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F. Dell'Orso, Bibliography Formatting Software: An Evaluation Template. 1999
Last Update: August, 18, 1999

5 Input/Edit
5.1 Cataloguing Reference Standard
Pr: ANSI Z39.29 (1977) En: none
RM: none  
5.2 How to recall records for editing
1. list browsing
2. query search
3. while editing another record
Pr: 1 2 3: yes internal buttons for next/previous, first/last of the selected set En: 1 2 3 no*
RM: 1 2  
5.3 Input must be preceeded by searching
Pr: no En: no
RM: no  
5.4 Compulsory input within certain fields
Pr: no En: no
RM: yes, user can define fields as mandatory depending on RT  
5.5 Particular edit features
1. copy fields and/or records

2. symbols table
3. term lists
4. date stamping
5. undo
6. default values (session and/or permanent)
7. validation
8. automatic assignment of values

9. configure edit window
10. other
Pr: 1: yes from previously opened record: <Shift-F5> copy record, <F5> copy one field; 2; 3 yes, direct buttons + other 4); no (today's date can be automatically dumped if Reprint Status is "On request"); 5; 7 no (only date format is checked); 9 yes ( invisible chars, empty fields, field numbers, index buttons...) En: 1 no (record can be copied on the short list); 2 no*; 3 5
RM: 1 (also Paste special, Copy, Duplicate: see 5.8); 2; 3; 4 no (but today's date can be automatically dumped if Reprint Status is "On request"); 5; 7 for terms; 8 yes, can scan titles (series), notes and abstracts to match words in the kw list and add to the kw field; 9 yes can change fields order; 10 can automaticall sort keywords in field  
5.6 Spellchecker
Pr: no En: no
RM: yes, can add words and use a different dictionary  
5.7 Direct print of a record while editing it
Pr: no En: no
RM: no  
5.8 Duplicate record
1. drag-and-drop
2. copy command
3. clipboard (formatted)
4. export/print on disk (also formatted)
Pr: 1 2 3 4 En: 1 2 3 4
3: copy formatted only to RTF compliant software; can copy also In-text citation 3 clipboard, Edit -> Copy only In-text citation
RM: 1 (also for portion of a field); 2 (Duplicate and Paste special can copy selected fields of a record; Paste follows a 'copy to clipboard' and replaces the target records); 3 (can specify style for it); 4  
5.9 Duplicates detection
1. fixed criterium
2. criterium can be defined
Pr: 2: can use all fields + special options: surname only, year only En: 1
RM: 2 (can check across 10 databases)  
5.10 Editor
1. upper/lowercase conversion
2. cut/paste text
3. b/e record
4. b/e field
5. delete to End-Of-Field
Pr: field editor; 2 4 En: field editor; 3
RM: field editor; 2 3 4  
5.11 Font editing: font, size, bold, italics, underline, super/subscript, small caps
Pr: yes, all; no small caps En: yes, all; no small caps
RM: yes, all, also Greek; no small caps  
5.12 Global corrections
1. add string (b/e)
2. locate/replace (words, case)
3. delete entire field content
4. move field content
5. change record type
6. can use wildcard
Pr: 1 2 3 4 5 En: 1 2 3
RM:1 no (but can add entire field content);2 ; 3; 4; 6 explicit in term lists, "Match word" option in non-indexed fields  

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