Bibliographic Management Software

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Bibliographic Management Software

• Tomas Allen
• WHO Library

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Session outline

• definitions
• major products available
• comparisons
• How accurate are they?

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• - you type citation data
• - it outputs a formatted citation

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• Bibliographic
• management
• software
• you type citation data
• it outputs a formatted citation
• import from bibliographic databases or the open
  web
• store
• annotate
• organize
• output approved-style reference lists
• in-text citations in documents
• use durable links in course readings
• share / collaborate

• Bibliography
• generation
• you type citation data
• it outputs a formatted citation

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Reference management software

• The software enables you to
• download and store references
• include abstracts, keywords and notes with the
  references
• produce lists of references for yourself or
  others
• automatically insert citations of references
  while typing (Cite While You Write)
• create a bibliography while typing (Cite While
  You Write)

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Pros and cons

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• easy to use - Windows type interface
• convenient - automatic downloading
• flexible - many reference types and output styles
• accurate - you can keep track of publications
  used in your research
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• requires time to learn
• some output styles may not be available or
  suitable
• not all online resources allow automatic
  downloading

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EndNote, ProCite, Reference Managerwww.isiresear
chsoft.com
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http//www.refman.comA free trial of 20 access
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http//www.endnote.comAlso can free trial
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http//www.procite.com
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www.myendnoteweb.comFree to all WHO Staff /
Internsonce you have created an account
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Why so many products?

• EndNote, Reference Manager and EndNoteWeb are all
  owned by the same company Thomson Reuters
• EndNote has the largest market share among
  "social scientists"
• Reference Manager has / "had" mostly a biomedical
  audience
• EndNoteWeb is the newest kid on the block probaby
  developed in response to a competing product
  Refworks

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What ISI says about their products

• EndNote is the most popular and easy-to-use
  package
• EndNote Web is a Web-based tool for managing and
  citing references and formatting bibliographies
• Reference Manager offers network features with
  simultaneous read/write access to databases
• ProCite provides flexibility to group references
  and creates subject bibliographies

Source http//thomsonresearchsoft.com/compare/
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Many similarities but some important differences

• Operating Systems
• Endnote both Mac OS Win
• Endnote Web Win, Mac Linux
• Procite Reference Manager Win only
• Unicode compliant (i.e. 16-bit character encoding
  allows for western and non-western language
  characters)
• Endnote
• OpenURL (i.e. local link resolvers which lead
  you to resources such as full text articles
  accessed via library license)
• Endnote Reference Manager

http//thomsonresearchsoft.com/compare/
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Source http//www.endnoteweb.com/encompare.asp
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Source http//www.endnoteweb.com/encompare.asp
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Reference Manager

• Available through ITT either individual or
  networked (please verify procedure with ITT)
• 215 and up others
• 950 and up networked (5 users)

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• No tool is fool proof double check output
• What comes out is only as good as what goes in

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Verify output of citation output

• ECC builder
• 1 S.A. Boggs and N. Fujimoto, " Techniques and
  instrumentation for measurement of transients in
  gas-insulated switchgear," IEEE Transactions on
  Electrical Installation, vol. ET-19, no. 2, pp.
  87-92, 1984.
• as typed in from IEEE style guide example

• 1 S. A. Boggs and N. Fujimoto, "Techniques and
  instrumentation for measurement of transients in
  gas-insulated switchgear," IEEE Transactions on
  Electrical Insulation, vol. EI-19, pp. 87-92, 04.
  1984.
• as imported from Compendex

IEEE Transactions on Electrical Installation,
no. 2
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http//www.Refworks.com
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RefWorks

• Program is available from anywhere..
• Unlimited site-wide access. RefWorks is instantly
  available institute wide - no downloading or
  installation is needed. Easy to deliver, maintain
  and support!
• Program can be used across multiple platforms. As
  a web-based product, RefWorks is available to
  users across various platforms including Windows,
  Mac, Unix etc. Click here for more compatibility
  information.
• Instant upgrades. The latest upgrades are loaded
  on the RefWorks server all users automatically
  have access to the most recent version.

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But

• Refworks comes with an annual subscription fee of
  
• 100 US as an individual
• Institutional also on a subscription basis so a
  continual ongoing fee and thus a commitment to
  the software

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Open Source

• BibDesk 
• Bibus 
• Connotea 
• JabRef 
• Pybliographer 
• refbase 
• Referencer 
• Zotero

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Open Source

• Its free but
• Zotero requires FireFox browser
• More problems with data import or export
• Reliance on "community" to solve problems or
  answer question versus "help desk support" of a
  commercial company
• Visit
• http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_referen
  ce_management_software
• Or an overview of choices.