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I just got this off of AOL. I thought you all might be interested to see
what is happening at Niles:


EndNote Plus 2.0 and EndLink 2.0 for the Mac to ship in September 1994.

Niles & Associates is about to release two major upgrades of the EndNote product
line: EndNote Plus 2.0 and EndLink 2.0 for the Macintosh. The upgrades focus on
enhanced database functions and better importing of references. Term Lists,
global editing and enhanced searching are among the high points in the new
version of EndNote Plus. EndLink 2.0 offers more flexibility in importing
bibliographic references from online databases and CD ROMs. In addition to the
new features, both programs include collections of pre-defined templates:
EndNote Plus 2.0 includes more than 200 bibliographic styles for different
journals; EndLink 2.0 comes with more than 100 �filters� customized to import
references from popular online services and CD ROMs.

New features in EndNote Plus 2.0 include:
=========================================

Term Lists
==========
The new Term List feature in EndNote Plus 2.0 helps users to keep track of
important terms for data entry and retrieval. Users can create as many Term
Lists as they need (such as for Authors, Keywords or other fields), and each
list can hold thousands of names or terms. Term Lists can be linked to different
fields and when the user is typing in a particular field, he or she can
instantly call up the list linked to that field. This feature also speeds up
data entry since terms can be instantly transferred into a record. A special
case of a Term List�Journal List, is designed to handle journal names and
abbreviations and replaces the old Journal Abbreviations table.

Global Editing
==============
The Global Editing feature helps researchers keep a �clean� and organized
database. Users can add text to all or just some references automatically. (Text
can be added at the beginning or at the end of a field). A Find & Replace
function allows the user to fix typos or standardize terms.

Display Font
============
Some people find certain fonts more readable than others. Other users
express the
need to display their database in a smaller font in order to see more of the
title in the Library window. Version 2.0 of EndNote Plus allows the user to
choose a font and size for the Library display. In addition, the user can choose
the font and size for text typed into records. The font and size selected for
display will not affect the actual font of the bibliographies created in the
user�s word processor.

Showing & Hiding References
===========================
Some of EndNote Plus� operations work specifically on only those references that
are currently showing in the Library window. For additional flexibility, users
want to control which references are showing. The new Show Selected and Hide
Selected commands provide a convenient way for the user to identify which
references are displayed in the Library window.

Enhanced Searching
==================
EndNote Plus 2.0 provides enhanced searching features including the ability to
use comparative operators (<, >, �, �,=) and to search for a range of references
(...). There are also new features to combine search results and restrict
searches to only the references currently showing in the Library window.


New features in EndLink 2.0 include:
====================================

Customizable Filters
====================
EndLink 2.0 comes with filters to import from more than 100 bibliographic
databases into EndNote Plus 2.0. The user can modify any of the filters
provided, or create their own filter from scratch to specify exactly what they
want imported, and what fields to import into.

Recognizes Any Tag, Including MARC Tags
=======================================
EndLink 2.0 can recognize any tags of any length (such as �Author� or
�MESH�). In
addition, the user can specify the EndNote field into which that information
should be imported. For example, the user may instruct EndLink to put any
information marked with the tag �KY� into the Notes field in EndNote. In
addition to letter tags, EndLink 2.0 can recognize the numeric MARC format,
developed by the Library of Congress.

Imports Any Reference Type
==========================
Earlier versions of EndLink only imported references classified as journal
articles. Although this covers the majority of bibliographic records available
online, there are many other available reference types such as conference
proceedings, magazine articles, and books. The new version of EndLink can import
16 different reference types. This includes patents�a common reference type in
chemical databases.

Easy Three Step Importing
=========================
EndLink 2.0 is designed in a way that allows �Power Users� to exercise maximum
flexibility, while keeping the importing function as easy as it was in earlier
versions of EndLink. To import, the user needs to follow only three steps:
1. Download or save references from an online service or CD ROM.
2. Select the Import option and choose the appropriate import filter.
3. Locate the downloaded text and click Import.

Requirements for EndLink 2.0
============================
EndLink 2.0 requires System 6.0.2 or higher (including System 7.x) and EndNote
Plus version 2.0 or later. Since EndLink 2.0 operates from within EndNote Plus,
its memory requirements are identical to its host program: any Macintosh or
PowerMac with 750K of free RAM and a hard disk. In order to use EndLink the user
also needs to have access to an online service or a CD ROM database. To connect
to online reference databases, the user needs a modem and a communication
program (not included with EndLink 2). EndLink 2.0 works with tagged data files
that have been entered with consistency. It will not import from bibliographies
in a word processor or from any other free-form text files.

Requirements for EndNote Plus 2.0
=================================
EndNote Plus 2 requires System 6.0.2 or higher (including System 7.x). The
program can run on any Macintosh with 750K of free RAM and a hard disk. EndNote
Plus 2 can read and open old EndNote and EndNote Plus databases. EndNote Plus
2.0 can read files created by earlier versions of EndNote or EndNote Plus. This
applies to the Libraries, Styles or Journal Abbreviations tables. EndNote Plus
2.0 is compatible with a variety of word processors, including Microsoft Word 5
and 5.1, WriteNow, Nisus, WordPerfect and FrameMaker. The company has announced
plans for EndNote Plus 2.1 that will also be compatible with Microsoft Word 6.0
for the Mac. Users of EndNote Plus 2.0 for the Mac will be entitled to a free
upgrade to version 2.1 when it is available.

With the introduction of EndNote Plus 2.0, Niles & Associates will no longer
offer EndNote, the entry level version of the program. The low demand for
�plain� EndNote (as opposed to EndNote Plus) made it expensive to produce and
more difficult to support.

Registered users of EndNote and EndNote Plus will receive a special upgrade
offer in the mail in the next few weeks. Users who don�t receive their offer by
the end of October are advised to contact Niles or its international
distributors in Australia, Germany, Japan and the U.K.
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Gary L. Gray                     |  (814) 863-1778
Assistant Professor              |  (814) 863-7967 (fax)
Engineering Science & Mechanics  |  glgesm@engr.psu.edu
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