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3.16.1. Database via www (Internet-Intranet)
As there are still few systems which offer the possibility to make a database available via the www (on the Internet or Intranet) I decided to deal with all of them in one place, also to facilitate comparison.
Exceptionally I have included a software service (Biblioserver) which is not considered in any other grid of this work because it merely consists of this single procedure.
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RefWorks®
entirely web based product |
Reference Manager®
Thomson ResearchSoft n.b. tested only in Intranet
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Biblioscape®
CGI Information n.b. tested only in Intranet |
Biblioserver®
Tarkvarastuudio see at the main web site: Biblioserver (Tartu, Estonia) |
| 1 Generic
1. Remote vs local system (remote means your data is duplicated -converted or not- hosted elsewhere and the software as well) 2. Publishes database for searching, saving/exporting 3. Makes database available also for editing records 4. Data format that can accept | |||
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RW: 1 2 4 its own data + any that can be imported No editing via RefShare, Full editing from RefWorks account when login/password shared for group project |
RM: 1 Local, 2, 3, 4 proprietary RM database | Biblioscape: 1. Local, 2 3 4 proprietary Biblioscape database (can also import online, see further on) | Biblioserver: 1. Remote: hosting system (conversion implied); 2 3 4: ProCite, Reference Manager, EndNote |
| 2 Access
1. Can set users' rights 2. Allows users' identity and password 3. Can set IP port (e.g. :80 or other) | |||
| RW 1 yes, to 'shared' data ; 2 (also an Administrator tool) | RM: first, the database must be open in read/write share access, then, for all databases: 1: read-only or read/write, 2 only one; 3 | Biblioscape: 1 (read-only, read/write, admin) 2 (many) 3 (automatically switches to another if busy);
can leave account self-registration (auto-login) to the user; can limit record editing just to its creator |
Biblioserver: 1 2 |
| 3 Interface
1. Can customize look-feel | |||
| RW: yes | RM: 1 (logo, about, text, home address).
Also un/select certain fields for display: abstract, notes, custom, links to PDF, URL, full-text ...) |
Biblioscape: yes, by changing the *.htm files under the ..C:\Documents and Settings\francesco dell'orso\Documenti\My Web Idea Tree\Projects\BFS\BiblioWeb directory | Biblioserver: 1 |
| 4 Input/Edit records
1. Create 2. Delete 3. Duplicate 4. Modify 5. Use term lists | |||
| RW 1 2 3 4 5 | RM: 1 2 4 | Biblioscape: 1 2 4 5 | Biblioserver 1 2 4 |
| 5 Import
Data format that can accept | |||
| RW: yes, any that can import | RM: n.a. | Biblioscape: yes, like normal import function (see Import) | Biblioserver: n.a. (see above 1 Generic) |
| 6 Searching
1. Simple 2. Advanced (more fields, boolean operators) 3. Hypertextual (navigating) 4. Term lists browsing 5. Across more databases 6. Marking records | |||
| RW: 1, 2, 3, 4 6 |
RM: 1 2 3 5 (max 15) 6 |
Biblioscape: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6
Many approaches (see also the generale page on Searching): -Folder (virtual group of records); -Fast searching; -Advanced (multi-fields with boolean operators; -Indexed; -Lookup, i.e. browsing lists; -Glance (queries pre-configured by administrator) |
Biblioserver: 1 3 4 5 6 |
| 7 Output
1. More views/styles | |||
| RW: yes (standard, one line, full view, formatted in up to 3 different styles, lookup lists) | RM: three views;
one short view -or with partial abstract; one full (via unmodifiable template: wrong: "Map" for any type of RT ...), can set fields via admin mode; one formatted via a style not selected online |
Biblioscape: view one (in Full, via unmodifiable template) or more records; can use any citation style online; can also hide certain fields just in web publishing; | Biblioserver: view one or more records; two proprietary styles |
| 8 Sort | |||
| RW: yes (choice among 10 criteria) | RM: yes (choice among 3 fields) | Biblioscape: yes (choice among 6 fields) | Biblioserver: yes (choice among 2 fields) |
| 9 Export/Save
1. Data format that can produce | |||
| RW: yes, see Export (tabbed, various tagged formats, XML) | RM: yes; Export: 1: so-called RIS for RM itself or EndNote or ProCite: data doesn't need to be converted, it is in db format, also XML: both proprietary; Save: chosen output style in .html; can also directly print | Biblioscape: yes export only; 1: Biblioscape Tag File, Refer-Unix, Refer-EndNote, RIS-Reference Manager ; other option: copy and paste from the displayed list, no print or save | Biblioserver: yes: 1: two proprietary styles (same as output) |
| 10 Manuscript formatting
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| RW: yes | RM: no | Biblioscape: yes (called Format), can handle HTML or RTF files and use any citation style | Biblioserver: no |
| 11 Help (online via www) | |||
| RW: yes (not contextual) | RM: yes | Biblioscape: yes | Biblioserver: yes |
| 12 Other
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| RW: see also Network version;
Can send and receive RSS feeds; use RefGrab-It to capture web pages and transform them into database records |
RM: offers unlimited number of concurrent users; does not have extra cost | Biblioscape: also offers: Discussion Forum management; Tasks management;
It does have an extra cost: three types of licence (number of users r/w: 3; hits: 50,000; concurrent users: 3) and you can switch from one to another; can keep usage log; |
Biblioserver: offers multingual interface (English, French, Czech, Eesti); unlimited number of concurrent users; handles special routines for ProCite, for which it was originally conceived |
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