We've had a trial of RefWorks, which has some nice features,
but is
quite pricey. I've been looking for comparative reviews of
of
Refworks and the other available solutions (both proprietary
and open
source) but most of what I'm finding is pretty dated.
I'm looking for input from librarians who have either gotten
site or
network licences for some of the commercial products
(RefWorks,
ProCite, etc) or have implemented other solutions, such as
installing
an open source product or promoting the use of one of the
open source
products via training sessions.
I looked at the Wikipedia "Comparison of reference
management software" page
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compari
son_of_reference_management_software>
Some of the most promising free solutions have odd quirks.
For
example, according to the wikipedia chart, one of the most
promising
open source products, Refbase, can be used on most major
operating
systems and can import from file formats offered by almost
every
vendor we use - but it doesn't offer the Chicago/Turabian
citation
style which some of our professors require.
So, if your library has been using one of the products,
please tell me
how they're working for you. For the open-source products,
I'm most
interested in how challenging (or how easy) they were to
install and
offer to the campus community. I would prefer a web-based
solution
simply because it allows users to access their citations no
matter
where they are working, as long as they have network
access.
[If you reply to the list, please cc: stacy.pober manhattan.edu Thanks!]
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Stacy Pober
Information Alchemist
Manhattan College
O'Malley Library
Riverdale, NY 10471
stacy.pobermanhattan.edu
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