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| Biblioscape | Bookends (Mac) | Library Master | Procite | EndNote | Reference Manager | Papyrus (Mac) | 
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1 Installation, start, uninstall | 
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| Bscp: yes, ok only download from the Internet, decompress, install: easy. | BK: only download from the Internet, decompress, install: easy. Automatically check for updates 
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LM: yes, ok 
 can choose default directories and change afterwards from within; find uninstall utility in a subdirectory  | 
Pr:  yes, ok 
 can choose default directories and change afterwards from within; 2 via external file _uninst.exe  | 
En:  yes, ok 
 online check for updates after installation can change default directories (Folder locations) from within the user's Preferences; 2: use MS un-installer  | 
RM:  yes, ok 
 (use MS un-installer)  | 
Papyrus:  yes, ok  
 - can choose application folder location during installation, and can change folders afterwards from OS ; other directory paths [e.g.: files to import, documents to process] are remembered from session to session); - Uninstall by deleting application folder; program makes no changes to system folders  | 
2 Password 
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| Bscp: no for standalone version; yes for Biblioweb: three levels: read, write, administration, for concurrent users | BK: none | LM: 1, 2 three levels : read only, edit, all functions, 3 access to specific folders in the network version 
 the use of userid and password is optional; userid and password are case sensitive  | 
Pr: none | En: none | RM: none; when opening a database can choose: 1 Read/Write Share (required to post a database on the web and make it available for editing) 
 2 Read-Only Share 3 Read/Write Exclusive (required to perform global editing functions and changing RT and field configuration: this way the database cannot be available via www) network will require password to be accessed: rights for the RM network version are connected to that password  | 
Papyrus: 2 
 i.e.: 2 levels of access codes for 3 kinds of tasks: a) adding b) editing c) changing database settings  |