Digital library

How do I obtain the EndNote software?
 
The Museum has a site licence for EndNote 8. To have a copy installed on your Museum PC, please contact I.T.

EndNote training
 
There is very detailed online help available from the EndNote website. You can choose from:

• a basic introduction (Flash required)
• download the full user guide (pdf format)
• a comprehensive set of FAQs

From time to time, training sessions are available at Imperial College London for Museum staff. There are currently no training sessions planned for 2006 and future ones will be organized on the basis of demand. If you would like to register your interest in attending a training session, please contact the library.

Other EndNote Resources
 
EndNote works on the basis of a customised interaction with the external databases from which its references are sourced. There is a continuously updated list of these databases as new databases ones are released, together with advice about how to extract references from them.

You can choose from

• connection files
• filters
• styles

Purchasing individual copies of EndNote
 
A free trial version of EndNote can be downloaded from the EndNote website should you wish to evaluate this from outside the Museum. Download EndNote from the EndNote website.

The EndNote site licence allows installation of the software on any of the Museum's computers. For those who wish to have EndNote installed on their own personal laptop or home computer, a version can be purchased at a reduced price.

To make such a personal purchase, please request a copy of the "Application for Personal Purchase of EndNote" from the Electronic Services Librarian from whom current prices can also be obtained. This should be completed and then countersigned by your Head of Department.