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 3.16. Internet

Internet

Library Master Procite EndNote Reference Manager Papyrus

1 can use different browsers  

LM: yes Pr: any, can set the favourite via external setbrows.exe   En: any   RM: any,  can set the favourite via setbrows.exe   Papyrus: yes

2  can automatically import/capture of WWW page

LM: no Pr: yes (Netscape, Internet Explorer Mosaic): special function that catches title tag + text and transforms it into an editable record En: no RM: no Papyrus: no

3 launch URL from within a record

LM: optional for URL and any file Pr:  URL and any external file
En:  URL and any external file
RM: URL and any file (e.g. PDF, images, etc.)
Papyrus: URL and any file

4 can print HTML output

LM: yes, but URLs are not active Pr: yes,  basic, and URLs are active links that can be opened En:  URLs are static - i.e. cannot be opened- in exported/printed files; only in Manuscript formatting (see section 13) URLs included in references formatted as bibliography within MS-Word documents are active (not Corel WP or scanned RTF files), document saved as html will retain the link as active
RM: Basic : title and body tags. URLs are automatically active links when output is saved as an HTML file;
Papyrus: yes

5 can post database to the WWW that can be dynamically searched

LM: no Pr:  there used to be a companion ISI ResearchSoft software product called Reference Web Poster to post (RefMan, ProCite, EndNote) databases to the www

I have not tested myself and it is considered fairly outdated, ISI ResearchSoft does not actively sell or promote it

En:  there used to be a companion ISI ResearchSoft software product called Reference Web Poster to post (RefMan, ProCite, EndNote) databases to the www

I have not tested myself and it is considered fairly outdated, ISI ResearchSoft does not actively sell or promote it

RM: there used to be a companion ISI ResearchSoft software product called Reference Web Poster to post (RefMan, ProCite, EndNote) databases to the www

I have not tested myself and it is considered fairly outdated, ISI ResearchSoft does not actively sell or promote it

Papyrus: no

6   record type(s) for electronic resources

LM: email, online resources (+ generic "Computer program") Pr: electronic citation, email, web page (+ generic "Computer program" and "Data file") En: Computer program, Electronic source RM:  electronic citation, Internet communication (+ generic "Computer program" and "Data file") Papyrus: yes, Internet source, Usenet post

7 client Z39.50 (see also Z39.50 Searching)

LM: no, but BookWhere? ¨ companion package has got a SendTo feature that will directly upload records to LM, no conversion needed Pr: yes (BookWhere? ¨ embedded) direct, transparent, customizable, conversion to Pr records
En: yes internal proprietary client (based on Yaz)
RM: BookWhere? ¨ embedded -- direct, transparent, customizable, conversion to RM records
Papyrus: no 

8 Other

. . En: OpenUrl functionality: from within an opened record sends arguments to the chosen OpenURL Resolver host server for reference linking (test done via demo server: http://demo.exlibrisgroup.com:9003/demo) . .



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