Customer Reviews

Researchsoft Endnote X Student Edition for Student Use Only

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EndNote has stepped up with the new X Student Version. It is easier to use, mostly because of its organization and instruction.

Pricing, seamless searching and archiving still make this the best bibliography and research paper tool. Loading was quick and easy, with no problems - a huge benefit to people not comfortable with loading software.

This was an upgrade for me, so earlier information was ported/accepted without any problems.

Note: this reviewer team rarely gives five star ratings.

I am a doctoral student and so I am writing papers all the time which require citations and references in APA format. I found free trial versions,tried EndNote and a similar program, and decided that I liked EndNote better. You DO have to know something about APA, but from some databases (such as EbscoHost)you can export all the information you need (including the Abstract if you want it) directly to EndNote. It will save numerous hours of typing and finding typos later. One of the features I liked about EndNote was that it has a field where you can enter up to 64k of your own notes for each reference.

Endnote X was made typing research paper an enjoyable task. It is user friendly with its keyboard shortcuts and technical support assistance. This was the first time I have used citation software and Endnote X made it easy for me to concentrate on the art of writing instead of shuffling through the APA manual to accurately cite a reference. IT IS DEFINITELY A MUST HAVE FOR ANY STUDENT!

I am nearing dissertation stage and just discovered how useful Endnote X can be! My only regret is that I didn't start my doctoral work with this tool, but I've heard that the X version is by far the most versatile. I especially appreciate being able to organize PDF files in one area. I also enjoy the quick editing function. If you delete a paragraph with an original source, the bibliography entry will disappear and the bibliography will readjust its alphabetization. You can even drag and drop paragraphs to other documents and it will create a new bibliography in the document. The only challenge is formatting the style guide to your institution's exact preferences if it doesn't follow an exact standard format. The instruction booklet and computer literate friends can help you with that glitch.

Research documentation has gotten a lot easier with Endnote X but there are still some funny quirks that haven't been worked out. I sat for two training sessions before I finally understood how to tweak the program for different sources. This isn't a criticism of the program has much the lack of a standard between information databases. It has components that create toolbars in Microsoft Word and Outlook but sadly not Powerpoint.
Much easier then doing things the old way with index cards but there is some ramp up time.

This is not compatible with office 2008. Tech support just says use an earlier version of office, a pretty expensive solution if you don't own an earlier version of office. Refman by same company so beware.

Working on my doctoral dissertation, Endnotes has been invaluable resource. It organizes, cross-references, downloads from databases, catalogues, saves a copy of my files in one place, and so much more. I don't know how I ever survived without it!

There is a learning curve involved in this product, but once you figure out how it works it works really well.

It's a very helpful program when you are writing papers and using many sources.

EndNote made my life so much easier while I was researching a topic for my MBA research Project. The ability to do research on the internet and store it locally within EndNote (inlcuding http links and PDF versions of the research) was great.