4.7. Input/Edit

Input/Edit

RefWorks (web based) Procite EndNote Reference Manager
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A - Cataloguing reference standard:
[no bibliographic standard is chosen by default, or in a mandatory way, in any of the analyzed packages]

B - Compulsory input within certain fields

EW: no, but it requires author or year in any RT

RW: no

as manual entry and editing may happen in the framework of a chosen output style the input workform reminds which fields are expected by the style: so-called Accucite feature; in any case all the fields are available shown and usable; can disactivate Accucite

Pr: no En: no RM: yes, user can define fields as mandatory depending on each RT

C - Particular edit features :
   1. table for symbols, letters with accents and diacritics
   2. term lists  (see also: Term/Entry lists)
   3. default values (session and/or permanent)
   4. validation 
   5. other

Particular edit features 1 2 3 4 5
EndNote Web
RefWorks x x x
Procite x x
EndNote x x x x
Reference Manager x x x x
EW: none RW: 1 (only if you get the table from Windows or browser); 2 term lists; 5: as there isn't editing without a chosen output style, fields that one includes in the style will appear ticked: Accucite feature; each field in each different workform, according to any different output style can have its help/comment  Pr:  1; 2 (direct buttons + other lists) En: 1: no Win, but Unicode compliant,  yes Mac, q.v.; 2; 4: marks in red new list terms; 5: can suggest closest list's term (autocompletion); can paste styled text (italics etc.) from other application into EndNote record RM: 1; 2; 4 validation for index terms; 5 yes, can scan titles, series titles, notes and abstracts to match their words against those already stored in the kw list, then copy them to the kw field of the records; can automatically sort keywords in field; if a field is linked to a term list, can suggest term already present (auto-completion); can paste styled text (italics etc.)

D  - Spellchecker

EW: no RW: no Pr: no

En: yes
(check highlighted text or entire reference), can add/import words and use a different dictionary (18 .TLX files available)

RM: yes (check highlighted text or entire reference, or entire database); can add/import words and use a different dictionary (.TLX files)

E - Duplicate/copy a record 

EW: no RW: yes Pr: yes En: yes RM: yes

F - Duplicates detection
    1. fixed criterion
    2. custom criterion

EW: 1 RW: 1 (one exact, one close match) Pr: 2: can use all fields + special options: last name only for authors, year only En: 2 can use up to 14 fields to compare, exact match or ignore punctuation and spacing RM: 2: can use all fields + special options: last name only or full name for authors, percentage of characters string for titles and notes; ignore punctuation; can check across 15 databases

G - Global corrections
    1. add/append string (b/e)
    2. locate/replace (words, case)
    3. delete/overwrite entire field content
    4. move field content
    5. change record type
    6. can use wildcards

Global corrections 1 2 3 4 5 6
EndNote Web
RefWorks x x x x
Procite x x x x x x
EndNote x x x x x x
Reference Manager x x x x
EW: none RW:
1: append at the end
2: only for: authors, kw, journals titles; 
3 for any selected field
5 yes
Pr: 1 2 3 4 5 6: match whole word option, if not it looks for a character string En: 1 2 3 4 5 (N.B. not in: References | Change Move fields but in: Edit | Change Text) 6 match whole word or not (can also find and replace <CR> and <Tab>; match and retain capitalization) RM:1 it can ('Edit | Copy field') add the entire field content (or 1 author, 1 keyword) to selected set of records; 2 also: a) on any, cluster or individual, field; b) across 15 different databases; 3; 4; 6 use * as suffix for any character in editing list terms across records via Term Manager (does not work to delete periodical names), "Match word" and "Match case" options for non-indexed fields
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