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EndNote X7: Retrieve Full-Text

EndNote is a reference manager software used to manage references, citations and bibliographies to assist in writing articles, studies and papers. This guide aims to provide assistance to using EndNote for students and scholars.

Retrieving Full Text Articles

It is possible to set up EndNote to retrieve PDFs of full text articles with the click of a button. Although not all articles can be retrieved, this helpful tool saves you time.

  1. Ensure you have completed the steps to connect EndNote to the Library's link resolver (instructions here).
  2. Select the reference(s) you would like to attach full-text articles to
  3. Click the "Find Full Text..." button on the menu bar:


     
  4. EndNote will attempt to find the article. If successful, it will automatically be attached. If the process is unsuccessful, you may need to ensure the citation has been entered correctly, or find the article yourself. The results of the search for full-text are reported at the bottom of the left side-bar: