Biblioscape and Knowledge Workshop

Posted by Tom Colvin
Jun 21, 2007 at 02:07 PM

I am currently evaluating [once again] bibliographic software, as I am working on an extremely research-heavy book. Several years ago, I started off with AskSAM [which I still use for a couple of projects] and Citation, which I have finally abandoned.

I’m currently looking at EndNote [nice interface, but weak on research note management], Scholar’s Aid [intriguing software] and the new version of Biblioscape, now 7.1.

Biblioscape is so far the winner, hands down. While it appears that the software creates problems for people upgrading from previous versions, it is so far working well for me. I especially like the note-taking facility, with its tree-structure and simple link-to-reference capability. I have also created a couple of custom Reference entry templates to cover types of references not supported in any of the programs I’ve surveyed. I was also able to import my Citation database, though I’m still going thru old records to fine-tune them for Biblioscape.

I’ve just learned about this forum and will be reading back through the discussions—maybe I’ll find something that takes me off in a new direction.

Tom

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