3.3. General
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| Biblioscape | Bookends (Mac) | Library Master | Procite | EndNote | Reference Manager | Papyrus (Mac) |
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1. Available functions: summary
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| Bscp: 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 (also directly from the web, called 'Internet' function using its own browser) 9 10 (Internet Module as a note or reference; with MS-IE also related graphics are saved) 11 12 14 (15 only in the Library edition: not reviewed here) 16 18 (+ specific Charts module to create, modify link charts) 19, 20: Charts, Notes, Tasks are distinct modules; BiblioWord is its own word processor; Web Publishing: read and write, see Other features.
It works with different scripts like Hebrew, Cyrillic, Arabic, JKC: you set your machine to "International settings: " e.g. Korean, and can enter Korean characters, display them and use them within queries to retrieve records: not tested |
BK: : 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 (see 19) 9 11 12 14 16 [18 see below 3.8]
19 Can work with companion software Reference Miner. The latter searches Amazon (DE, US, UK) or PubMed, Library of Congress: drag and drop retrieved records into Bookends without need to convert |
LM: 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 (not from within the wp) 12 14 16 As for 15: a "Library Catalog" database structure is also available, with fields for borrower's name and due date. You can search and print a report for overdue items, but there are not circulation procedures, or the relationship between bibliographic records and borrowers' records |
Pr:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 14 16 OLE |
En:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 12 14 16 18* 20* For Palm OS devices functionality see Identity card;
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RM:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 12 14 16 (OLE) 19 (not only publishing but makes it available for editing, adding, duplicating and deleting references) |
Papyrus:
1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 (not from within the wp) 12 13 14 16 18 [can display and export PICT format images within records] |
2. Internal database management
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| Bscp: 1 and update index | BK:1 2 and reindex |
LM: 1 2 (as 1)
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Pr:
1 2 (as 1) Rebuild makes a copy and releases disk space; retains Groups and Stopwords of original database, but removes its Record list's configuration |
En:
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RM
1; 2 (as 1); 3 Rebuild does not need to make a copy, releases disk space, it retains Reference Indexes (Groups) and brief record list configuration
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Papyrus:
2; 3 |
3. Functions across different databases
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| Bscp: none | BK: none | LM: none | Pr: 5 | En: 5 (while formatting a manuscript via CWYW can search more than one opened db) | RM: 1; 2; 3; 4; 5 to use multiple database, sort criterium and order must be the same; can act across 15 database; can display -not use- combined term lists | Papyrus: none |
4. Database subsets
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| Bscp: 1, 2 (three types of "Folders": for records, for Notecards records -different from notes field- and for dynamic searches directly pointing to records) | BK: 1 hit/marked list 2 groups | LM: 1 (not across sessions) 2 | Pr: 1 2 ("groups") | En: none: no marked records or groups of virtual records | RM 1 (disappear when database is closed) 2 ("reference indexes": they must be first selected as a filed and searched as such via theri name to display the records they point to) | Papyrus: 2 |
5. Other library functions
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| Bscp: only in the Library edition: not reviewed here, which includes Catalog, Serials,Circulation, Interlibrary Loan, Borrowers, Lenders, and Suppliers | BK: no | LM: no | Pr: no | En: no | RM: no
just a few statistics, see above in "Internal db management" |
Papyrus: no |
6. Data type that can handle
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| Bscp:1 (2: fields can be numeric, but not directly used to compute) 3 in the Charts module 4 as OLE objects, attachment | BK: : 1 (1, 2, 3, 4 any document type as attachment)
you can view any QuickTime compatible graphic without leaving Bookends and switching to the relevant application; this includes all popular graphic formats, pdf preview --in OS X--, and QT movies |
LM: 1 2 3 OLE; 4 OLE
can format, sort and search in a special way: dates, call numbers, names, references to literature sources |
Pr: 1; 3 OLE; 4 OLE
2: can format and sort Dates and Call number in a special way: for dates, chronological value underneath format; for classification codes: first LCCN, then DDC, then digits, then letters |
En: 1: can handle Unicode characters sets; can link -also by drag and drop- to- PDF and URL in 2 specific fields, but in fact it's up to you what to put in those fields: .txt .doc .gif .rtf .htm... and whatsoever; can automatically copy PDF and other attached files to a data subfolder so that their address becomes relative and they can travel with the main record database
3: incorporates thumbnails of graphics in the edit record view, not in the formatted preview; graphics can be incorporated in MS-WORD manuscripts; 3 and 4 also external via Windows Shell |
RM: 1; 3 OLE; 4 OLE; can link to -and then open- PDF and URL in 5 specific fields, but in fact it's up to you what to put in those fields: .txt .doc .gif ... and whatsoever
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Papyrus: 1;
[2 recognizes numeric value of fields but does not compute]; 3 can display, print export graphics within records (as long as PICT representation is included in original graphic), other format files can be linked via external applications; 4 via external applications |
7. Command macros | ||||||
| Bscp:no | BK: no | LM: no
they were available in the DOS version
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Pr: no | En: no | RM no | Papyrus: no |
