EndNote now available

To help you collaborate, save time, and stay organized while doing research, HMS IT now offers EndNote reference management to students, staff, and quad-based HMS faculty. Faculty and staff of affiliated hospitals are not eligible for this HMS institutional license.

How to access

For Harvard-owned or grant-purchased computers managed by HMS:

  1. Verify that system management software (SMS) is installed on your computer; if it's not already installed, install SMS
  2. Open SMS. macOS: open SMS Self Service for Macintosh. Windows: open Ivanti Management.
  3. If prompted, sign in with your HMS account credentials.
  4. In the SMS app, select EndNote.
  5. Install EndNote. macOS: Select Install. Windows: Select Launch.

For personal and unmanaged computers

  1. Go to software.hms.harvard.edu.
  2. Sign in with HarvardKey.
  3. In the Research Software menu, select EndNote.
  4. Download the EndNote installer by selecting the appropriate download link.
  5. If necessary, unzip the downloaded file.
  6. Open the installer and follow the prompts to install EndNote.

Refer to instructions for installing EndNote on macOS for more information.

When first running EndNote, you may be asked to sign in. If you already have an account with EndNote, you can use it to sign in. If you do not have an account, we recommend that you create an account so your data is backed up and so you can collaborate with your colleagues on research.

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