As a result of AU's current financial situation and after careful consideration of usage, we have canceled our subscription to EndNote Desktop and it is no longer valid as of May 14, 2021. As such, no use of the software as provided by American University is permitted.
The library support team is ready to assist faculty members and students in learning about other citations management programs, such as EndNote Online, Mendeley, or Zotero. These are often considered to be easier to use than EndNote Desktop, and they have the capabilities that most EndNote Desktop users require. In addition, by using a free program, students will be able to access their citations after they graduate.
This guide provides step-by-steps tutorials on transferring your EndNote Desktop citations to EndNote Basic, Mendeley, or Zotero.
The library is strongly committed to supporting you through this transition so that you end up with a satisfactory citation management option.
Deciding which program to replace EndNote Desktop with? Here is a short summary of the pros and cons of a few different programs, as well as a handy chart. AU Library primarily supports EndNote Basic, Zotero, and Mendeley so we will focus on comparing these three.
EndNote Basic
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Mendeley
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Criteria |
EndNote Basic
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Must be online? |
No |
No |
Yes |
Web-based? |
Can sync with online account; connectors for Firefox, Chrome and Safari and Opera available |
Not primarily, but can sync with an online account which is editable |
Yes |
Must be online? |
No |
No |
Yes |
Cost |
Free for basic account, some cost for more online storage space |
Free for basic account, some cost for more online storage space |
Free |
Word-processor compatibility |
MS Word, Open Office, Google Docs |
MS Word, Open Office, LaTex |
MS Word |
Import from databases |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Import citation info from web pages |
Yes, also archives the page and you can add annotations |
Yes, with a bookmark for a limited number of sites (mostly publishers or databases) |
Yes, with Reference Capture tool |
Storage capacity |
Unlimited local storage and data syncing; 100MB free Zotero file syncing (larger syncing plans available for purchase); or can use WebDav |
Unlimited local storage and data syncing; 1GB personal and 100MB shared online space (larger online storage plans available for purchase) |
Limited to 50,000 citations and 2 GB of attachment storage |
Attach associated files (PDFs, etc.) |
Yes, with option to attach automatically |
Yes, and can highlight and annotate PDFs |
Yes |
Search full text of PDFs |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Create group or shared libraries |
Yes |
Yes, free for up to 3 group members (larger group plans available for purchase) |
Yes |
Create bibliography with different styles |
Yes |
Yes |
Choose from 7,000+ styles if accessed via Web of Science. 21 styles if accessed directly. |
Automatic citation extraction from PDFs |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Other features |
Sync library with multiple computers |
Sync library with multiple computers |
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