© F. Dell'Orso, Bibliography Formatting Software: An Evaluation Template
Last update: November, 17, 2003


      4. Bookends: shorter grid
 4.6. Import

The overstriked grid's items have not been taken into account for the purposes of this shorter evaluation: it does not imply at all that the package cannot perform the relevant function.
The numbering and the content are the same as the full version of the evaluation grid.

6 Import

6.1 Different ways :
    1. direct copy (write from database to database)
    2. batch import
      a) with reformatting filters
         a1) ready-made
         a2) un/modifiable
         a3) user can define more
    3. can capture WWW pages
   4. can download data ready formatted in its own proprietary format from specific data sources
   5. other

Bookends
Bookends: 1 2 a1) a2) modifiable a3); 4 from Amazon Books (DE, US, UK) and PubMed searched via companion software Reference Miner; automatic BibTeX unique key generation for imported references

6.2 Delimited/Tabbed stuctured input ASCII text file
    1. fixed/variable number of fields
    2. fixed/variable fields position in different RTs
    3. RT can be changed
    4. multiple value fields allowed
    5. fields also on different lines
    6. can define field separator
    7. can replace delimiter if embedded in field
    8. can define end of record

Bookends: yes

6.3 Can import alpha/numeric data from a spreadsheet

Bookends: yes

6.4 Can import proprietary format files

Bookends:

6.5 Can import ISO 2709 format

Bookends: no

6.6 Can import MARC format file

Bookends: only if tagged, also : one would have to set up an import profile from scratch, no built-in options for subfield codes or indicators

6.7 Tagged structured input ASCII text file, reformatting:
   1. condition check
   2. change RT
   3. merge fields
   4. delete/discard fields
   5. field content parsing
   6. add field content, strings
   7. tolerate fields in variable position
   8. upper/lower case conversion
   9. replace text

Bookends: 1 in built-in options; 2; 3; 4; 5; 6; 7; 9 remove chars at record, not field, level

6.8 Operability
    1. read range of records rather than all
    2. read one record at the time, confirm y/n
    3. handle duplicates
    4. preview
    5. log file

Bookends:

6.9 Import through Z39.50 online connection
    1. can modify import filters

Bookends: n.a.



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© F. Dell'Orso, Bibliography Formatting Software: An Evaluation Template
Last update: November, 17, 2003