© F. Dell'Orso, Bibliography Formatting Software: An Evaluation Template
Last update: May, 6, 2004


 4.1. Identity card


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
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Biblioscape CG Information

Windows

Bookends Sonny Software

Bookends

(¨ Sonny Software: Macintosh)

Identity card

For any address data (various URLs, email, telephone, fax, discussion list) relating to the Producer and its products, make reference to the basic web URL: http://www.biblioscape.com/

Producer: CG Information, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Product considered: Biblioscape Professional Edition v. 6 Windows, single user version, published 2004;
Versions: all available only via Internet download.
Different versions: for a complete description see: Features list
BiblioExpress: free (limited functions)
Lite: ca $US 80 [50 educational] (does not include: Web Publishing and Library Module's functions and other features)
Standard: ca $US 140 [100 educational] (does not include: Web Publishing and Library Module's functions, Tasks and Charts modules)
Professional: ca $US 300 [200 educational] (does not include: Library Module: loans, serials etc.) The Professional Editions is the version reviewed here
Librarian: it includes all modules ca $US 700 [500 educational]
Palm version: BiblioPalm is a reference management software for the Palm OS. It is fast and small (45K). It doesn't need any runtime files and works on all Palm OSes and hardware. BiblioPalm includes a subset of the fields in a Biblioscape database. BiblioPalm database includes all the commonly used fields like Authors, Title, Year, Notes, Abstract, etc. The included custom HotSync program can synchronize your Palm database against a folder in your Biblioscape database, or the whole Biblioscape or BiblioExpress database. It can even HotSync with a remote Biblioscape database through BiblioRemote server. BiblioPalm lets you search, sort, and lookup records: from official documentation.Not tested).
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-language (menu, manual, help): English;
-single user: yes
-network: yes, see Network version
system requirements: CPU Processor: Pc Pentium; OS: Windows 95, 98, Me, NT4, 2000, XP or higher; RAM: 32 Mb; Hard disk space: 30 Mb free
Additional software: it includes its own word processor BiblioWord and Web-browser; to use the "manuscript function" with a different wp to cite references in a document see the section Manuscript formatting
Number of databases: unlimited
Number of databases simultaneously open: unlimited under a different instance of Biblioscape (cannot be searched simultaneously)
Number of records per database: 10,000 recommended
Number of characters per record: bibliographic max 5400 (can be modified)
Number of characters per field: all string fields have fixed 250 chars lentgh (to modify chars fields' length an external utility is required). , Memo fileds like notes, document, abstract, keywords, Misc have 256 Mb size limit each  
Number of record types and input worksheets: 27 (can create extra)
Number of fields: ca 70 (whose attributes can be customized via external utility DBSys) including 6 Custom and some 10 for date, creator stamping, Palm sync  (can modify inclusion, external names, position in RT but cannot create extra)
Number of indexed fields: all fields are searchable; built in look-up term lists are available for data entry and browsing (not for fields like Abtsract or Document); special indexing for: authors, keywords, journal titles 
Number of citing styles for output: ca 200 shipped (can create more)
Number of import filters: ca 170 shipped (can create more)
Length of indexable keys: 30 chars for  authors, 30 for keywords, 100 for journal titles;
Number of search/input indexes/lists: built-in indexed fields (authors, kw, journals + many others) for data entry and for browsing the connected records in brief view + any field is searchable and almost any can have its own lookup list for browsing. Only authors and keywords can really handle repeated values as separate strings 
Number of entries per list: unlimited

For any address data (various URLs, email, telephone, fax, discussion list) relating to the Producer and its products, make reference to the basic web URL

Producer: Sonny Software, Bethesda (MD, USA);
Product considered: 7.7.3 single user version, published 2004
Versions:
-single user: yes, Price: ca $US 100 only dowwload from the Internet (student, upgrade special discounts available)
-language (menu, manual, no help): English;
-network: no
System requirements: CPU Processor: PowerPc; OS: Mac OS X 10.1.x  or higher; Mac OS Classic 8.6 or higher; RAM: 12 Mb free; Hard disk space: 35 Mb free
Additional software: to use the "manuscript function" with a wp to cite references in a document see the section Manuscript formatting Number of databases: unlimited
Number of databases simultaneously open: unlimited (cannot be searched simultaneously)
Number of records per database: unlimited
Number of characters per record: unlimited, variable length
Number of characters per field: unlimited
Number of record types and input worksheets: 17 + 4 user customizable (cannot create extra)
Number of fields: 16 (all of variable length) + type of record + 2 custom (can modify external names, cannot create extra)
Number of indexed fields: all, for searching purposes; 4 built in term lists are available for data entry and browsing, others can be created by user 
Number of citing styles for output: ca 120 shipped (can create more)
Number of import filters: ca 35 shipped (can create more)
Length of indexable keys: unlimited (up to 128 for user defined Term lists
Number of search/input indexes/lists: 4 built-in indexed fields (authors, kw, journals, editors) for data entry and for browsing the connected records in brief view + any field based list
Number of entries per list: 32k



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