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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



  • F. Dell'Orso, Bibliography Formatting Software: An Evaluation Template. 1999
    Last Update: August, 18, 1999

    5 Input/Edit
    5.1 Cataloguing Reference Standard
    Pr: ANSI Z39.29 (1977) En: none
    RM: none  
    5.2 How to recall records for editing
    1. list browsing
    2. query search
    3. while editing another record
    Pr: 1 2 3: yes internal buttons for next/previous, first/last of the selected set En: 1 2 3 no*
    RM: 1 2  
    5.3 Input must be preceeded by searching
    Pr: no En: no
    RM: no  
    5.4 Compulsory input within certain fields
    Pr: no En: no
    RM: yes, user can define fields as mandatory depending on RT  
    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: yes from previously opened record: <Shift-F5> copy record, <F5> copy one field; 2; 3 yes, direct buttons + other 4); no (today's date can be automatically dumped if Reprint Status is "On request"); 5; 7 no (only date format is checked); 9 yes ( invisible chars, empty fields, field numbers, index buttons...) En: 1 no (record can be copied on the short list); 2 no*; 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  
    5.6 Spellchecker
    Pr: no En: no
    RM: yes, can add words and use a different dictionary  
    5.7 Direct print of a record while editing it
    Pr: no En: no
    RM: no  
    5.8 Duplicate record
    1. drag-and-drop
    2. copy command
    3. clipboard (formatted)
    4. export/print on disk (also formatted)
    Pr: 1 2 3 4 En: 1 2 3 4
    3: copy formatted only to RTF compliant software; can copy also In-text citation 3 clipboard, Edit -> Copy 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 (can specify style for it); 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: 1
    RM: 2 (can check across 10 databases)  
    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
    Pr: field editor; 2 4 En: field editor; 3
    RM: field editor; 2 3 4  
    5.11 Font editing: font, size, bold, italics, underline, super/subscript, small caps
    Pr: yes, all; no small caps En: yes, all; no small caps
    RM: yes, all, also Greek; no small caps  
    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
    RM:1 no (but can add entire field content);2 ; 3; 4; 6 explicit in term lists, "Match word" option in non-indexed fields  

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