18. Database via www
As there are still few systems which offer the possibility to make a database available via the www (on the Internet or Intranet), they are all dealt with in one place, to facilitate comparison.
Exceptionally a software service -Biblioserver- is included which is not considered in any other grid of this work because it merely consists of this single procedure
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Database available via www, Internet-Intranet | ||||
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Bookends®
it has got its own web server
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RefWorks®
entirely web based product |
Reference Manager®
it has got its own web server n.b. tested only in Intranet |
Biblioscape®
it has got its own web server n.b. tested only in Intranet |
Biblioserver®
Tarkvarastuudio see at the main web site: Biblioserver (Tartu, Estonia) |
| A - Generic
1. Remote vs local system (remote means your data is duplicated -converted or not- hosted elsewhere and the software as well) 2. Publishes database for searching, saving/exporting 3. Makes database available also for editing records 4. Data format that can accept | ||||
| BK: local; 2 only for searching, the results are treated as HTML data on the web; 4 publishes its own database |
RW: 1 2 4 its own data + any that can be imported No editing via RefShare, Full editing from RefWorks account when login/password shared for group project |
RM: 1 Local, 2, 3, 4 proprietary RM database | Biblioscape: 1. Local, 2 3 4 proprietary Biblioscape database (can also import online, see further on) | Biblioserver: 1. Remote: hosting system (conversion implied); 2 3 4: ProCite, Reference Manager, EndNote |
| B - Access
1. Can set users' rights 2. Allows users' identity and password 3. Can set IP port (e.g. : 80, or other) | ||||
| BK: 1 no, only searching; 2 yes both, rfecognizes identity or IP; 3 yes; can keep log, set HTML encoding and max number of connections | RW: 1 yes, to 'shared' data ; 2 (also an Administrator tool) | RM: first, the database must be open in read/write share access, then, for all databases: 1: read-only or read/write, 2 only one; 3 | Biblioscape: 1 (read-only, read/write, admin) 2 (many) 3 (automatically switches to another if busy);
can leave account self-registration (auto-login) to the user; can limit record editing just to its creator |
Biblioserver: 1 2 |
| C - Interface
1. Can customize look-feel | ||||
| BK: yes (also by adding search fields and boolean operators) | RW: yes | RM: 1 (logo, about, text, home address).
Also un/select certain fields for display: abstract, notes, custom, links to PDF, URL, full-text ...) |
Biblioscape: yes, by changing the *.htm files under the ..C:\Documents and Settings\francesco dell'orso\Documenti\My Web Idea Tree\Projects\BFSBiblioWeb directory | Biblioserver: 1 |
| D - Input/Edit records
1. Create 2. Delete 3. Duplicate 4. Modify 5. Use term lists | ||||
| BK: none | RW: 1 2 3 4 5 | RM: 1 2 4 | Biblioscape: 1 2 4 5 | Biblioserver : 1 2 4 |
| E - Import
Data format that can accept | ||||
| BK: n.a. | RW: yes, any that can import | RM: n.a. | Biblioscape: yes, like normal import function (see Import) | Biblioserver: n.a. (see above 1 Generic) |
| F - Searching
1. Simple 2. Advanced (more fields, boolean operators) 3. Hypertextual (navigating) 4. Term lists browsing 5. Across more databases 6. Marking records | ||||
| BK: 1 single word search 2 user has to create a form. None of the remaining 3-6: because it displays the result as static text references, does not use or open the db;
can set hits limit via user's form |
RW: 1, 2, 3, 4 6 |
RM: 1 2 3 5 (max 15) 6 |
Biblioscape: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6
Many approaches (see also the generale page on Searching): -Folder (virtual group of records); -Fast searching; -Advanced (multi-fields with boolean operators; -Indexed; -Lookup, i.e. browsing lists; -Glance (queries pre-configured by administrator) |
Biblioserver: 1 3 4 5 6 |
| G - Output
1. More views/styles 2. other data that can send | ||||
| BK: 1: user has to create a form to select; 2: can send to the user a hypertext link to Bookends records, to PDF files etc. | RW: yes (standard, one line, full view, formatted in up to 3 different styles, lookup lists) | RM: three views;
one short view -or with partial abstract; one full (via unmodifiable template: wrong: "Map" for any type of RT ...), can set fields via admin mode; one formatted via a style not selected online |
Biblioscape: view one (in Full, via unmodifiable template) or more records; can use any citation style online; can also hide certain fields just in web publishing; | Biblioserver: view one or more records; two proprietary styles |
| H - Sort | ||||
| BK: user has to create a form to set and select | RW: yes (choice among 10 criteria) | RM: yes (choice among 3 fields) | Biblioscape: yes (choice among 6 fields) | Biblioserver: yes (choice among 2 fields) |
| I - Export/Save
1. Data format that can produce | ||||
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BK: displays formatted output on a HTML page. The manual, p. 250, states that users can retrieve 1 attached PDF file if the search form is set so |
RW: yes, see Export (tabbed, various tagged formats, XML) | RM: yes; Export: 1: so-called RIS for RM itself or EndNote or ProCite: data doesn't need to be converted, it is in db format, also XML: both proprietary; Save: chosen output style in .html; can also directly print | Biblioscape: yes export only; 1: Biblioscape Tag File, Refer-Unix, Refer-EndNote, RIS-Reference Manager ; other option: copy and paste from the displayed list, no print or save | Biblioserver: yes: 1: two proprietary styles (same as output) |
| J - Manuscript formatting
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| BK: n.a. | RW: yes | RM: no | Biblioscape: yes (called Format), can handle HTML or RTF files and use any citation style | Biblioserver: no |
| K - Help (online via www) | ||||
| BK: no | RW: yes (not contextual) | RM: yes | Biblioscape: yes | Biblioserver: yes |
| L - Other
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| BK: offers unlimited number of concurrent users; does not have extra cost | RW: see also Network version;
Can send and receive RSS feeds; use RefGrab-It to capture web pages and transform them into database records |
RM: offers unlimited number of concurrent users; does not have extra cost | Biblioscape: also offers: Discussion Forum management; Tasks management;
It does have an extra cost: three types of licence (number of users r/w: 3; hits: 50,000; concurrent users: 3) and you can switch from one to another; can keep usage log; |
Biblioserver: offers multingual interface (English, French, Czech, Eesti); unlimited number of concurrent users; handles special routines for ProCite, for which it was originally conceived |
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