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Citation Management Software: Organizing References

A guide to the commonly used citation - or reference - management software available to the U-Idaho community.

Organizing References

Create and Manage Reference Groups

In EndNote Online, references can be organized into Groups

Log-in to EndNote Online
Click Organize then select Manage My Groups
Click New group
Enter the group name and click OK
- Follow the same instructions to Rename or Delete a group

EndNote Online Create a Group

Share Groups with Other Researchers

Click Manage Sharing
Click Start sharing this group
Enter the email addresses of your collaborators and click Apply
- Your collaborators must also have access to Endnote Online

Managing Groups

Add References to a Group

Check the boxes next to the references you want to organize
Click the Add to Group drop-down box
Select an existing group or click New Group

Adding to Groups

Find Duplicates

Click Organize, then Find Duplicates to check your EndNote Online Library for duplicate citations
- References that are checked and have a yellow background are identified as duplicates and can be deleted by clicking Delete.