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Managing a personal reference list by computer
1Department of Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, New York.
Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology : PACE
|July 1, 1993
Summary
Reference Manager and Papyrus both effectively manage personal bibliographies, with Reference Manager being more costly but user-friendly for importing. Both software solutions offer robust output formatting for manuscript preparation.
Area of Science:
- Bibliometrics
- Information Science
- Scientific Publishing
Background:
- Managing personal bibliographies is crucial for researchers.
- Existing tools like MEDLINE have limitations in output formatting.
- Personal reference management software offers enhanced capabilities.
Purpose of the Study:
- To compare the functionality of Reference Manager and Papyrus for personal bibliography management.
- To evaluate their effectiveness in data import and output formatting for manuscripts.
Main Methods:
- Comparative analysis of Reference Manager and Papyrus features.
- Evaluation of import capabilities for various reference formats.
- Assessment of output formatting options, including journal-specific requirements.
Main Results:
- Both Reference Manager and Papyrus effectively store and organize personal bibliographies.
- Reference Manager offers a simpler and faster initial import process.
- Papyrus demonstrates flexibility with user-requested import format updates.
- Both programs excel in generating bibliographies for manuscripts, with customizable output specifications.
Conclusions:
- Reference Manager and Papyrus are viable tools for researchers needing to manage personal bibliographies.
- While Reference Manager has a steeper initial learning curve, both facilitate efficient manuscript preparation through superior output formatting compared to MEDLINE alone.