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


      4. Bookends: shorter grid
 4.11. Sort

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

11 Sort

Bookends

11.1 Scope
   1. sorting records within the database
   2. sorting records in output

Bookends: 1 2

11.2 Basic sort criterium for characters:
   1. operating system's tables
   2. program specific settings and/or tables
   3. user defined table (es. ä = ae)

Bookends:

11.3 Sort keys on different levels

Bookends: 3 (on any field A/D)

11.4 How to sort the database

Bookends: ad hoc command ("Refs" --> Sort all references)

11.5 How to sort for printing

Bookends: ad hoc command ("Hits" --> Sort Hits List)

11.6 Database sort is kept over sessions

Bookends: yes

11.7 Sort key length can be defined

Bookends:

11.8 Sort for printing belongs to output styles

Bookends:

11.9 Sort records in output using:
   1. words
   2. single occurrence of a multiple field
   3. marked strings
   4. portions of field and subfield
   5. whole field
   6. other

Bookends:

11.10 Can alter the sort value of a string

Bookends: no

11.11 Conditional commands available for sorting

Bookends:

11.12 Sort keys derived from different fields

Bookends:

11.13 Ignore initial articles and punctuation marks

Bookends: no

11.15 Other

Bookends: n.a.



11.16 Sort can produce headings above sorted records (so called : "subject bibliography", indexed/headed report)

Bookends
Bookends: n.a.


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