Tool |
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Cost |
$42 |
$34.95 for undergrads |
Paid for by UC Berkeley |
free |
Web-based (works on all operating systems) |
x |
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Mac |
x |
x |
x |
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Windows |
x |
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Create Bibliography? |
no |
yes |
no |
no |
# of citation styles |
n/a |
hundred built-in |
n/a |
n/a |
Create inline citations in word processor |
no |
yes |
no |
no |
Import method |
Search through native interface import 1 at a time; manual download of article auto-linked to citation. | Targeted browsing through native interface import 1 at a time; manual download of article auto-linked to citation. | Search through native interface, import many at a time, automatic download of article linked to citation | Search through a single search box. You can also import citation by entering PMID or uploading the Endnote file. |
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Access full-text? |
Both a link to locally saved article (if user has done this) or a link to discover full-text. | Both a link to locally saved article (if user has done this) or a link to discover full-text. | Both a link to locally saved article (if user has done this) or a link to discover full-text. | Both a link to locally saved article (if user has done this) or a link to discover full-text. |
Add personal notes? |
make persistent notations in documents. | Notes field | none (notes can be made with Adobe Acrobat Professional) | Notes field |
Handling legacy documents (those saved on computer before using program) |
Papers can attempt to retrieve citation information from several sources including PubMed or Web of Science or Google Scholar, or you can link the document to a manually found or entered citation. | Sente will attempt to retrieve citation information from DOI, PubMed, Google Scholar. | Quosa will attempt to retrieve citation information from PubMed only. | n/a |
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Location of Database |
on local computer | on local computer | on local computer | web-based |
Export Format |
BibTeX, RIS, EndNote, Bookends | BibTeX, EndNote X, Refer, and Sente XML. | Articles to a folder, EndNote preserving links to articles, HTML file, RefWorks, Refman, Pro Cite, ProtoType, XML | RIS |
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Can others see your database without you doing anything? (exporting or transferring) |
no |
no |
no |
no |
Works with Berkeley subscribed databases? |
PubMed, Web of Science, plus Google Scholar | PubMed, Web of Science, Jstor, Highwire press, Worldcat, Library of Congress Catalog, plus Google Scholar | PubMed, Web of Knowledge, OVID databases. | PubMed, Google Scholar |
Works with new media? (web pages, podcasts, blog postings, etc. |
no |
no |
Traditional formats plus web pages and "sound recordings" | no |
Keeping current feature |
n/a |
You can set auto-updates on previous searches (updating daily, weekly, monthly, etc) | Search alert feature. Automatically re-runs searches, fetches documents, and files them for you to read | Search alert feature. Automatically re-runs searches, fetches documents, and files them for you to read |
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06/25/09
