On Jan 11, 2006, at 9:33 AM, Elizabeth Van Couvering wrote:
I am really enjoying the mac-native Bookends
http://www.sonnysoftware.com/. So far
1) I don't understand what you mean about the data model
Can you store the data you need to store clearly and accurately, where
if you send that data to someone else and they import into their
database, it remains clear and accurate (e.g. so that you don't have to
rely on hacks like custom fields, which are not portable).
I do a fair bit of archival historical work, for example, and most
applications don't handle that very well. IIRC, that includes Bookends.
This is a real problem in almost all designs I've seen. If you don't
model the data right at the foundations, you make life difficult for
particular communities of users.
2) very good citation support
3) excellent word processor integration, better IMO than EndNote
because I can just type {Author 2000} and then it will pick it up on
the scan. But doesn't do the Cite-as-you-write-thing. Fully
integrated with one particular mac word processor whose name I can't
remember.
Mellel.
4) better import/export than EndNote
5) Not sure
6) very good, you can even write your own and it's easy enough to do.
I love this program, and the feature I particularly like in addition
to all the other regular stuff is that I can make both manual and
smart-groups of my references. Also it does a great UI job displaying
the annotated reference in a side-pane and the formatted bib citation
in a bottom-pane. iTunes for my references. Lovely.
Great.
I have to say, I find the GUI aesthetically (as opposed to
functionally) quite unattractive. And I don't use Word or Mellel, so
...
Bruce
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