From: huebner@borneo.gmd.de (Uwe Huebner)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.apps
Subject: Summary: Good bibliography database
Keywords: bibliography, database
Date: 11 Sep 92 11:11:20 GMT
Reply-To: huebner@eissn5.gmd.de
Organization: GMD, German National Research Center for Computer Science

Two weeks ago I asked for a good bibliographic database.
I was asked to post a summary.
Many thanks to all who answered!

Here it is:
Hello Mr. Huebner,
   I sell a program called EasyRef which maintains a bibliography database
and adds the references that you call from your WordPerfect document at the
end of it.
   All that is needed to do is create a database and then include in your
documents a "call" like (&Olsen 1992) and then pass the document through
EasyRef and you will get as an output the document with the "&" characters
extracted and a list of the references found at the end in alphabetical
order and also a list of the references not found.
   The price for EasyRef 1.1 for a single user is $80.00 U.S. Dollars or
its equivalent in Deustche Mark, and an unlimited use license for a site
such as a department at a university is $1,000.00 US Dollars and that covers
any number of users within the department or institution.
   EasyRef 1.1 is currently being used as a site license at the LOS Senteret
in Bergen Norway. LOS Senteret is a research center in the Social Sciences
with emphasis in Leadership and Decision making.
   EasyRef 1.1 has a two page user manual and its user interface has been
designed for ease of use and short learning curve. At the end of this message
I include the user's manual.
   The program supports several dozen formats for bibliography for Social
Sciences magazines but can be customized for the user as desired.
   Please contact me if you would be interested in knowing more about the
program.
					RAUL IZAHI LOPEZ
					Izahi Engineering
					Fosswinckelsgate 57
					5008 Bergen
					NORWAY.
					e-mail izahi@bsc.no
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		     E A S Y    R E F E R E N C E S
			    ( EASYREF )
      Welcome to the EASYREF program. These pages will tell you about how 
   to use the program.
 
   1. To install the program type : 
	A: (or B:)
	INSTALL
      This will install the EASYREF software and its associated files in
   a directory called C:\EASYREF in your hard disk. To RUN the program type
	 CD C:\EASYREF
	 ER
      The file that is going to be processed must me copied to the C:\EASYREF 
   directory.
      At the moment Wordperfect 5.1 and unformatted (ASCII) text files are 
   supported.

   2. There are MAIN OPTIONS and DATABASE OPTIONS.
   2.1 The MAIN OPTIONS are :
	a) Select Format        f) Find Book
	b) Format Document      g) Modify Book
        c) Database
	d) Add Book             h) End program
	e) Delete Book 
   2.2 The DATABASE OPTIONS are :
	a) Author               e) Volume and Number
	b) Title                f) Keywords
	c) Place and Publisher  g) Comments
	d) Date

   3. In the initial screen you must choose your screen type.
      After the screen type is selected only the arrows and the <RETURN>
      keys work. With the arrows  you can move to the desired MAIN OPTION.
      With the <RETURN> key, you can select the option you moved to.

   4. MAIN OPTION : Select Format
	To select a format for a specific Journal use the UP and DOWN arrows
      to move and finally, when the right journal has been found, type
      <RETURN>.
	All the Journals supported in NOTEBOOK(TM) are supported by
      EASYREF now plus some others added at the request of the users.

   5. MAIN OPTION : Process Document
	Please type the name of a document that includes references that are
      ALSO in this database. The references in the document should be in the
      format : (& Author Date) like in (& Olsen 1994)
	Supported formats include : 
      (& Olsen 1984, Hartley-Davies 1990)
      (& Hartley, Johnson 1987)    (& Huxley, Lopez_Saenz and Marquez 1993)
	The Bibliography program will look those references up and add them
      at the end of a copy of your document in the Journal format selected.
	You will be asked for the name of the final processed document. 
      At the end of the final document, references were not found in the 
      DATABASE are printed. The document name can be up to fourteen 
      characters long with a disk drive specification at the beginning
      as in A:MYDOC.WP .

   6. MAIN OPTION : Database
        Here you must type a database name composed of a maximum of 8
      characters which what will be used until you select a new one. All
      references will be extracted from this database. The name must not
      contain a period. The program automatically assigns to it a file type
      name .DBA.


   7. MAIN OPTION : Add Book
	Here you can type your database entry. You can use the LEFT and RIGHT
      arrows to move inside your field. You can also use HOME and END to
      move to the beginning of the field or to the end. Finally you can
      overwrite by typing over an existing letter, and insert by pressing the
      INSERT key. 
	Type your information and then press <RETURN>.The fields that cannot 
      be left empty are : Author, Title, and Date.
	To add comments please type each line and move to the next line with
      the arrows. To end adding all comments press <RETURN>. Each comments line
      is independent.        
	ALL additions are saved to disk immediately so that you never lose
      any work even if the power of the machine goes off.

   8. MAIN OPTION : Delete Book
	First you must Find Book and press <RETURN> to "lock" it as your 
      current working book that can be Deleted or Modified.

   9. MAIN OPTION : Find Book
	You can use the arrows to select how you are going to search the
      database. You can search by any field in the book entry.
	To start a search just start typing the letters or numbers
      you remember of your entry.The first letter of your search cannot be
      changed, but the rest of the search word can. 
	To show all the entries in the database type * as your search for
      AUTHOR.
	A list of Books that match your search is going to be given to you.
      Use the SPACE BAR to go to the next book in the list. To select your
      current book for Delete Book or Modify Book, press <RETURN>.

   10. MAIN OPTION : Modify Book
	You can use the arrows to move to the field you want to modify.
      Then press <RETURN> to start modifying the field. The cursor will be
      positioned at the end of the field. To finish modifying press <RETURN>.
      For Comments you can also user the UP or DOWN arrows to go to another
      line. But please remember that to start modifying you should use the
      RIGHT arrow even if there is an empty line when you are adding comments.

   11. MAIN OPTION : Exit Program
	 This option will take you back to DOS or your command shell.

      I hope that you enjoy using EASYREF and provide me with comments
about how to improve it for you.

					RAUL IZAHI LOPEZ
					Izahi Engineering
					June 11, 1992 
					(05) 31-16-45
					Fosswinckelsgate 57
					5008 Bergen
					NORWAY 

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In article <1992Aug31.115331.22295@gmd.de> you write:

>who knows a good bibliography program for storing and retrieving
>bibliography information like in a database (PD)?

I don't know about good, but there are a few available for FTP from
simtel or any of its mirror sites.

Those I find by scanning the index list are:

  PD1:<MSDOS.DATABASE>AP11.ZIP
                      GL-4-131.ZIP

Hope this is any help,

-- 
The best one seems to be Endote Plus for the PC
It is not a full windows application but can be run under
Windows.  It gives full control of the reference output
eg punctuation, formatting etc.
I have just started to use it, having switched from Notebook II
which didn't have the flexibility.
Regards

Robert Hirsch
Department of Dentistry, Adelaide University, South Australia

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I have one called Papers202. I got it from wuarchive.wustl.edu with ftp.
It is shareware, but the demo program only does 60 entries. I belive I
found it in the mirrors/msdos/database directory. I lets you enter
title, authors, pages, volume number, date, keywords, personal notes (I
think this is only limited by disk size ). You can then sort, search,
print on almost any field.

Tom Haake
RIT
Rochester, NY
tkh5851@ultb.isc.rit.edu

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( A german user mailed that he knows a program called
  BiblioFile which is available as file 'bibfile.zip' on
  aix370.rrz.uni-koeln.de. It is for magazines.
)

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The standard in use in the library world is Pro-Cite, made
by Personal Bibliographic Software, Ann Arbor, 313-996-1580.
Available for both PC and Mac. 
steve kaufman



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