unfiled until they are assigned to groups)
2. Check any desired references to assign to group
3. Drop down to the New Group link under Add to
group and highlight
4. Enter a New Group name and click OK
 
Sharing:
1. Under the Organize tab, check the Share box for
the desired group to begin sharing process
2. Click Manage Sharing; you will be directed to
another page
3. Click Start sharing this group
4. Enter email addresses of those you want to share
file with, decide if they will Read only or Read &
Write and Apply & Close window
5. Click Others’ Groups under the Organize tab to
see groups shared with you
Finding Duplicates:
1. To check your library for duplicate citations click
the Find Duplicates button in the Organize tab.
2. Unique items can be in more than one group OR
be in the same group more than once. The Find
Duplicates function does not distinguish between
the two.
3. Any reference identified with a light yellow
background is a duplicate and can be deleted; to
do so click Delete.
4. Be careful! Duplicate references can be
deleted from all groups at one time.
5. To determine the group location of a duplicate
item, click the edit link to the right of the citation
and scroll to the bottom.
Getting Items out of EndNote
EndNote Web Æ EndNote Desktop 
Note: these instructions are for older versions of
EndNote Desktop, if you have EndNote X or more
current, the process is much easier.
1. In EN Desktop, apply the EndNote Export style
(You may have to download it first) to the Library
you wish to export.
2. Under File menu, select Export
3. When prompted, Save the file as a text file (.txt).
4. Open your EndNote web account and navigate to
the Collect tab
5. Select the Import References tab under the
Collect tab
6. Select Browse and find the file you just saved
7. For Filter, select EndNote Web Import
8. Once Import is complete, navigate to My
References; the library will now be in the unfiled
folder and may be sorted as necessary.
EndNote Desktop Æ EndNote Web 
Note: these instructions are for older versions of
EndNote Desktop, if you have EndNote X or more
current, the process is much easier.
1. In EndNote Web navigate to the Format tab and
select Export References.
2. Select the list you wish to export and select
EndNote Export from the from the Export style
list
3. Click Save and be sure to save as a text file (.txt).
4. Open EN Desktop and select Import from the File
menu
5. Select Choose File and then select the file you
just saved
6. Set the Import Option to EndNote Import. Set
other boxes as desired.
7. Click Import.

The Format tab allows you to output your references Using Cite While You Write (CWYW) 
in a specific writing style for emailing, saving, or
printing. 1. Install web plug-in for Windows or Mac., found
under Options > Download Installers in the My
Create a Bibliography: EndNote Web
1. Select the Format tab and the Bibliography sub- 2. This creates an EndNote Web toolbar in Word.
tab
2. Select your group or library and a Bibliographic 3. In the toolbar, select   .
style. 4. Select the Application tab and select the program
3. Select a File format from the drop down menu. you’re using (probably EndNote Web) and click OK
4. Click the Save, E-mail, or Preview & Print
buttons. 5. To add an in text citation, select the on the
End Note Toolbar. Then search by topic, title, or
author keyword to find citations in your EndNote
Export Items in a file: Web library. Highlight the citation you want and
5. Select the Format tab and the Export Reference click Insert.
sub-tab
6. Select your group or library and an Export 6. To change the bibliographic style, click &
Style. select style from drop-down menu. Click OK.
7. Click Save, E-mail, or Preview & Print.