| 3 General |
3.1
Network version
1. Multi-user network version
2. All functions available
3. Some functions can be protected (e.g.
search, input, output available to many, but not
management: rebuild, import ...)
4. One write access vs. many read accesses
(read = search, print, manuscript formatting)
5. Many write accesses and many read
6. Read only version |
| Pr: 4 6: «Data
distributor» is a read-only single user version: can
just read database |
En: 4 Besides: mixed
versions network: (Macintosh & Windows) Individual
preferences file on different users machines |
| No record-locking.
Not really a "network version" |
No record-locking.
Not really a "network version". Anyhow, must
purchase individual licence for each user. |
| RM 1 2 5 |
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| True network version. Though,
global, field and type edit functions are reserved to
just one user whilst others can only read the database.
Read-only mode is a kind of right access that can be set
by administrator for one or more, or none of the users |
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3.2
Internet
1. can use different browsers
2. can automatically import/capture of WWW
page
3. launch URL from within a record
4. can print HTML output
5. client Z39.50
6. can post database to the WWW that can be
dynamically searched |
Pr: 1 any;
2 yes (Netscape only): special function that catches
title tag + text and transforms it into an editable
record; not avail. in the Mac version;
3;
4: very basic, URLs are static, cannot be opened;
5 external "companion" sw: BookWhere? with
(in/)direct export to ProCite;
6 companion ISI ResearchSoft software Reference Web
Poster to post (RefMan, ProCite, EndNote) databases to
the www |
En:
1 any (see: Online Preferences);
3;
4 very basic, URLs are static, cannot be opened;
5 yes internal
6 companion ISI ResearchSoft software Reference Web
Poster to post (RefMan, ProCite, EndNote) databases to
the www |
| RM 1; 3 (static URLs); 4; 5 BookWhere?
2000 embedded; 6 companion ISI ResearchSoft software
Reference Web Poster to post (RefMan, ProCite, EndNote)
databases to the www |
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3.3
Available Functions: summary
1. Search
2. Remote search (Z39.50)
3. Print
4. Export
5. Sort
6. Input/Cataloguing
7. Global corrections
8. Import
9. Reformatting during import
10. Input via catching www pages
11. Manuscript formatting (also from within
the wp)
12. Managing term lists
13. Thesaurus
14. Duplicates detection
15. Circulation (Loans)
16. Can activate external files and
applications (OLE or OS' Shell)
17. Compute
18. Graphic files management |
| Pr: 1 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 |
| RM 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 12 14 16 (OLE) |
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3.4
Internal database management
1. Create
2. Rename
3. Copy
4. Delete
5. Undelete
6. Rebuild
7. Save
8. Compress (release space)
9. Record undelete
10. Revert global corrections
11. Statistics |
| Pr: 1 2 3 4 6 8 |
En: 1 |
| 6 rebuild makes a
copy and releases disk space, but erases Groups and
record list configuration |
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| RM 1; 4 (not reversible); 6; 8; 11
gives: sort criterium and order, total record number,
total number of entries for authors, kw, periodicla
titles and dates |
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| 6 rebuild does not need to make a
copy, releases disk space,and erases Reference Indexes
(Groups) and record list configuration |
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3.5 Functions
across different databases
1. search
2. print
3. global corrections
4. duplicate detection
5. manuscript formatting |
| Pr: 5 |
En:5 (with Add-in) |
| RM 1; 2 (it can print and search
across 10 database result); 4; 5 + display (not use) of
term lists: same sort criterium (character, word
system/international...) required |
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3.6 Database
subsets
1. retrieved records
2. highlighted records
3. marked records
4. virtual sets
5. imported set
6. duplicate set |
| Pr: 1 2 3 4 5 6 |
En: 1 2 5 6 |
| input/edit: 1 3 4;
export: 3; print: 1 2 3 4 (default: marcked); global
corrections: 3; delete records: 3 can mark
records in various ways: a) browsing, one at the time or
all together; toggle to un/mark; b) while edit a record;
toggle to un/mark; c) exchange un/marked sets; toggle to
un/mark; d) ad hoc command to unmark all |
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| RM 1; 2; 3 (don't stay across
sessions); 4 virtual sets are called Reference Indexes |
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3.7 Other
library functions (e.g. acquisitions, periodicals control,
circulation, statistics)
1. built-in 2. can integrate |
| Pr: no |
En: no |
| RM: no |
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3.8 Data type
1. textual (also ANSI 128-255) 2. numeric 3. graphic 4.
sound 5. bar codes |
| Pr: 1 3 OLE 4 OLE |
En: 1, 3 and 4 external
via Windows Shell |
| 2: can format and
sort dates and Call number in a special way |
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| RM: 1; 3 OLE; 4 OLE |
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| 3.9 Macro |
| Pr: no |
En: no |
| RM no |
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3.10 Mouse
1. right click 2. drag-and-drop |
| Pr: 1 2 |
En: 1 |
| RM 1 2 |
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