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© F. Dell'Orso, Bibliography Formatting Software: An Evaluation Template
Last update: September, 20, 2002
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Legend Web resources 1 Identity card 2 Installation 3 General 4 Structure 5 Input/Edit
6 Import 7 Search 8 Thesaurus
9 Output 10 Formatting language 11 Sort 12 Export
13 Manuscript formatting 14 Term/Entry list 15 Documentation

The grid's items overstriked in red have not been taken into account for the purposes of this shorter version. The numbering and the content are the same as the
full version of the evaluation grid

9 Output and Print (apart from Manuscript formatting)

Bookends

9.1 Send output to printer, file, monitor

Bookends: 1 2 3

9.2 Real bibliography formatting software: offers large quantity of -ready and modifiable- styles for citing, can create new

Bookends: yes

9.3 Structure of system display
   1. short record list
   2. one formatted record at the time
   3. more formatted records

Bookends: one full record open at the time, in both edit and browse/display mode; through the full record one can activate 1

9.4 Report generator

Bookends: yes

9.5 "Subject list", i.e. an indexed report with sorted headings from record content
    1. one level
    2. more levels
    3. headings only
    4. from more than one field at once

Bookends: no

9.6 Output file format
   1. RTF
   2. MS-Word
   3. Corel-WP
   4. TXT
   5. HTML
   6. other

Bookends: one format selected in the Preferences

might be Corel-WordPerfect, HTML, .TXT, it defaults to RTF if your word processor is Word, Nisus Writer, or another wp Bookends doesn't know about

Legend  
Multiple choice when choice is multiple (e.g. 1. 2. 3. etc.) number means "yes", its absence means "no: lack of the feature", unless a note states otherwise Commands menus are indicated between double quotes, specific commands within menus or selection panels are introduced by an arrow, e.g. "Edit" -> Show clipboard, means: "open the Edit menu and select Show clipboard"
A/D = ascending / descending sort order b/e = beginning / end of field or record
CDF=Comma Delimited File format db = database; dbn = database name
fn.XXX = filename + name extension FL = formatting language, i.e.: set of commands to define output styles
n: many, undefinite quantity kw = keyword
l/r = left/right n.a. = not applicable
RefID = record, or reference, identifier RN = record number
RT = reference, or document, or record type sw = software
wp = word processor x-refs = cross reference (e.g.: see, see also...)
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