Identifying and deleting duplicate references from your Library
As your Library grows, and especially if you are transferring references from databases, you may find that some references are duplicated. EndNote identifies a reference as a duplicate if it shares the same reference type, author, year of publication and title as another reference within the Library.
To identify and delete duplicate references:
- Ensure that all references are showing in the Library Window (you can check this via References < Show All References)
- Select References > Find Duplicates. All duplicated references will be displayed within the Library Window with the most recently added duplicate reference highlighted
- The highlighted references can then be deleted by clicking References > Delete References. You can first check those highlighted for deletion by clicking References > Show Selected References.
A duplicates finding feature is also available when using the Import Filters to transfer references into your Library.
