Term lists are lists of words or phrases that appear in your references. They help standardize data entry and searching.
Three empty term lists are available by default with every library: Authors, Journals, and Keywords. These lists are already available and linked to their corresponding fields: the Authors term list is linked to the Author, Secondary, Tertiary, and Subsidiary Author fields; the Journals term list is linked to the Secondary and Alternate Title fields; and the Keywords term list is linked to the Keywords field.
Use the buttons on this tab as follows:
Create List creates a new list. Enter a name for the list as prompted. Then, if you are creating a journal list, check the Journal List box. With the list highlighted, click on the Terms tab to add terms to your new list.
Rename List renames the currently highlighted list. Enter a new name as prompted.
Delete List deletes the currently highlighted list.
Update List updates the highlighted list with terms from the linked field(s) in the current library.
Import List imports an existing list of terms from a text file into the highlighted list. Locate and open the text file as prompted.
Export List exports the terms from the highlighted list to a text file. Name and save the file as prompted.
Link List displays the Linking Fields with Term Lists dialog, which is also available by selecting Link Term Lists from the Tools menu. New term lists must be linked to fields for the ”r;Suggest terms as you type" and automatic updating features to work.
Note: To add or remove individual terms from a list, highlight the list and then click on the Terms tab.
You can also add recognized delimiters:
EndNote has pre-defined term lists for authors, keywords, journals. When you enter multiple terms into those fields and EndNote updates the term list, it needs to know when one term ends and the next term begins. We call the punctuation that separates the terms ”r;delimiters."
Authors: For the Author fields, author names must always be entered one name per line. Carriage returns (end of line marks) are the only valid delimiter for this field.
Journals: Journals normally have just one journal name per reference in this field, so delimiters are not important there.
Keywords: Keywords are the most complex of the three. By default, EndNote uses carriage returns (end of line marks), semicolons, and backslashes (\) as delimiters for the Keywords field.
Use the "Delimiters" check boxes to allow punctuation delimiters between terms in a field. Carriage returns within a field are always used as delimiters, but you can also use a comma and semicolon. For example, you could use semicolons between keywords so they appear on the same line and take up less screen space.