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Procite: General Information

Procite is a bibliographic software program that allows the end-user to gather, manage, and manipulate reference information.
Search the Internet and online databases for references and import them directly (e.g., PubMed)
Centrally manage your references: sort, search, find, replace, edit, group and eliminate duplicates
Create Instant Bibliographies or automatically insert citations into MS Word or WordPerfect Documents with Cite While You Write
Choose from more than 600 bibliographic Output Styles or create your own (e.g., ASA, APA, MLA, JAMA, Annual Review…)

Procite: General Information from ISI ResearchSoft

Procite: Key Concepts and Terms

Procite Database: A database is a formatted collection of data, in this case bibliographic records. You can create as many databases as you need. Database records are usually arranged by Author, Title or Date, but can be arranged by any of the available fields in a record and searches can be performed in a database to allow quick access and retrieval of information.
Record: A record in a database is consisted of fields (as determined by the workform chosen or created) that contain information about one specific item. It contains information for only one bibliographic reference, citation or URL, just one unit of a database. A Procite database can store an unlimited number of records.
Field: A field contains a particular parcel of information in a record, such as title or author, etc. Fields can be identified by name, number or abbreviation. Fields make searching for and finding records easier and also ensures that references are outputted correctly.
Workforms: Procite includes 39 predefined workforms for common types of resources (e.g. books, journal articles, newspapers, conference proceedings, web pages). New default workforms can also be created at anytime. Data can either be directly imported from a database or each field in the workform can be filled in manually.
Output Style: An output style is used to format a reference or citation based on standard citations guidelines (e.g. ASA, APA, MLA) or based on individual publishers requirements (e.g. American Journal of Sociology).
Configuration Files: Configuration files are used to import tagged or delimited records, many of these are already predefined. Configuration files can be edited at any time and new ones can be created by using Biblio-Link II, a piece of software that comes with Procite.

Procite: Downloads

Export Plug-In: To use the Export Feature available in many databases, which allows you to export citations directly into a Procite database, download the export plug-in from the Procite web site. (Alternatively a copy is stored in the Procite folder in the PSC's TEMP Drive as risweb.exe. Save this file to your computer and open it - it will install the necessary components for Procite to interact with the databases that allow direct downlar/export of references into Procite.)
JSTOR filter (Config File)
A complete list of Output Styles provided for Procite Version 5 from ISI ResearchSoft
A list of Configuration Files included in Procite 5, supported by BiblioLink II from ISI ResearchSoft
Manually installing ProCite's tools into Microsoft Word and WordPerfect If you do not see a Procite Toolbar when you open Word or WordPerfect go to View > Toolbars and make sure Procite 5 is selected. If Procite 5 is not listed in the toolbar menu go to Tools > Procite 5, if Procite 5 is not under tools CWYW features must be manually installed.
Databases available to Penn Users that support direct Export to Procite 5, includes a list of databases and brief directions on how to use the feature.
Franklin (Penn Library Catalog) host configuration details for connecting directly to Franklin from within Procite, using Internet Search.
American Sociological Association Style Workforms and Output Style

Endnote

Endnote website
EndNote Guide: how to import references into Endnote
EndNote Troubleshooting
Guide to Manipulating Citations in EndNote
Uploading Search Results into EndNote & Reference Manager
Endnote Tip Sheets
Penn Libraries supports EndNote and hosts Graduate Student Workshops every semester which includes EndNote workshops.

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