Getting Started with EndNote

Overview

Beginning July 1, 2022, new EndNote licenses will require payment of an annual fee — currently $50 per user, per license — and expire the following year on Sept. 30.

EndNote is the University's standardized bibliography tool for students, faculty, and staff. It enables users to search online bibliographic databases, organize references, and create and format instant bibliographies. Work with Microsoft Word using a built-in integration interface. It also contains a traveling reference library that follows the document for easy collaboration with others.

Key Benefits:

  • Write faster — automatically create, format, and update bibliographies with the convenience of remote access.
  • Stay organized — create rules to automatically organize references as you work and use the Tabs feature for easier multitasking.
  • Work anywhere — access your research anytime, anywhere from the cloud. 
  • Collaborate easier — share selected groups of references, manage team access, and track activity and change.
  • Get published — match your paper with relevant, reputable journals.

 

Detail

Getting Started:

Choose from the following two options to get an EndNote license:

EndNote for Students

Students can acquire this software through the Software Download Service at myPitt (my.pitt.edu) or use it in the Student Computing Labs.

Product    Operating Systems Available through Software Download Service Expiration Date Available for use in the Student Computing Labs

EndNote

Windows

Yes

Does not expire

Yes

EndNote

Macintosh

Yes

Does not expire

Yes

Learn how to purchase a license for this software. Visit the Clarivate Analytics website for complete product information.

EndNote for Faculty, Departments, and Staff

Once you have your license choose from the following two options to install the EndNote Desktop Client for Windows or Macintosh:

I am a student
  1. Log in to the Software Download Service using your University Computing Account username and password.
  2. Search for EndNote, then select the version you wish to download from the results.
  3. Click Download.
  4. Follow the prompts to install the desktop client.
  5. To open EndNote, locate and double-click the desktop client application.
I am a Faculty/Staff User

Office Use

Have an authorized purchaser for PantherExpress for your department or area purchase an EndNote License for you using steps 1 through 4.

Note: If you have an existing EndNote account, please make sure to opt-in to your University account using your original Pitt email address, rather than an email alias or non-University email address. Before proceeding, use these instructions to change the account address to your Pitt email address.

  1. Go to my.pitt.edu, log in using your University Computing Account username and password, then access the PantherExpress task.
  2. Click the shopping cart icon, select the Pitt Digital Software Store punchout under "Internal University Suppliers", then search for EndNote.
  3. Click Add to Cart.
  4. You will receive an activation key at the time of purchase.
    Note: If you require an installer file contact sdsmail@pitt.edu.  Please reference your PO or sales order number.

Personal Use

Faculty

  1. Log in to the Software Download Service using your University Computing Account username and password.
  2. Search for EndNote, then select the version you wish to download from the results.
  3. Click Download.
  4. Follow the prompts to install the desktop client.
  5. To open EndNote, locate and double-click the desktop client application.

 

Additional Resources:

Watch a brief introductory video (Windows Users):

Watch a brief introductory video (macOS Users):

 

Related Information

More Ways to Get the Most From EndNote:

EndNote Web App (EndNote Online)
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