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Cost |
Paid for by UC Berkeley |
$76.99 download Cal Student Store |
free |
$34.95 for undergrads |
free; charges apply for optional file storage above 100MB |
Web-based? (works on all operating systems) |
yes |
yes
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yes (Firefox browser required) |
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Mac/Windows? |
Mac/Windows |
Mac/Windows |
Mac/Windows |
Mac |
Mac/Windows |
Create Bibliography? |
yes |
yes |
no |
yes |
yes |
# of citation styles |
1,087+ |
3,300+ |
n/a |
hundred built-in |
>1000 (Note: Results may be poor for some styles, especially in science.). |
Create inline citations in word processor |
yes |
yes |
no |
yes |
yes (with plugin) |
Import method |
Import batches of search results from many databases.. | Import batches of search results from many databases. | Bookmarklet to add individual articles as you access them. | Targeted browsing through native interface import 1 at a time; manual download of article auto-linked to citation. | Use icon in browser's address bar to add citations individually or in groups. (Note: from PubMed, import articles one at a time using the PMID or DOI.) |
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Access full-text? |
Link to discover full text | Both a link to locally saved article (if user has done this) or a link to discover full-text. | Link to discover full text. | Yes; includes link to locally saved article (if saved by user) and a link to discover full text. | Yes; includes link to locally saved article (if saved by user) and a link to discover full text. |
Add personal notes? |
Notes field | Notes field | Notes field | Notes field | Notes tab |
Handling of legacy documents (those saved on computer before using program) |
n/a |
User can manually create a link to the locally saved article. | n/a |
Sente will attempt to retrieve citation information from DOI, PubMed, Google Scholar. | User can manually create a link to the locally saved article. |
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Location of your references |
web | your computer | web | your computer | in Firefox on your computer, backed up to web |
Export Format |
EndNote, RefWorks, Reference Manager, BibTeX, Citation List, RefWorks, XML, Tab Delimited | Text, RTF, HTML, XML, EndNote | BIbTeX, RIS | BibTeX, EndNote X, Refer, and Sente XML. | Zotero RDF, MODS, BibTeX, EndNote, RIS, Dublin Core RDF, Wikipedia Citation Templates |
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Can others see your database without you doing anything? (exporting or transferring) |
yes, you can set up password-based read-only access | no |
yes |
no |
Database can be shared with owner setup and owner permission only |
Works with Berkeley subscribed databases? |
All databases with UC-eLinks can export to RefWorks. Lexis-Nexis has a button for it. | Many through import filters and "connection files" | No, it works one at a time from the article's web page | PubMed, Web of Science, Jstor, Highwire press, Worldcat, Library of Congress Catalog, plus Google Scholar | Works with some Berkeley databases and many other sites including Google Scholar, YouTube, Amazon, etc. |
Works with new media? (web pages, podcasts, blog postings, etc. |
yes |
yes |
No, only traditional academic formats | no |
Yes; designed for use with new media |
Keeping current feature |
You set up an RSS feed as a folder to capture new items. You then move the items to your working folders. | n/a |
You choose to "watch" tags and users's lists via web site or RSS. | You can set auto-updates on previous searches (updating daily, weekly, monthly, etc) | n/a |
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08/21/12
