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- Citation Database Manager
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- !Citation is a database manager which allows the storage, searching,
- sorting and formatting of citations for direct output into technical
- papers. It should prove useful to anyone involved in writing papers which
- require extensive lists of references.
-
- I have always found that collating citations proves to be the most
- tedious and error prone part of scientific paper writing. Furthermore
- each journal dictates that its citations should be in a (generally
- unique) specific format so that when one re-submits a paper to another
- journal all the citations have to be re-formatted. !Citation handles
- output in any format specified by the user so that once a Set of
- references has been selected from within the database, the output format
- can be altered ad nauseum. Selection of citation sets is facilitated by
- author/subject/keyword searching as well as plain old manual selection.
-
- Bulk importing of references from any text-type file is also supported so
- that one can collect references, say on your Psion/Pocket book or any PC
- as you go along, for later addition to your reference database. Data is
- stored in standard RISCOS directories so that it is easy to build up a
- library of different references and use them in !Citation by simply
- dragging them to the iconbar icon. It also makes backup of such a
- valuable commodity a doddle (so no excuses).
-
- I have long used a general purpose database for my references but this
- eventually proved too limited for such specific use. I noted the packages
- are available for other platforms ("Papyrus" for the PC and "Endnote" for
- the Mac - at a price!) and tried to interest several software houses in
- providing a similar application for Acorn machines, believing this to be
- a commercially viable opportunity - but to no avail. So I eventually got
- round to writing one - and here it is. I hope you find it useful.
-
- In this program I have tried to make extensive use of the drag and drop
- facilities offered by RISCOS and not available on other platforms. As
- well as bulk drag'n'drop import, text can be freely dragged in and out of
- various fields for editing in other applications. Also the "Export icon"
- (green arrow icon, top right of main viewer) allows dragging of author
- names directly into your paper, and !Citation works out the appropriate
- format eg. "[Dawson, 1989]", "[Radulescu et al, 1995]" or "[Smith &
- Jones, 1901]".
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- Conditions of use
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- This software is supplied "as is"; no warranty, express or implied, of
- the merchantability of this software or its fitness for any particular
- purpose is given. In no circumstances shall the providers of this
- software be liable for any damage, loss of profits or any indirect or
- consequential loss arising out of the use of this software or inability
- to use this software. Support will be provided only to registered users
- on a "as needed" basis.
-
- Having said that, the author would welcome bug reports, suggestions,
- praise etc... Registration costs a measly...£15 (Endnote for the Mac or
- Papyrus cost far more..!) and this entitles you to free upgrades, support
- etc (by Email otherwise a nominal media charge will be levied). A two
- week period of grace is allowed to evaluate this program thereafter the
- user should register or delete the application.
-
- If other types of bulk importing are required eg. directly from MedLine -
- I would be happy to look into extending the import module.
-
- My thanks to Longman for providing such a comprehensive and excellent
- package in S-Base. Copyright of this program is held solely by the
- author.
-
- I can be contacted at...
- Snail mail: 46 Windsor Rd., Penarth, S Glam, CF64 1JJ
- Email: DawsonTP@Cardiff.ac.uk
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