![]() ![]() In Endnote, the default keystroke (on Windows) is alt+7, and on pressing it this window immediately appears whether Endnote is running or not: The biggest difference is in the in-word UI. Turning that column off does make things slightly smoother, but not a lot. I think it’s just loading attachment status for each entry, and that involves checking the disk apparently. Scrolling a large library is a little slower and jerkier in Zotero than Endnote, especially on the lower powered Surface Go. In Zotero, a double click on the reference will open the PDF in whichever PDF reader you choose. I much prefer to just double click and open the PDF in Xodo where I can mark it up and read it quicker. There’s nothing special about Zotero, but it is a touch cleaner.īut to be honest, I don’t really use it. The outline-based icons don’t gel with my personal preferences, and there’s just so many of them. You can see from the images above that Endnote is just a bit messier. I’ve tweaked Zotero to look a little more like Endnote than it does by default. Full disclosure: I’m not a power user of reference management software I chuck my PDFs in, then I cite them in word and make a bibliography, that’s about it. I’ll give some details below, comparing both programs. A big bonus is how easy it was to use Onedrive for storing PDFs, which was a little flaky on Endnote. Zotero is just as crap on a small touch screen (maybe even worse), but does look marginally better in use. It took a bit of fiddling to convert my Endnote Library and make sure everything was correctly transferred across. It’s been a stand alone program for a while now, so I thought ‘what the heck?’ I don’t like web apps or browser-based software, so avoided it. ![]() I’d avoided Zotero for years because it was, at first, mainly a Firefox plugin. If you’re already familiar with both pieces of software, you can skip to the end for info on how I made the switch. I’m a sucker for User interfaces and UX, so decided that was enough reason to give Zotero a go. It’s functional, but not exactly pretty, and it’s usability is crap on a smaller touch screen like my Surface Go. However, I’m just so sick of the Endnote interface which has remained basically unchanged since 2006. ![]() Shifting to Zotero would mean old manuscripts of mine would be incompatible and need all the references replacing, and there’s the time sink of getting it all setup. I don’t have a lot of impetus to move, to be honest. Some have done so, while some have continued using Zotero because they were already using it. When my PhD students have started in the past, I’ve recommended them getting started with Endnote simply so we have compatibility when co-authoring manuscripts. I’ve gone from Endnote 9 in 2006 all the way through the X releases to the current X9.3.3. I’ve always been fortunate enough to get it through whichever institution I’ve been at during that time, so I’ve never actually bought it. I’ve been using Endnote since I started my PhD in 2006. But there are other reasons too – losing access when changing institutions (or when licensing changes and something becomes unaffordable) is a big one. There’s multiple reasons for this the main and most obvious being saving money. ![]() To do this, follow step 1 above, but in Step 2, click Save as type *.A running theme of this blog (and my work in general) is in using freely available software when I can. Both Zotero and Mendeley accept XML format as well as *.RIS. You should also save your EndNote citation library as a *.XML file. You can now import into Zotero or Mendeley. Your EndNote citations are now saved under your file name as a *.RIS file. Then click on Output style:ģ) To ensure an *.RIS output, choose Select Another Style and search for and select RefMan (RIS) Export -> Choose:Ĥ) Now that you have selected .RIS file type, you must now ensure that you Save as type Text File (*.txt). Next, add. Choose where on your PC you want to export your citation library. Next, click on File then select Export:Ģ) You need to select Output Style. The best way to do this is to EXPORT your current citation library as a *.xml or *.ris file.Įxporting your EndNote library as an *.RIS file:ġ) Select the citations or library you want to export. Almost all citation management tools are able to import citation libraries from other platforms without much trouble (EndNote -> Zotero EndNote -> Mendeley Zotero -> Mendeley Mendeley -> Zotero). ![]()
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