downey@rat.indiana.edu (09/17/89)
a pc? I have tried several ways, none of which is really satisfactory. I used a shareware version of PC-File:Db, but found it difficult to set up the formats for printing out the references. I bought Reflex, but have been disappointed for the same reason. I downloaded a program from Simtel20 called JEPRS, but there were some shortcomings. I have seen others use AskSam, but I would like something easier to use and more flexible than AskSam (something that outputs DIF or some other file format). Does anyone have any suggestions? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Doug Downey | "If men define situations as real downey@cica.indiana.edu | they are real in their consequences" Indiana Institute for Social Research | W.I. Thomas
jbayer@ispi.UUCP (Jonathan Bayer) (09/17/89)
downey@rat.indiana.edu writes: >a pc? I have tried several ways, none of which is really satisfactory. >I used a shareware version of PC-File:Db, but found it difficult to >set up the formats for printing out the references. I bought Reflex, >but have been disappointed for the same reason. I downloaded a program >from Simtel20 called JEPRS, but there were some shortcomings. I have seen >others use AskSam, but I would like something easier to use and more >flexible than AskSam (something that outputs DIF or some other file format). Try Bibliofile. It is free, and is specifically designed to do bibliographic indexing. It is available from: Earl H. Kinmonth History Department University of California, Davis Davis, California 95616 916-752-1636 (day: voice, night (my time, not yours, damn it): fax) 916-752-0776 (secretary) ucbvax!ucdavis!ucdked!cck (email) cc-dnet.ucdavis.edu (request ucdked, login as guest) I got a copy, and it is very good. JB -- Jonathan Bayer Intelligent Software Products, Inc. (201) 245-5922 500 Oakwood Ave. jbayer@ispi.COM Roselle Park, NJ 07204
MARWK@levels.sait.edu.au (09/20/89)
In article <26143@iuvax.cs.indiana.edu>, downey@rat.indiana.edu writes: > a pc? I have tried several ways, none of which is really satisfactory. > I used a shareware version of PC-File:Db, but found it difficult to > set up the formats for printing out the references. I bought Reflex, > but have been disappointed for the same reason. I downloaded a program > from Simtel20 called JEPRS, but there were some shortcomings. I have seen > others use AskSam, but I would like something easier to use and more > flexible than AskSam (something that outputs DIF or some other file format). > > Does anyone have any suggestions? > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Doug Downey | "If men define situations as real > downey@cica.indiana.edu | they are real in their consequences" > Indiana Institute for Social Research | W.I. Thomas I have written a bibliographic reference manager called PROREF which has had world-wide sales - it was written for a research group in teletraffic research for storing and accessing book and journal references rapidly and with integrity. It uses keywords for the items; these keywords must be placed in the keyword database before any items are posted to the main databases. It also has a thesaurus for the keywords. These databases are maintained separately from the main databases. Built-in are mechanisms for all the usual database operations. In addition one may read a file of references into the database in any fixed order of fields. One may choose to keep a backup of the 'latest' posted additions so that they can be added to (sold to) others as updates. The output of a chosen collection can be outputted to a database file for manipulation by your own CLIPPER/dBASE ???/FOXBASE programs, to place them in whatever format you want for your special printer/report bibliography. It has indexed searches so it is very fast. Most purchasers of the software have requested that they remain anonymous because they wish to keep the leading edge in their field without their competitors knowing their methods. There is one application: TELREF which is a database of TELETRAFFIC RESEARCH PAPERS which is being bought for $800 for the data alone (i.e. $100 per 1000 professionally KEYWORDED references which uses PROREF. PROREF is the professional reference manager for most of your bibliographic database needs. There are 2 things it does not have: SQL and windowing screens. It has simplistic menu structures and plain screens, but it does the job, and does it well enough for many users world-wide to be very thankful for having purchased it. It is PROREF 3.1, developed and improved over a 4-year period. PROREF and TELREF are registered names and the program and database are copyrighted. Cost for PROREF was $380, now it is $A100 (so Americans need only pay about $70). I wrote PROREF because no other program satisfied our needs; and it is used almost every day world-wide. Funding initially by OTC (AUSTRALIA) and the original development was done at the University of Adelaide's Teletraffic Research Centre under the guidance of the now Professor L.T.M. Berry. Ray Kennington
jjb3281@acf5.NYU.EDU (Thanbo) (09/20/89)
My uncle subscribes to a bibliography service which collects references
to all articles in magazines about PC's. It uses PC-FILE. The service
is called Letus A-B-C, even though it has nothing to do with spread-
sheets. It seems to do well in the limited domain of magazine articles.
If you want more info, I can call him & ask (his college is not on the
net)
Jon Baker
jjb3281@acf5.nyu.edu