Re: [Bibdesk-users] Working with a master and a local .bib file
Since I am using VoiceOver screenreader for accessibility purposes on the Mac drag and drop doesn’t work for me. I use the export menu to export entries from a master file and then import them in the local file for the particular project I am building. -Kevin > On Aug 23, 2020, at 5:00 AM, Daniele Avitabile wrote: > > Dear All, > > I'm relatively new to BibDesk, and I am trying to improve my workflow. I have > tried to search for this information but could not find it, so feel free to > redirect me to the documentation, or other discussions. It seems so basic to > me that I'm almost sure it's been discussed plenty of times before. > > I plan to build a master file, a large collection of entries, that I will > keep in order, with many pdfs, sublists, etc. This master file will live in a > Dropbox folder. > > However, when I'm writing a paper, I only need some of these references, and > the corresponding .bib file lives next to the .tex sources. It's a local > file. I will most likely share this file with collaborators, and clearly I > don't want to expose my master file. > > How do you typically work in this setup? Do you keep the master and the local > file open, and drag references from one to the other? There's something > smarter to do? Am I missing something? > > Thanks > Daniele > ___ > Bibdesk-users mailing list > Bibdesk-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bibdesk-users ___ Bibdesk-users mailing list Bibdesk-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bibdesk-users
[Bibdesk-users] Citing Ancient Sources utilizing BibDesk
I am looking fora solution to implement the style described in the following article (enclosed). Is there a package combination and BibDesk solution that would permit one to follow the format described? -Kevin Guidelines for Citing Ancient Sources Prof. Eva von Dassow The same principles and purposes underlie citation practices no matter what types of items are the objects of reference – ancient sources (texts and artifacts), works of art, or works of modern scholarship. Citation of ancient sources differs in form, but not in principle, from citation of modern works; likewise, citation of artifacts differs in form, but not in principle, from citation of texts. All citations and references must include specific and accurate identification of: 1) the item in question, 2) its publication or the publication in which it is found (if published; otherwise, its provenience and location), and 3) the part(s) of the item cited or referred to; furthermore, 4) the item’s author(s) or creator(s) must be identified and credited, if individual author(s) or creator(s) exist and are known. Ancient texts and artifacts are normally accessed through modern publications. Thus, when citing or referring to these types of primary sources, it is necessary to identify both the ancient source and the modern publication, distinguishing the former clearly from the latter, according to each of the criteria enumerated above. A reference to a modern publication provides the following information: author; publication title; facts of publication; and indication of the place within the publication to which reference is made (usually by page numbers). This simple scheme is complicated by a variety of factors. For instance, if the publication in question is a component of a larger work, such as an article within a book, an entry within an encyclopedia, or a volume in a series, the larger work must be distinguished from its component, both by title and by editor or author; thus, the reference gives the information about the larger work along with the information about the component (usually the facts of publication are identical and therefore not repeated). In an analogous fashion, a reference to an ancient source should include both the information about the modern publication and the information about the ancient source, as follows: title or other identification of the ancient source; modern author, translator, or editor; title of the modern publication; facts of publication; indication of the place within the modern publication where the ancient source is found (usually pages); and, as applicable, indication of the place within the ancient source to which reference is made (on this, see further below). Students must use, and accurately follow, a handbook of style in order to learn how to cite and refer to modern publications, both in bibliographic entries and in notes or parenthetical references (note the differences among these!). The most comprehensive such handbook is the Chicago Manual of Style, 14th ed. (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1993). I recommend that students use Mary Lynn Rampolla’s Pocket Guide to Writing in History, 5th ed. (Boston: Bedford/St. Martin’s, 2007), a concise handbook which provides documentation models based on the guidelines established by the Chicago Manual of Style. Since there exists no handbook for students which provides guidelines for citing ancient sources other than the Bible and classical Greek and Latin literature, I have written up the following instructions and examples to explain how to cite ancient sources of various types. • Ancient literary works Standard book, chapter, and paragraph or verse divisions exist for classical works of literature and for biblical books. Citations of classical works give the name of the author, the title of the work (this can be omitted if only one work is known for that author), and the book and paragraph numbers, or line numbers in the case of poetry, for the passage cited; examples follow: • According to Homer, Odysseus landed in Egypt and, after a fierce battle between his men and the Egyptians, stayed there for seven years as a guest of the king (Homer, Odyssey, XIV.257-287). • The poems of Homer formed a common cultural reference point for classical Greek authors; both Herodotus and Thucydides quote them and refer to them (see, e.g., Herodotus, 2.116-7, and Thucydides, 1.3, 1.9, and 4.24). Books of the Bible are cited in a similar manner, but normally without naming authors: • Whereas according to II Samuel 24.1 it is God’s anger against Israel that caused David to take a census of his people, the Chronicler makes Satan the agent who incited David to do this (I Chron. 21.1). • There are numerous stories and motifs that appear both in biblical literature and in ancient Greek literature. For
Re: [Bibdesk-users] Citing Ancient Sources utilizing BibDesk
Thanks for the pointers. I specifically want to use Latex not word or pages since the formatting is reducible once defined. I am a student so just learning Latex. I am blind and I have found that Latex gives me a much more secure experience than word or pages because word and pages really don't reliably format a doc unless one confirms that it looks correctly on the screen. Seeing actually placement on the screen is not something that the Mac Voiceover or windows screen reading software supports. THus Latex is perfect in that it supports command based formatting. I have found that much of BibDesk is accessible via Mac Voiceover so when I received the enclosed requirements I first turned to BibDesk. The requirements appear to be Chicago style with some modifications required to support archeological and historical sources that are cited through other primary sources. Since there are extra fields required there must be some interplay between BibDesk and perhaps a modified style. -Kevin On Mar 2, 2013, at 11:26 AM, Dr. Adam M. Goldstein PhD MSLIS z_californianus-dated-1362677208.ea8...@shiftingbalance.org wrote: Well, that's a little more than most of us on the BibDesk users list can read without drifting off...is there a specific example you can give us from one of these kinds of sources? The best place for this question is probably a BibTeX users list, because the question is really about the style files. You should probably check out biblatex because of the enthusiasm people have for how easy it is to customize. If you are looking for references you can export to Word or Pages, you can design templates using BibDesk. Adam -- Adam M. Goldstein PhD, MSLIS -- z_california...@shiftingbalance.org http://www.shiftingbalance.org http://www.twitter.com/shiftingbalance -- http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSNsearch_value=180621 -- (914) 637-2717 (msg) -- Dept of Philosophy Iona College 715 North Avenue New Rochelle NY 10801 http://www.iona.edu/faculty/agoldstein On Mar 2, 2013, at 12:01, Kevin Fjelsted kfjels...@gmail.com wrote: I am looking fora solution to implement the style described in the following article (enclosed). Is there a package combination and BibDesk solution that would permit one to follow the format described? -Kevin Guidelines for Citing Ancient Sources Prof. Eva von Dassow The same principles and purposes underlie citation practices no matter what types of items are the objects of reference – ancient sources (texts and artifacts), works of art, or works of modern scholarship. Citation of ancient sources differs in form, but not in principle, from citation of modern works; likewise, citation of artifacts differs in form, but not in principle, from citation of texts. All citations and references must include specific and accurate identification of: 1) the item in question, 2) its publication or the publication in which it is found (if published; otherwise, its provenience and location), and 3) the part(s) of the item cited or referred to; furthermore, 4) the item’s author(s) or creator(s) must be identified and credited, if individual author(s) or creator(s) exist and are known. Ancient texts and artifacts are normally accessed through modern publications. Thus, when citing or referring to these types of primary sources, it is necessary to identify both the ancient source and the modern publication, distinguishing the former clearly from the latter, according to each of the criteria enumerated above. A reference to a modern publication provides the following information: author; publication title; facts of publication; and indication of the place within the publication to which reference is made (usually by page numbers). This simple scheme is complicated by a variety of factors. For instance, if the publication in question is a component of a larger work, such as an article within a book, an entry within an encyclopedia, or a volume in a series, the larger work must be distinguished from its component, both by title and by editor or author; thus, the reference gives the information about the larger work along with the information about the component (usually the facts of publication are identical and therefore not repeated). In an analogous fashion, a reference to an ancient source should include both the information about the modern publication and the information about the ancient source, as follows: title or other identification of the ancient source; modern author, translator, or editor; title of the modern publication; facts of publication; indication of the place within the modern publication where the ancient source is found (usually pages); and, as applicable, indication of the place within the ancient source to which reference is made (on this, see further below). Students must use
[Bibdesk-users] Citing a web page
WHen I use the URL cite type in BibDesk there is no field for the actualURL? Am I supposed to use the URLDate field for the URL? -Kevin -- Everyone hates slow websites. So do we. Make your web apps faster with AppDynamics Download AppDynamics Lite for free today: http://p.sf.net/sfu/appdyn_d2d_feb ___ Bibdesk-users mailing list Bibdesk-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bibdesk-users
