Comments on: The killer feature that a reference management tool must have: be portable in plain text http://www.academicproductivity.com/2009/the-killer-feature-that-a-reference-management-tool-must-have-be-portable-in-plain-text/ A survival guide for the 21st century researcher Wed, 01 Feb 2012 09:37:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Green Grads Grab #10 | Little Law Network http://www.academicproductivity.com/2009/the-killer-feature-that-a-reference-management-tool-must-have-be-portable-in-plain-text/comment-page-1/#comment-106923 Green Grads Grab #10 | Little Law Network Mon, 01 Feb 2010 07:32:23 +0000 http://www.academicproductivity.com/2009/the-killer-feature-that-a-reference-management-tool-must-have-be-portable-in-plain-text/#comment-106923 [...] experiences, this time specifically comparing Microsoft Onenote vs Evernote. Another blog, Academic Productivity (a blog for academics but quite useful for students also) has looked at ways to integrate [...] [...] experiences, this time specifically comparing Microsoft Onenote vs Evernote. Another blog, Academic Productivity (a blog for academics but quite useful for students also) has looked at ways to integrate [...]

]]> By: Wez Charlton http://www.academicproductivity.com/2009/the-killer-feature-that-a-reference-management-tool-must-have-be-portable-in-plain-text/comment-page-1/#comment-104270 Wez Charlton Thu, 14 Jan 2010 16:23:45 +0000 http://www.academicproductivity.com/2009/the-killer-feature-that-a-reference-management-tool-must-have-be-portable-in-plain-text/#comment-104270 I use a combination of JabRef to manage the BibTeX database and then use the BibTex4Word macros to insert the references from within Word. BibTeX4Word is available from http://www.ee.ic.ac.uk/hp/staff/dmb/perl/index.html This seems to work fairly well for Word, while maintaining the database in BibTeX format for future use I use a combination of JabRef to manage the BibTeX database and then use the BibTex4Word macros to insert the references from within Word.

BibTeX4Word is available from http://www.ee.ic.ac.uk/hp/staff/dmb/perl/index.html

This seems to work fairly well for Word, while maintaining the database in BibTeX format for future use

]]> By: Academic Productivity » Nascent: Igor – a Google Wave robot to manage your references http://www.academicproductivity.com/2009/the-killer-feature-that-a-reference-management-tool-must-have-be-portable-in-plain-text/comment-page-1/#comment-79641 Academic Productivity » Nascent: Igor – a Google Wave robot to manage your references Thu, 20 Aug 2009 19:34:22 +0000 http://www.academicproductivity.com/2009/the-killer-feature-that-a-reference-management-tool-must-have-be-portable-in-plain-text/#comment-79641 [...] have blogged before about what a good integration between references and writing tools should look like, and quite [...] [...] have blogged before about what a good integration between references and writing tools should look like, and quite [...]

]]> By: Academic Productivity » Drafting hacks: In long docs view only a section at a time http://www.academicproductivity.com/2009/the-killer-feature-that-a-reference-management-tool-must-have-be-portable-in-plain-text/comment-page-1/#comment-77619 Academic Productivity » Drafting hacks: In long docs view only a section at a time Tue, 11 Aug 2009 08:43:50 +0000 http://www.academicproductivity.com/2009/the-killer-feature-that-a-reference-management-tool-must-have-be-portable-in-plain-text/#comment-77619 [...] Word is clearly not a good drafting tool, and raw latex is not much better. I particularly use onenote, but it’s not without its problems (I work under linux too, and there the closest solution I [...] [...] Word is clearly not a good drafting tool, and raw latex is not much better. I particularly use onenote, but it’s not without its problems (I work under linux too, and there the closest solution I [...]

]]> By: Martin V. http://www.academicproductivity.com/2009/the-killer-feature-that-a-reference-management-tool-must-have-be-portable-in-plain-text/comment-page-1/#comment-76536 Martin V. Thu, 06 Aug 2009 08:20:01 +0000 http://www.academicproductivity.com/2009/the-killer-feature-that-a-reference-management-tool-must-have-be-portable-in-plain-text/#comment-76536 bibTeX and endnote are still the best for plain text. Newcomers failed to make any signigicant upgrades from these tools. But why? bibTeX and endnote are still the best for plain text. Newcomers failed to make any signigicant upgrades from these tools. But why?

]]> By: Daniel http://www.academicproductivity.com/2009/the-killer-feature-that-a-reference-management-tool-must-have-be-portable-in-plain-text/comment-page-1/#comment-70240 Daniel Thu, 25 Jun 2009 10:57:01 +0000 http://www.academicproductivity.com/2009/the-killer-feature-that-a-reference-management-tool-must-have-be-portable-in-plain-text/#comment-70240 scholarz.net combines note taking, reference management and collaboration in one platform. And when you're done with structuring your project, you can export it to as .doc or .rtf. scholarz.net combines note taking, reference management and collaboration in one platform. And when you’re done with structuring your project, you can export it to as .doc or .rtf.

]]> By: jose http://www.academicproductivity.com/2009/the-killer-feature-that-a-reference-management-tool-must-have-be-portable-in-plain-text/comment-page-1/#comment-70227 jose Thu, 25 Jun 2009 10:19:57 +0000 http://www.academicproductivity.com/2009/the-killer-feature-that-a-reference-management-tool-must-have-be-portable-in-plain-text/#comment-70227 @Dario, bibDesk does have the feature. Still, I'm not a mac person, so I'd like to know if there's anything similar for windows/linux, apart from jabRef. @Dario,
bibDesk does have the feature. Still, I’m not a mac person, so I’d like to know if there’s anything similar for windows/linux, apart from jabRef.

]]> By: VandeNikhilam USA » Academic Productivity » The killer feature that a reference … http://www.academicproductivity.com/2009/the-killer-feature-that-a-reference-management-tool-must-have-be-portable-in-plain-text/comment-page-1/#comment-70076 VandeNikhilam USA » Academic Productivity » The killer feature that a reference … Wed, 24 Jun 2009 10:29:46 +0000 http://www.academicproductivity.com/2009/the-killer-feature-that-a-reference-management-tool-must-have-be-portable-in-plain-text/#comment-70076 [...] but quite useful for students also) has looked at ways to integrate … View original here:  Academic Productivity » The killer feature that a reference … This entry is filed under PR, Productivity. You can follow any responses to this entry through [...] [...] but quite useful for students also) has looked at ways to integrate … View original here:  Academic Productivity » The killer feature that a reference … This entry is filed under PR, Productivity. You can follow any responses to this entry through [...]

]]> By: CJ http://www.academicproductivity.com/2009/the-killer-feature-that-a-reference-management-tool-must-have-be-portable-in-plain-text/comment-page-1/#comment-70050 CJ Wed, 24 Jun 2009 05:50:35 +0000 http://www.academicproductivity.com/2009/the-killer-feature-that-a-reference-management-tool-must-have-be-portable-in-plain-text/#comment-70050 Have you tried Mendeley? I use it all the time, it organises all your pdfs, is a bibliography manager, sorts out all the meta-data and also hosts a researcher network where you can collaborate with other researchers. http://www.mendeley.com Have you tried Mendeley? I use it all the time, it organises all your pdfs, is a bibliography manager, sorts out all the meta-data and also hosts a researcher network where you can collaborate with other researchers.

http://www.mendeley.com

]]> By: Jason http://www.academicproductivity.com/2009/the-killer-feature-that-a-reference-management-tool-must-have-be-portable-in-plain-text/comment-page-1/#comment-70043 Jason Wed, 24 Jun 2009 04:20:21 +0000 http://www.academicproductivity.com/2009/the-killer-feature-that-a-reference-management-tool-must-have-be-portable-in-plain-text/#comment-70043 RefWorks supports citations and bibliographies in several file formats - Word for Windows/Mac, OpenOffice (.odt), rtf, html, and plain text. You can manually type citation placeholders into such documents (on- or offline), or you can use a feature called One-Line/Cite View to insert them. Then RefWorks can format the paper to create the bibliography in your chosen output style. You can also cite using the Write-N-Cite add-in (though only with Word). Full disclosure - I work for RefWorks-COS as a trainer. Just wanted to share the option. RefWorks supports citations and bibliographies in several file formats – Word for Windows/Mac, OpenOffice (.odt), rtf, html, and plain text. You can manually type citation placeholders into such documents (on- or offline), or you can use a feature called One-Line/Cite View to insert them. Then RefWorks can format the paper to create the bibliography in your chosen output style. You can also cite using the Write-N-Cite add-in (though only with Word).

Full disclosure – I work for RefWorks-COS as a trainer. Just wanted to share the option.

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