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© F. Dell'Orso, Bibliography Formatting Software: An Evaluation Template
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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

12 Export

Library Master Procite EndNote Reference Manager Papyrus
LM: yes; besides, printing/saving to disk can be a form of export (TXT, RTF, HTML file formats etc.) Pr: yes; besides, printing/saving to disk can be a form of export (TXT, RTF, HTML file formats with dynamic links) En: yes, it is equal to "printing" as a file (TXT, RTF, static -links are not hot- HTML file formats); RM: yes, besides, printing/saving to disk can be a form of export (TXT, RTF, HTML file formats with dynamic links) Papyrus: yes, it is equal to "printing"

12.1 Export formats
   1. delimited: comma, tab, <CR>, other
   2. tagged
   3. ISO 2709
   4. MARC
   5. proprietary format of other database

LM:
1: delimited, tab; 2 LM's proprietary (or customized via an output style)

can export characters' attributes, lets choose ASCII or ANSI chars set

Pr:
1: yes, can customize number of fields, end of field, end of record, delimiter character if embedded in fields;

2: implies choosing or defining a style for bibliographies, this way one can set up a tagged Refer, BibTex or RM ISI style etc.
4: no, but one can set, from scratch, an ouput style with numeric field tag numbers;
En: 
1: already made (and modifiable) output styles (under "export" category): tab delimited, ProCite CDF
2: already made (and modifiable) output styles (under "export" category): EndNote tagged (show all fields), Refer (%A), BibTex, Reference Manager-RIS (AU - ), Medline (TY - )
it cannot label each keyword on a different line;
4: no, but one can set, from scratch, an ouput style with numeric field tag numbers
5: see 1 delimited and 2 tagged
RM:
1 delimited: comma, tab; 2
RIS (style is preserved), Medlars
4: no, but one can set, from scratch, an ouput style with numeric field tag numbers;
Papyrus: 
1 (user has to create it); 2 already made: EndNote, RIS, BibTeX (support for character set conflicts);
4: no, but one can set, from scratch, an ouput style with numeric field tag numbers;
[5 see 2]

12.2 Fields that can be exported
   1. all
   2. some
   3. RT
   4. RN

LM: 1 all, no choice within standard export formats, any choice via Format and style Pr: as tab or delimited format : 1 2 3 4 options: a) all 45 fields b) all fields used in the involved workforms c) just those selected on the fly + workform description;
as tagged format: 1 2 3
En: 1 2 3 4 RM: 1; no options as far as export is concerned, rather choose Print Papyrus: 1 2 4
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Multiple choice when choice is multiple (e.g. 1. 2. 3. etc.) number means "yes", its absence means "no: lack of the feature", unless a note states otherwise Commands menus are indicated between double quotes, specific commands within menus or selection panels are introduced by an arrow, e.g. "Edit" -> Show clipboard, means: "open the Edit menu and select Show clipboard"
A/D = ascending / descending sort order b/e = beginning / end of field or record
CDF=Comma Delimited File format db = database; dbn = database name
fn.XXX = filename + name extension FL = formatting language, i.e.: set of commands to define output styles
n: many, undefinite quantity kw = keyword
l/r = left/right n.a. = not applicable
RefID = record, or reference, identifier RN = record number
RT = reference, or document, or record type sw = software
wp = word processor x-refs = cross reference (e.g.: see, see also...)

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