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3.17. Database via Internet (Intranet)
As there are few systems[1] 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 (that's why the relevant page for Biblioscape and Bookends is empty and it forwards you here).
Exceptionally I have included a software service (Biblioserver) which is not considered in any other grid of this work beacuse it merely consists of this single procedure.
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Database available via Internet (Intranet) | ||
| Reference Manager | Biblioscape | Biblioserver¨
see at the main web site: Biblioserver (Tartu, Estonia) by Tarkvarastuudio |
| 1 Generic
1. Remote vs local system (remote means your data is 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 | ||
| 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; 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) | ||
| 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 | ||
| RM: 1 (logo, about, text, home address) | Biblioscape: yes, by changing the *.htm files under the ...\BiblioWeb directory | Biblioserver: 1 |
| 4 Input/Edit records
1. Create 2. Delete 3. Duplicate 4. Modify 5. Use term lists | ||
| RM: 1 2 3 4 | Biblioscape: 1 2 4 5 | Biblioserver 1 2 4 |
| 5 Import
3. Data format that can accept | ||
| 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. Browsing 5. Across more databases 6. Marking records | ||
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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 styles | ||
| RM: three views (one short view -or with partial abstract; one full, can set fields via admin mode; one formatted via style not selected online) | Biblioscape: can use any citation style online; can also hide certain fields just in web publishing; | Biblioserver: two proprietary styles |
| 8 Sort | ||
| 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 | ||
| RM: yes; 1: RIS (for RM itself or EndNote or ProCite) and XML: both proprietary | Biblioscape: yes; 1: Biblioscape Tag File, Refer-Unix, Refer-EndNote, RIS-Reference Manager | Biblioserver: yes: 1: two proprietary styles (same as output) |
| 10 Manuscript formatting
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| RM: no | Biblioscape: yes (called Format), can handle HTML or RTF files and use any citation style | Biblioserver: no |
| 11 Help (online via www) | ||
| RM: yes | Biblioscape: yes | Biblioserver: yes |
| 12 Other
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| RM: offers unlimited number of concurrent users | Biblioscape: also offers: Discussion Forum management; Tasks management;
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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[1] Others certainly exist, as RefWorks and WriteNote (ISI) but I have not reviewed them, yet.
