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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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Identity card |
Procite:
Product: ProCite version
4.03 Windows; (includes import module Biblio-Link
previously separately available); cross
compatibility with version 4.03 Power Macintosh; still
available
version 3.4 Windows 3.1;
Updates frequency: undefined;
International Users' Group: no; Regular official
meetings: no; Journal or Newsletter: "The Personal
Bibliographic Software Discussion List", e-mail and www version, Mark T.
Day listowner
Other versions: standalone
read only: yes: "Data distributor"; in
other languages: no; demo: yes,
via Internet, fill out a form; network: yes (read-only); for
5 users ca $US 1.400;
Assistance: e-mail:
tech@risinc.com
Price: ca $US 400 +
handling and shipping (educational prices)
Producer: ISIResearchSoft 800 Jones
Street, 94710 Berkeley, CA (USA) (tel. 01-760-438-5526,
fax: 01-760-438-5526) made up of merging Niles Software,
Inc. and RIS Research Information Systems, Carlsbad CA
previous producer of ProCite; e-mail:
sales@ris.risinc.com
Distribution in Europe:
Research Information Systems. Brunel Science Park,
Building 1, Brunel University -- Uxbridge, UB8 3PQ (UK).
Tel.: 0044-1895-270016 Fax: 0044-1895-258859
Repository for sources, utilities, WWW
site
Discussion list: PROCITE:
"The Personal Bibliographic Software Discussion
List" subscribe <mailto:
LISTSERV@LISTSERV.INDIANA.EDU> (nothing in
"Subject:") message: «SUBSCRIBE PROCITE [Name
Lastname]» ; communications:
<mailto:PROCITE@LISTSERV.INDIANA.EDU>. List's archives, (see
also mirror) |
Endote:
Product: EndNote version
Windows 3.1.0 (includes import module previously
separately available as EndLink); cross compatibility
between MacIntosh and DOS version without need to convert
database
Updates frequency: undefined;
International Users' Group: no; Regular official
meetings: no; Journal or News Bulletin: no
Other versions: standalone read
only: no; in other languages:
no; demo: yes, via Internet, fill out a form; network:
yes (read-only) requires license adequate to total number
of concurrent users
Assistance: per e-mail:
pc-support@niles.com
Price: ca $US 300 +
handling and shipping (special prices and discounts for
more than 5 copies).
Producer: ISIResearchSoft
800 Jones Street, 94710 Berkeley, CA (USA). Tel.:
(01-519) 559-8592 Fax: (01-510) 559-8683 (made up of
merging Niles Software, Inc. and RIS Research Information
Systems, Carlsbad CA); e-mail:
register@niles.com; info@niles.com
Distribution in Europe:
in 6 countries
Repository
for resources,
utilities, WWW
site
Discussion list:
ENDNOTE-INTEREST: subscribe (nothing in "Subject:") message:
«SUBSCRIBE ENDNOTE-INTEREST [Nome e Cognome]»>;
communications: <mailto:
ENDNOTE-INTEREST@RESEARCHSOFT.COM> |
CPU
Processor: 80486 (Pentium recommended)
OS: Windows 95, Windows
NT4 or higher
RAM: 8Mb (16Mb
recommended)
Hard-disk space: ca 10Mb
Additional Hardware:
Mouse + Monitor (SVGA) 800x600 + Floppy drive or CD-ROM +
printer
Additional Software: MS
Word for Windows7, 97, 2000; Corel WordPerfect 7, 8,
2000; Netscape for NetCite to capture HTML pages
Number of databases:
undefined
Number of databases simultaneously
open: undefined
Number of record per database:
unlimited, max 100.000 (recommended)
Number of characters per record:
undefined
Number of characters per field:
32.000 (variable length)
Number of record types and input
worksheets: 39 + others user definable
Number of fields: max 45
(all of variable length)
Number of citing styles for output:
ca 340 + others user definable with no limitations
Number of import filters:
hundreds + others definable via Biblio-Link
Length of indexable keys:
255 chars
Number of search/input
indexes/lists: 4 predefined + other user
definable
Index size: undefined
Number of entries per list:
undefined
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CPU Processor:
Windows: 80386 25MHz [sic] (higher recommended) --
MacIntosh: PowerMac (120Mhz)
OS: Windows 3.x + Win32s
extension, Windows 95, Windows NT4 or higher (not under
OS/2)
RAM: 8Mb
Hard-disk space: 6-10Mb
(+ ca 6.5 virtual memory under Windows 3.x)
Additional Hardware: Mouse
+ Monitor VGA (SVGA) 800x600 + Floppy drive + printer
Additional Software: Add-in
for manuscript formatting: MS Word for Windows 6, 7, 97;
Corel WordPerfect 6.1-8; any Internet browser
Number of databases: undefined
Number of databases simultaneously
open: undefined
Number of record per database: 32.000
or 32Mb hard-disk space
Number of characters per record: 64.000
Number of characters per field: 32.000
(variable length)
Number of record types and input
worksheets: 17 + 1 custom
Number of fields: max 26
+ 4 user definable (all of variable length) + record
number and record type
Number of citing styles for
output: > 300 + can define others with no
limitations: each is a separate file ( freeware styles)
Number of import filters: hundreds
(list + conversion utilities)
Length of indexable keys: 255
chars
Number of search/input
indexes/lists: 3 predefined, max 31
Index size: undefined
Number of entries per list: undefined |
Reference Manager:
Product: Reference
Manager version 9 Windows; (includes import module
previously separately available as Capture): cross
compatibility with version 8;
Updates frequency: undefined;
International Users' Group: no; Regular official
meetings: no; Journal or News Bulletin: no
Other versions: standalone
read-only: no; in other languages:
no; demo: yes, via Internet, fill out a form; network:
yes, with workstation installation 5 User Network License
ca $US 1.400, or concurrent use;
Assistance: e-mail:
tech@risinc.com
Price: ca $US 400 +
handling and shipping (educational prices)
Producer: ISIResearchSoft 800 Jones
Street, 94710 Berkeley, CA (USA) (tel. 01-760-438-5526,
fax: 01-760-438-5526) made up of merging Niles Software,
Inc. and RIS Research Information Systems, Carlsbad CA
previous producer of Reference Manager; e-mail:
sales@risinc.com
Distribution in Europe:
Research Information Systems. Brunel Science Park,
Building 1, Brunel University -- Uxbridge, UB8 3PQ (UK).
Tel.: 0044-1895-270016 Fax: 0044-1895-258859
Repository
for sources, utilities, FAQs,
WWW
site
Discussion list:
Reference Manager: subscribe <mailto:
LISTSERV@RISINC.COM> (nothing in "Subject:")
message: «SUBSCRIBE RIS-list [Name Lastname]» ;
communications: <mailto:RIS-list@RISINC.COM>.
List's archives: no |
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CPU Processor:
Pentium
OS: Windows 95, Windows
NT4 or higher
RAM: 16Mb
Hard-disk space: ca 10Mb
Additional Hardware:
Mouse + Monitor (SVGA) 800x600 + CD-ROM drive + printer
Additional Software: MS
Word for Windows 7, 97, 2000; Corel-WordPerfect 7, 8,
2000; a Web browser
Number of databases:
unlimited
Number of databases simultaneously
open: 10 (can be searched simultaneously etc.)
Number of record per database:
unlimited (100.000 recommended)
Number of characters per record:
unlimited
Number of characters per field:
unlimited, variable length (author keyword and periodical
are indexed fields each with 255 chars limit per each of
the 255 entries allowed)
Number of record types and input
worksheets: 35 (cannot create extra)
Number of fields: max 33
(all of variable length) can modify
Number of citing styles for output:
460 + others user definable with no limitations (see list)
Number of import filters:
hundreds (see list) + others
definable via IFE Import Field Editor
Length of indexable keys:
255 chars
Number of search/input
indexes/lists: 3 predefined lists (authors, kw,
journals) + 1 generic "Phrase" list
Index size: undefined
Number of entries per list:
undefined |
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F. Dell'Orso, Bibliography
Formatting Software: An Evaluation Template. 1999
Last Update: August, 18, 1999
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