Bibliography
formatting software: an evaluation template
by Francesco Dell'Orso
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Legend
Web resources
1 Identity card
2 Installation
3 General
4 Structure
5 Input/Edit
6 Import
7 Search
8 Thesaurus
9 Output
10 Formatting language
11 Sort
12 Export
13 Manuscript formatting
14 Term/Entry list
15 Documentation
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F. Dell'Orso, Bibliography Formatting Software: An
Evaluation Template
Last Update: August, 18, 2000
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Documentation
1. Reference manual
2. Tutorial
3. Context-sensitive Help screens
4. Error messages |
Pr:
1: Users' Guide in
English, bound, TOC, index; not an alphabetic nor
systematic reference manual. Complete, precise, clear,
reliable (does not solve difficult tasks)
2: chap. 3 "Guided tour" + on-line help.
(Shorter manual only for read-only Data distributor
version)
3: yes but not really contextual; MS-Windows like, contains less info than the printed Guide
4: not enough |
En:
1: Users' Guide in
English, bound, TOC, index; PDF version; not an alphabetic nor
systematic reference manual. Very complete, precise,
clear, reliable, honest
2: chap. 3 "Guided Tour"
3: yes but not contextual at all, Windows-like
4: not enough |
RM:
1: Users' Guide in English, bound,
TOC, index; not an alphabetic nor systematic reference
manual. Could be more precise and complete: does not
solve difficult tasks, hides some important details, does
not include Import File editor
2: "Guided Tour" on CD and in the online help
file
3: incomplete
4: not enough |
Papyrus:
1 Users' Guide in
English, bound, TOC, index + Reference manual -and Concepts and
Shortcuts (3 in 1 v.)
Complete, precise, clear, reliable, not boring, not verbose, it
solves difficult tasks: a real learning tool. Overall: excellent
documentation, (though a neat, linear and complete description of formal
instructions --search, style design, manuscript formatting switches-- is
lacking)
2: Tutorial: windows' guided tours ("balloon" help on the single
items of an operating window) + contextual on-line help
3: yes
4: yes |
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