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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

    5 Input/Edit
    5.1 Cataloguing Reference Standard
    Pr: ANSI Z39.29 (1977) En: none
    RM: none Papyrus: none
    5.2 How to recall records for editing
        1. list browsing
        2. query search
        3. while editing another record
    Pr: 1 2 3 (internal buttons for next/previous, first/last of the active set) En: 1 2 3 (next/previous)
    RM: 1 2 Papyrus: 1 2 3
    5.3 Input must be preceeded by searching
    Pr: no En: no
    RM: no Papyrus: no
    5.4 Compulsory input within certain fields
    Pr: no En: no
    RM: yes, user can define fields as mandatory depending on RT Papyrus: yes: depending on RT, pre- and user-defined fields can require input and be marked as incomplete if content is missing
    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 (from previously opened record: <Shift-F5> copy record, <F5> copy one field); 2; 3 (direct buttons + other lists); [4 no but today's date can be automatically dumped if Reprint Status is "On request"]; 5; 9 (invisible chars, empty fields, field numbers, index buttons...) En: 1, complete record(s) can be copied in the db short list display); 2 no, but can use symbol font; 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 Papyrus: 1; 2; 3; [4]; 5; 7 (kw ...); 8; 9 (collapse, hide fields); 10 (entering a string in an indexed field with a matching entry causes automatic retrieve of that entry, still editable afterwards)
      4 references are automatically date/time stamped for both initial creation/import/transfer and most recent modification: editing a reference "File" -> "Get Info"
    5.6 Spellchecker
    Pr: no En: no
    RM: yes, can add words and use a different dictionary Papyrus: yes, uses third-party software; can individually define spell-checking for any -also built-in- field
    5.7 Direct print of a record while editing it
    Pr: no En: no
    RM: no Papyrus: yes, (as long as the open record has been saved)
    5.8 Duplicate record
        1. drag-and-drop
        2. copy command
        3. clipboard (formatted: can specify style)
        4. export/print on disk (also formatted)
    Pr: 1 2 3 4 En: 1 2 3 4
        3 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; 4 Papyrus: 1 -also for a portion of a field; 2 3 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: 2 can use several fields, exact match vs ignore punctuation and spacing
    RM: 2 (can check across 10 databases) Papyrus: 1: user can choose among two fixed criteria: loose and tight
    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 key
    Pr: field editor; 2 4 En: field editor; 2 4
    RM: field editor; 2 3 4 Papyrus: field editor; 2 3 4
    5.11 Font editing: font, size, bold, italics, underline, super/subscript, small caps
    Pr: yes, all but no small caps En: yes, all but no small caps
    RM: yes, all, also Greek; but no small caps Papyrus: yes, all
    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 4
    RM:1 no (but can add entire field content);2 ; 3; 4; 6 explicit in term lists, "Match word" option in non-indexed fields Papyrus: 1 2 3 4
    (can ask to confirm each replacement and to adopt target's case)


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