A FORTRAN computer program for storage and retrieval of personal journal references

Area of Science:

• Computer Science
• Information Science
• Bibliometrics

Background:

• Managing personal libraries of scientific literature can be challenging.
• Efficient retrieval and organization of journal references and reprints are crucial for researchers.
• Existing methods for literature management may lack interactive features and flexible search capabilities.

Purpose of the Study:

• To describe a FORTRAN program designed for interactive maintenance of a personal library of journal references and reprints.
• To provide a user-friendly system for entering, retrieving, and organizing scientific documents.
• To enhance the accessibility and usability of personal research literature collections.

Main Methods:

• Development of a FORTRAN program for interactive library management.
• Implementation of a query system for document entry, including author, journal, year, title, and keyword information.
• Design of a flexible retrieval mechanism allowing searches using multiple keywords across various categories.

Main Results:

• The program facilitates interactive entry of new documents with categorized information.
• Document retrieval is achieved by matching user-entered search words across all specified categories.
• The system supports displaying stored information for specific documents and generating alphabetized bibliographic listings.

Conclusions:

• The developed FORTRAN program offers an effective solution for personal scientific literature management.
• Interactive features and flexible search capabilities enhance the efficiency of organizing and accessing research documents.
• The program provides valuable tools for researchers to maintain and utilize their personal libraries of journal references and reprints.