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© F. Dell'Orso, Bibliography Formatting Software: An Evaluation Template
Last update: October, 30, 2001
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

13 Manuscript formatting (i.e. Generating citations and bibliography in a wp document)

Library Master Procite EndNote Reference Manager Papyrus
LM: yes

there is not third-party installation within wordprocessor's menu : LM will create another formatted wp document plus, optionally, another one with the bibliography list

Pr: yes

only CWYW "cite-while-you-write" facility is considered here : BFS acting as third party within the wp and inserting citations directly into the final document

En: yes

only CWYW "cite-while-you-write" facility is considered here
(a) CWYW "cite-while-you-write" facility installs En as a third party software within -only- MS-WORD 97 or 2000. That allows the user to actually search for references in the db, selecting and inserting them and several other options, always working within the same MS-Word document that will be eventually formatted
(b) the Add-In facility installed within the wp Tools menu -as third party- allows direct insertion of selected citations into the wp document, without having to create a separate formatted document; this is possible only within MS-WORD 95 or Corel-WP 7-9
(c) formatting a wp document without CWYW or the Add-in means copying, from En, placeholders into the text of the wp document: the final formatted document will be a copy of the original one; this is the only viable solution for .TXT, HTML, RTF, MS-Word 1-6, Corel-WP 5-6.1 documents

RM: yes

only CWYW "cite-while-you-write" facility is considered here : BFS acting as third party within the wp and inserting citations directly into the final document

Papyrus: yes

there is not third-party installation within wordprocessor's menu (it uses Apple Events to communicate with MS-Word, Corel-WP, Nisus Writer)

13.1 Compatible wordprocessors and text format

LM: Ami Pro, ASCII/ANSI RTF, Nota Bene, XYWrite, Corel-WP 5.0-5.2; 6 7 8 9

but to format footnotes in WP 6-9, documents must be saved as WP 5.1

Pr: Corel-WP 7 8 9, MS-Word 7 97 2000; (Mac Word 6 98); some 20 localized versions for MS-Word En: MS-Word 97, 2000; also localized versions using the standard Windows ANSI character set RM: Corel-WP 7-8 9, MS-Word 7-97 2000 Papyrus: can copy and paste placeholders into any wp or text editor; can also use drag and drop if supported by wp; can process files of the following formats: Ms-Word [Mac 5, 6, 98], Corel-WP, Nisus Writer, plain text, RTF, TeX/LaTeX

13.2 On-line contextual help

LM: yes Pr: yes En: yes, not contextual --in spite of what the manual states (p. 177) RM: yes Papyrus: yes

13.3 Can format more than one wp document (chapters) at the time

LM: either must generate master document or do an elaborate incremental generation

where footnotes can automatically use short form if the reference was cited in a previous chapter

Pr: no (must generate master document) En: no (must generate master document) RM: no (must generate master document) Papyrus: no (but can accumulate multiple documents to create a single global bibliography)

13.4 Can generate bibliography using records from more than one database at the time

LM: no Pr: yes En: yes RM: yes Papyrus: no

13.5 Entering placeholders within text
   1 from within wp text :
      1a manually writing
      1b automatic insert (ad hoc tool bar and/or pull down integrated menu)
   2 from within db:
      2a ad hoc command to copy an operational in-text placeholder;
      2b via clipboard (citation in-text format has to comply with placeholder format)

LM: 1a; 2a 2b also multiple selection of marked records; can add cited page numbers on the fly Pr: 1a; 1b also: a) multiple selection, b) selection between multiple matches, c) marked records selection; 2b Copy special: formatted or In-text also cumulative: more record for one multiple citation En: 1a; 1b searching the db also: a) multiple selection, b) selection between multiple matches, c) marked records selection; 2a Copy command; 2b Copy formatted command RM: 1a; 1b also: a) multiple selection, b) selection between multiple matches, c) marked records selection; 2b Papyrus: 1a; 2a; 2b (also Append) + drag and drop

13.6 Location for placeholders within the wp document
      1. main text
      2. end/footnote
      3. hidden text

LM: 1 2 3 Pr: 1 2 3 En: 1 2 3 RM: 1 2 3 Papyrus: 1 2

13.7 Content and structure of placeholders
   1. author name (1a any order)
    2. title
    3. keywords
    4. date
    5. RN
    6. one or more, also truncated, string from any field
    7. delimiters/markers can be changed

LM: 1-4 = up to three fields selected as preferences for citations (the first must be an indexed one); 5; 7;

it would normally use the ad hoc "Abbreviation field" where a -possibly unique- identifier for the record is manually entered; no font changes nor accents nor other text are allowed; max length 169 chars

Pr: 1; 1a; 2; 3; 4; 5; 6; 7 En: 1; 1a; 2; 3; 4; 5; 6; 7 RM: 1; 1a; 2; 3; 4; 5; 6; 7 Papyrus:  5 RN or RefID; 7;

13.8 Different references same author same year
    1. must differentiate within db (e.g. 1990b)
    2. program can distinguish them
    3. must differentiate within text

LM: 2 Pr: 2 if sort order is Author/Title/Year En: 2 (in three different ways : add first name or initials, add more authors; suffix dates with "a", "b") RM: 2 (assigned RedID can be author) Papyrus: 2 (can also add initials to names if ambiguous)

13.9 Multiple citation (same or different authors)
    1. can sort
    2. can join: 2-5
    3. can suppress repeated names
    4. can insert text

LM: none Pr: 1 name or citation order or date A/D; 2; 3 (add switch /d); 4 (switches: /pt /ft) En: 1 2 3 4 RM: 1 name or citation order or date A/D; 2; 3 (add switch /d); 4 (switches: /pt /ft) Papyrus:  1 (name or citation order or date); 2; 3; 4 by using {...}

13.10 Final in-text citation format is different from placeholder

LM: yes Pr: yes En: yes RM: yes Papyrus: yes

13.11 Final in-text citation format is ruled by ad hoc style within db made up of:
    1. citation number
    2. author-date
    3. other
    4. shortened version of complete bibliographic reference
    5. two styles: in-text vs. note; first and subsequent
    6. nothing

LM: 1 2 3 4 5 (first and subsequent) 6 Pr: 1 2 3 4 5 (first and subsequent) 6 En: 1 2 3 4 5 6 + another extra footnote format. The latter handles repeated, consecutive, partially identical citations with very many options (short form, Ibid., op. cit. etc.) RM: 1 2 3 4 5 6 Papyrus: 1 2 3 (if altered on the fly) 4 (if formatted citation style via the "[[f ...]]" command) 5 6

13.12 Changes to in-text/footnote citations standard format
   1. add text (in front of, after)
   2. hide portion
   3. hide completely
   4. put only in the list, exclude in-text
   5. first different from its repetitions

LM: 1 only pages after, 4, 5 Pr: 1 2 3 4 5 En: 1 (+ pages, note) 2 3 4 5 RM: 1 2 3 4 5 ("op. cit." allowed) Papyrus:  1 2 3 4 5

13.13 Bibliographic reference list format ruled by db style different for each RT
    1. generated within wp text
    2. generated in a copy of wp text
    3. settings remain for next session
    4. can automatically exclude citations placed in notes
    5. list can include references not shown as in-text citations

LM: 2 3 [4 will not make any difference between notes and in-text: it depends on style and RT, not on the location of the in-text citation] 5 if within hidden wp text Pr: 1 3 [4 will not make any difference between notes and in-text: it depends on style and RT, not on the location of the in-text citation] 5 (ad hoc /h switch or hidden wp text) En: 1 4 5 (hidden text) RM: 1 3 4 [4 will not make any difference between notes and in-text: it depends on style and RT, not on the location of the in-text citation] 5 (ad hoc /h switch or hidden wp text) Papyrus: 2 3 5

13.14 Control over reference list format done directly by the BFS sw, rather than by wp
   1. paper size, margins, headers footers
   2. heading
   3. font, size
   4. indent, line spacing
   5. citation numbering, pre/suffix, justification

LM: 1 2 3 4 5 Pr: 2 3 4 5 En: 2 3 4 (line spacing only between records) 5 RM: 2 3 4 5 Papyrus: 2 4 5 as far as citation numbering is concerned

13.15 Duplicates are automatically removed from the list

LM: yes Pr: yes En: yes RM: yes Papyrus: yes

13.16 Reference list sort order
    1. citation order within the document
    2. sort order defined within db
    3. sort order defined within wp by the program

LM: 1 2 Pr: 1 2 3 (but does not include Custom option) En: 1 2 (within each style) RM: 1 2 3 (only Manuscript/Citation order and Author-Date) Papyrus:   1; 2 (only Manuscript order and Author-Date)

13.17 Format for In-text citations and list references can be changed without changing wp text

LM: yes Pr: yes En: yes RM: yes Papyrus: yes

13.18 Errors
    1. during inserting and formatting;
   2. user can act on the spot;
   3. log file

LM: 3 Pr: 1; 2 En: 2; 3 online detection of mismatches RM: 1; 2 Papyrus: 1; 3 (generic error message written to copy of manuscript, at point of each error)

13.19 Manuscript formatting can take place:
    1. within wp text (1a same document 1b other document)
    2. within db
    3. in one step
    4. in more than one step

LM: 1b; 3; 4 if formatting more than one document Pr: 1 1a 3 or 4 En: 1 1a 2 3 RM: 1 1a 3 or 4 Papyrus: 1 1b 3

13.20 More citations of the same reference can bear same number

LM: yes Pr: yes En: yes RM: yes Papyrus: yes

13.21 In text formatted citation can have different format depending on RT

LM: yes Pr: yes En: no, one in-text style format for all RTs RM: yes Papyrus:  no, one in-text style format for all RTs; RT-dependent formatted citation via "[[f...]]" command

13.22 Other

LM: Pr: En:
- can remove all third party codes from the formatted document to be forwarded to the publisher;
- "Traveling library" : in order to let an author work on a formatted document prepared by another author -without having his En db at hand-, the MS-WORD document -via CWYW- actually swallows the whole bibliographic record (apart from Notes and Abstract) and embeds it in the document
- can instantly format record in the final style, before generating the document and the bibliography list
- can alter the basic placeholder by adding suffixes, prefixes, notes, pages in a really smooth way, also without resorting to coded commands
RM: Papyrus:
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