There may be times when you want to create a bibliography without an associated paper. We call this an "independent bibliography" because EndNote does not generate the bibliography based on citations found in a paper—instead, the bibliography is generated independently of a paper.
Any one of the procedures described in this chapter can be used to create an independent bibliography. Each has its own advantages, so look for the option that best suits your needs:
Drag-and-drop to instantly transfer a bibliography to a word processing document
Copy formatted references from a library and paste them into a word processing document
Export references from a library as RTF, Text Only, HTML, or XML
Styles Determine the Look of the Bibliography
The appearance of your independent bibliography depends entirely on which EndNote style is selected from the Output Styles submenu of the Edit menu (or the drop-down style list on the LibraryMain toolbar). The styles determine what information is included in the bibliography, how it is arranged, and what punctuation and text styles are used.
Select a style that meets your needs before exporting, printing or formatting references. If you do not see the style that you need in the Output Styles submenu of the Edit menu, select Open Style Manager from the Output Styles submenu, and mark the styles that you need. Once the styles are marked as "favorites" in the Style Manager, they will show up in your styles menus. For more information, see Adding Styles to the Output Styles Menu. For information about modifying styles, see Modifying Style Templates.