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endnote: organize citations

this guide provides information on how to set-up and use endnote.

library vs. groups

your endnote library is where you will store all of your citations. within the library, you can create groups to orgranize them.

a group set can contain any combination of groups and smart groups. think of it as a heading for the group. a group is a collection of articles that are similar. you can create and name group sets and groups that meet your research needs.

you must create a group under a group set in order to add citations.

creating group sets and groups

to create a group set:

  1. click on groups.
  2. click on create group set.
  3. you will be prompted to name the group set.

to create a group:

  1. select the group set you want the group to be a part of.
  2. click on groups.
  3. click on create group.
  4. you will be prompted to name the group.

groups, syncing, & sharing