Updated MLA Output style

The latest edition of the MLA style manual introduced a number of significant changes to referencing requirements.

Gibaldi, J. (2008). MLA style manual and guide to scholarly publishing (3rd ed.). New York: Modern Language Association of America.

There is an updated version of the EndNote MLA output style that can be downloaded from the Thomson Reuters EndNote web page at http://www.endnote.com/support/enstyles.asp This new output style, dated 9 March 2009, was not included in EndNote X2.

Hyphenated author names

At a recent EndNote workshop , we were asked how to enter a hyphenated name in an EndNote record so that it is rendered correctly in EndNote using the APA 5th referencing style.
eg.
Yeh, Ryh-Song

If this author's name is entered in EndNote as Yeh, Ryh-Song it will be listed in the corresponding reference as Yeh, R.-s. MS Word accepts Ctrl + Shift +_ as a non-breaking hyhen, but this does not work in EndNote.

One way to overcome this problem is to enter it as an hyphenated corporate author.
i.e.
Australia,, Department of Immigration = Australia, Department of Immigration
Yeh,, Ryh-song = Yeh, Ryh-Son

The corresponding in-text citation when using the APA output style will then appear as (Yeh, 2009).

Displaying / Hiding field codes in MS Word

When you use CWYW in MS Word to include in-text citations, EndNote includes information in the document, about the corresponding references in hidden field codes.

eg.

{ADDIN EN.CITE Marschark2003146
1461462326Marschark, MarcSpencer, Patricia Elizabethxvi, 505 p.Deaf Social conditions.Deaf Education.Deaf Means of communication.Sign language2003
Oxford ; New YorkOxford University Press0195149971 (cloth alk. paper)HV2380 .O88 2003 362.4/2http://ezproxy.csu.edu.au/
login?url=http://gateway.ovid.com/ovidweb.cgi?T=JS&NEWS=N&
PAGE=booktext&D=books&AN=01253222/1st_Edition/2&XPATH=/
OVIDBOOK%5b1%5d/METADATA%5b1%5d/TBY%5b1%5d/EDITORS%5b1%5d
}

EndNote users occasionaly, inadvertently toggle the 'switch' to display the field codes in MS Word ... without then knowing how to hide them!

Pressing Alt + F9 in MS Word will display / hide the field codes

It is recommended that you do not view field codes in Word. If you choose to view field codes, please do not modify them. Always keep backups of your papers!

EndNote MasterClasses

Library faculty liaison staff will be conducting a series of EndNote MasterClasses in 2009, for academic staff and postgraduate students. These workshops are intended for current EndNote users who want to ‘do just a bit more’ with EndNote, and will include:

*what's new in X2?
*using term lists to improve consistency and accuracy of information in your
library, and manage abbreviated journal names
*managing in-text citations with CWYW
*formated vs unformated references
*combining chapters in a thesis
*creating or modifying referencing styles
*options for collaboration with other researchers
*using OpenURL links (SFX) to locate the full text of journal articles
*EndNote web

The first sessions will be conducted at Thurgoona and Bathurst as follows:
Thurgoona - Tuesday 16 June 11-12.30pm Thurgoona Learning Commons
Bathurst - Wednesday 17 June 9.30-11.00am Bathurst Library, Computer Lab. Room 404/405

There are limited places available for these hands on workshops.
Please RSVP to Greg Fry gfry@csu.edu.au by Friday 12 June.