Important: Please check if the software runs on your computer properly before purchasing it: System requirements EndNote.
free usage for students and doctoral students
All students and doctoral students of the University of Cologne can use EndNote free of charge.
You can order EndNote via the Online-Software-Shop of the University of Cologne.
If you have problems installing Endnote or the licensing does not work, please uninstall the software if necessary and follow our installation instructions for Windows.
Non-enrolled doctoral students who do not have a student-account, please send an appropriate certificate from their department to softwaremgr(at)uni-koeln.de.
Terms of use:
The right of use ends with the de-registration respectively the completion of the doctorate or with the end of the contract period of the campus licence (currently 28.02.2023) - whichever event occurs first.
The contract for the EndNote Campus License is limited in time and will be extended or renewed, provided that the parties can reach an agreement. The license costs may change when the contract is renewed.
After termination of the contract for the EndNote Campus License or after leaving the University of Cologne, all programs licensed under the contract must be deleted.
EndNote for employees
Employees of the University of Cologne can order EndNote via the Online-Software-Shop.
License Type: device-bound rental licenses
License Period: right of use until 28.02.2023
Price: 125 Euro
Home Use: yes
Terms of use:
These licenses are rental licenses.
The price for new orders is adjusted annually to the remaining term of the contract.
If the software is installed on a computer that is used by only one employee, a home use right exists, i.e. the software may also be installed on a home computer or a private notebook.
The contract for the EndNote Campus License is limited in time and will be extended or renewed, provided that the parties can reach an agreement. The license costs may change when the contract is renewed.
Upon termination of the EndNote Campus License Agreement, all programs licensed under the agreement must be deleted at the end of the license period.
Support and documentation
Support:
If you are a member of the University of Cologne, you can find the handbook for EndNote on the following website: EndNote handbook
Patches:
You can download the latest patches on the producer's website (Patches EndNote) or you can install the the patch file via the EndNote menu "Help" > "EndNote Program Updates" (admin rights are required).
Download & installation instructions for students under Windows
Please follow our installation instructions to ensure that Endnote is properly licensed during installation.
Download
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After purchasing Endnote, you will find the installation files under "My orders & downloads".
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After extracting, the Explorer window should open automatically. Please check the icon at the top left to see if the folder looks like the one shown in this image.
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If the folder icon at the top left looks like this image, extract all the data again.
Right-click on the ZIP archive and select "Extract all" from the context menu [Fig. 1].
Then click on "Extract" in the new window [Image 2].
After extracting, the Explorer window should open automatically. Please check the icon at the top left to see whether the folder looks like the one in Fig. 3 [Fig. 3] and is not marked with a zipper in the middle [Fig. 4]. If a zipper is visible, unzip the folder again and check steps 1 to 3. Both files should also be present in the folder so that licensing can be carried out correctly.
Installation
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Click on "EN21Inst" to start the installation. Then click on "Next".
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Check whether the license is as shown in this image. If not, take another look at the process for unpacking the files or alternatively use a different wizard to unpack the ZIP archive (e.g. 7-Zip). If the license is recognized correctly, you can continue the installation with "Accept".
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Now click on "Next" to go through the installation and accept the license conditions.
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Now click on "Next" to go through the installation and accept the license conditions.
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Now click on "Next" to go through the installation and accept the license conditions.
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Now click on "Next" to go through the installation and accept the license conditions.
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Now click on "Next" to go through the installation and accept the license conditions.
Click on "EN21Inst" to start the installation. Then click on "Next" [Fig. 1].
Check whether the license is displayed as shown in image 2 [image 2]. If not, take another look at the process for unpacking the files or alternatively use another wizard to unpack the ZIP archive (e.g. 7-Zip). If the license is recognized correctly, you can continue the installation with "Accept".
Now click "Next" to click through the installation and accept the license terms [Fig. 3, Fig. 4, Fig. 5, Fig. 6, Fig. 7, Fig. 8].
Contact
If you have any questions or problems, please contact the ITCC-Helpdesk