What is an EndNote library, and how many should I create?
Within the program, a Library is simply a personal (locally saved) database of downloaded, saved references. At first glance, it might seem reasonable to create a separate Library for each project or paper. However, that approach scatters one’s references among many files making it far more difficult to find and reuse references from earlier projects and combine them into bibliographies for new projects. It generally is better to use keywording and the powerful search features of EndNote to create needed subgroups of references within a single Library. However, keep in mind that one can store a maximum of 32,000 references in a single Library. If you plan to store significant numbers of references, you may want to create a small number of Libraries corresponding to your major areas of research interest.
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