[Techtalk] Procite Alternative

[Jaroslaw Fedevych (UALUG]

On Fri, Sep 03, 2004 at 12:31:42AM +1000, Sue Stones wrote:
> Does anyone know if there is a Linux version of Procite or an=20
> alternative to it.  I haven't used procite but according to my uni=20
> website its a database program which enables you to organise=20
> bibliographic references, and produce reference lists in a range of=20
> standard and custom styles.
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What I am thinking of: a database (1 table exactly, no more complex
that /etc/passwd file), containing author, title, publisher, ISBN etc.,
and awk/perl script which takes out data needed and tailors it up
to your need. Should be easy.

A more complex solution would generate BibTeX stuff, I suppose.

> I guess that even if there isn't one, it wouldn't be too hard to create=
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> one.  (I am thinking this out as I type!)  The only problem is working=20
> out what is actually required for the correct referencing style - and=20
> wanting to avoid this is probably why I am thinking about this software=
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That varies in different countries. You most probably should look up
a reference already made in proper fashion, and try to work something
similar.

>  Still if I wrote something I could make it available to the few Linux=20
> users that are out there at CSU!
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> Has anyone done anything similar to this?

For paperwork, BibTeX was all I needed... But I have made everything
in LaTeX,unfortunately, not all people are willing to do the Right Thing.=
 ;)

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