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EndNote @ Levy Library: Finding and Viewing Full Text

Setting Up the Full-Text Feature

You can use EndNote's "Find Full Text" feature to automatically attach PDF files to your reference. To use this feature, you will need to configure your preferences using the following steps: 

  1. Go to "Preferences" and select "Find Full Text". Check all boxes for Web of Science, DOI, PubMed, and OpenURL.
  2. Add the URL path link: https://icahn-mssm.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?vid=01MSSM_INST:DEFAULT&lang=en 
  3. Authenticate with URL:  https://go.openathens.net/redirector/mssm.edu?url= 
  4. At the bottom, check the box that says "Automatically invoke Find Full Text on newly imported references".
  5. Click "Save".

The EndNote preferences or settings page. The settings has been selected to find the full text tab with three arrows pointing to URL, openURL path and the Automatically invoke Find Full Text on newly imported references sections

How to Find Full-Text

Once you have set up Find Full Text, you can begin locating and adding full text PDFs to your references. To add full text into your library:  

  1. Select a single or multiple references that you would like to locate full text for. Click the "Find Full Text" icon (magnifying glass icon), or locate "References" at the top of the toolbar and select "Find Full Text".
  2. A prompt will appear to login to library resources using your network ID and password to authenticate. Login with your credentials.

Screenshot pointing out find full text button in EndNote

Screenshot image pointing out alternate way to find full text using the references dropdown in EndNote

How to Attach PDFs Manually

If Find Full Text does not find a PDF, you may search for the full text of individual references in the Library Catalog. (If a PDF is not available via Levy Library subscriptions, you may request the article via Interlibrary Loan.). To add a PDF manually: 

  1. Select the reference you are trying to attach the PDF to. 
  2. On the right hand side under "Summary" go to "Attach File". 
  3. Locate the PDF and attach it. 

Screenshot pointing out "attach file" button in EndNote

How to View Full Text

To view full text in EndNote: 

  1. Select the reference that you are trying to view full text for.
  2. On the top right hand side, select "PDF". 

NOTE: You have the option to expand the PDF into full display, highlight, and add notes to the PDF file. 

A screenshot image pointing to the PDF tab to view full text in EndNote