8. Input/Edit

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Input/Edit

A - Cataloguing reference standard:
N.b. no cataloguing or bibliographic standard is chosen by default, or in a mandatory way, in any of the analyzed packages

B - Compulsory input within certain fields

Cit: no

RW: no

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

Bscp no (but can set fields as required) BK: no (unless you configure it to work in BibTeX mode) LM: optionally yes, user can define fields as mandatory for each database, and also with a unique content Pr: no En: no RM: yes, user can define fields as mandatory depending on RT

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

Particular edit features 1 2 3 4 5
Citation x x x
RefWorks x x x
Biblioscape x x
Bookends x x x
Library Master x x x
Procite x x
EndNote x x x x
Reference Manager x x x x
Cit: 1 (from: MS-Windows;  Corel WordPerfect tables: but here must know table and char code in advance, i.e. $ is 0,36) 2; 5: autocompletion field context sensitive RW: 1 (from Windows or browser); 2; 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  Bscp:  1, 2 One Term table (see in Term/Entry lists) BK: 1  (Mac OS X Chars palette);  5 a) there isn't particular "edit mode": a full record is open both for editing and display, there isn't a "save" command;
b) "Peek" command to copy data from previous or other record, from same or different field;
c) optionally replace journal abbreviation by short/full form;
d) optional autocompletion for term lists entries; e) pervasive drag and drop capacity
LM:  2; 4 (as an option); 5 insert external file: text or MS-Word; change case; keep case when capitalizing words in the output; non-breaking spaces; fields can be linked to tables with abbreviations and automatic expand the abbreviation in the full form 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

Cit: yes (field, record, file level and many other options) RW: no Bscp yes, can define which fields are to be checked BK: no LM: 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), can add/import words and use a different dictionary (.TLX files)

E - Duplicate/copy a record 

Cit: yes RW: yes Bscp yes BK: yes LM: yes Pr: yes En: yes RM: yes

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

Cit: 1 three fixed levels: all fields; author year title; cite key; 2 no cannot create custom criterion RW: 1 (one exact, one close match) Bscp:  2 (also fuzzy comparison (uses the Ratcliff/Obershelp pattern recognition) BK: 2 LM: 2

up to 4 fields to be compared; first 254 chars are considered; first 5 occurrences of a repeatable field; entire first author's name, last name and initials for the others

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 for authors, percentage of characters string for titles and notes; 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 wildcard

Global corrections 1 2 3 4 5 6
Citation x
RefWorks x x x x
Biblioscape x x x x
Bookends x x x x x x
Library Master x x x x x
Procite x x x x x x
EndNote x x x x x
Reference Manager x x x x
Cit: 2 (no field based it acts on any field) RW: 1 (at the end); 2 only for authors, kw, journals titles; 3; 5

Bscp: 1 3 4 (here it does not have a real search/replace string function: acts on entire field; must use the Search Lookup facility + right click and Replace to change an entry, where also regular expressions can be used)
5

BK: 1 2 (also any field in the records; no word, yes style and font) 3 4 5 6 will search for any string of text, l/r truncated (not an indexed search), no internal wildcards: m?ss; also: can attempt to standardize names: surname and first name LM: 1 2 3 5 6 (you can accomplish 4 via another function : Merging records from different databases)

3 You can search for * and replace with nothing to delete the field entry of all records or search for a specific field contents and delete it

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 (since v. X can find and replace <CR> and <Tab>) RM:1 no (but can add entire field content); 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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