Hi,
Endnote’s reference includes the web link. For example,
However, this default link is not free. Our institution has subscription. But I need to add some suffix after ‘www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov’. Currently, I add the suffix manually. I am wondering if there is an automatic way to do so in endnote.
Regards,
Peng
I’m interpreting your comment to mean that your PubMed reference URL is available by subscription only, so listing it in the reference list becomes problematic as access to the article would be limited. If this is the situation, have you consulted the reference format requirements for your particular style as information should be available concerning citing and formatting for electronic references.
For example, the APA style manual indicates giving only the home or menu page URL for “works that are accessible by subscription only”. So for your example, the URL would be listed as: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed which takes you to the PubMed home page. [Note: I defer to johneast who is an excellent resource for all things related to the APA style.]
If you still wish to incorporate some sort of standardized text followig the web address, you could do so by editing the output style’s “Journal” template (or whatever reference) to automatically insert whatever text you indicate.
@crazygecko wrote:
I’m interpreting your comment to mean that your PubMed reference URL is available by subscription only, so listing it in the reference list becomes problematic as access to the article would be limited. If this is the situation, have you consulted the reference format requirements for your particular style as information should be available concerning citing and formatting for electronic references.
For example, the APA style manual indicates giving only the home or menu page URL for “works that are accessible by subscription only”. So for your example, the URL would be listed as: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed which takes you to the PubMed home page. [Note: I defer to johneast who is an excellent resource for all things related to the APA style.]
If you still wish to incorporate some sort of standardized text followig the web address, you could do so by editing the output style’s “Journal” template (or whatever reference) to automatically insert whatever text you indicate.
I think that you interpret my question correctly. But I’m not sure how to edit the output styles’ “journal” template.
My OS is mac. In endnote, I click ‘Online Search’ then I endup with ‘Choose a connection’ dialogue. Then I choose PubMed (NLM).enz followed by typing in the keyword. Suppose that I have http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&dopt=Citation&list_uids=17127676 in the URL field of the resulted reference. Would you please show me how to make endnote automatically add, for example, ‘.xxx’ after ‘.nih.gov’?
@ypsd wrote:
I think that you interpret my question correctly. But I’m not sure how to edit the output styles’ “journal” template.
My OS is mac. In endnote, I click ‘Online Search’ then I endup with ‘Choose a connection’ dialogue. Then I choose PubMed (NLM).enz followed by typing in the keyword. Suppose that I have http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&dopt=Citation&list_uids=17127676 in the URL field of the resulted reference. Would you please show me how to make endnote automatically add, for example, ‘.xxx’ after ‘.nih.gov’?
You didn’t mention what style you’re using or version of Endnote so this is going to be a bit tricky to explain. To move things along, I’m going to base the following instructions and images on the APA 6th style and the “Electronic Article” reference type. For more detailed information refer to chapter 17 (Modifying Style Templates) of the EndNote X3 “Mac” manual available at the Endnote support site:
http://www.endnote.com/support/ensupport.asp
Also note that the method for embedding the text in the template makes it an independent aspect of the template – which may be problematic if you don’t have the reference’s URL field completed. Other items could be finessed but this should give you an idea of the process.
TO MODIFY THE OUTPUT STYLE TEMPLATE
1. Go to the EndNote toolbar and select EDIT, OUTPUT STYLES, OPEN STYLE MANAGER*. [*Note: If you see the APA 6th style listed after selecting “Output Styles”, click the “Edit APA” selection instead. Then go to instruction #3.]
2. Select the file to edit and click EDIT. This will bring up the APA 6th style’s dialogue box. [See image #1]
3. [See image #1] In the left column of the APA 6th style’s dialogue box, locate the entry listed “Bibliography”. Underneath is the option “Template”. Click on “Template” which will then display the output styles for the assorted reference types.
4. Click on the REFERENCE TYPES drop down button located at the top of the box then scroll to select “Electronic Article”.
5. Locate the “URL” field which is encased within two bars (aka “forced separations”): |URL|. Place your cursor after the second bar.
6. Tap the space bar once to insert one blank space.
7. For this example, I’m going to add additional text that says “[By subscription only.]” .
8. To enable Endnote to recognize text, press the tilde bar then type “[By subscription only.]”. Then type the tilde bar again. [See image #2] Now close the APA 6th dialogue box to save the changes to the template. Click “YES” when prompted.
9. Now you will need to manually remove the portion of the URL in the reference that you don’t want. So go to your library, locate and open the reference. Scroll down to the URL field and delete the unwanted part of the URL. Then close and save the reference.
10. The reference with the modifications is displayed. [See image #3]
@ypsd wrote:
Suppose that I have http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&dopt=Citation&list_uids=17127676 in the URL field of the resulted reference. Would you please show me how to make endnote automatically add, for example, ‘.xxx’ after ‘.nih.gov’?
I think you are asking if during the import you can get text inserted into the record itself and not in the output reference when you quote the record in a manuscript? That would mean editing the connection or filter file. – but if you want something inserted between .nih.gov and the /entrez/query - I don’t think you can, and I don’t see how it would work anyway. What exactly are you hoping for - and it is in the record or in the reference list and finally, is it always exactly the same text or does it vary. (and since Pubmed is never subscription based, but free, I am assuming there is some other example that might be better?)
I’m guessing that you want to insert the address of your proxy server into the URL, so that you can link to subscribed resources from your EndNote library.
You can do this by selecting the references in your library, and then clicking on Edit>Change Text.
When the dialog box opens, select the URL field.
In the “Search for” box, type the section of the URL to which you wish to append text.
In the “Change the text to” box, type the new version of this section of the URL, with the appended text.
@johneast wrote:
I’m guessing that you want to insert the address of your proxy server into the URL, so that you can link to subscribed resources from your EndNote library.
You can do this by selecting the references in your library, and then clicking on Edit>Change Text.
When the dialog box opens, select the URL field.
In the “Search for” box, type the section of the URL to which you wish to append text.
In the “Change the text to” box, type the new version of this section of the URL, with the appended text.
You understand my question. Yes, I want to add a proxy server to the URL. But I feel sad that there is no automatic way to do so.
Message Edited by ypsd on 10-04-2009 10:46 PM
Thanks, johneast for the great tip and for correcting my misunderstanding of the poster’s question.
