What's new in Reference Miner

NEW in Reference Miner 3.0

• A built-in browser for PubMed and Amazon

Switch between text and browser display of references, click through links on the PubMed or Amazon web sites, and download pdfs and web pages by drag and drop. Requires Mac OS X 10.4 or later.

NEW in Reference Miner 2.1

• The PubMed internet search has been rewritten to be compatible with changes in Entrez

The number of references Bookends can retrieve from PubMed in a single download is unlimited.

NEW in Reference Miner 2.0

• Version 2.0 is a universal binary (runs natively on PPC and Intel Macs)

Requires Mac OS X 10.3 or later.

• Highlighted search words

The search words in the found text will be highlighted when the results of a PubMed or Library of Congress search are displayed.

NEW in Reference Miner 1.3

• Compatible with the revised Amazon web services

As a result, searching Amazon.jp in Japanese once again works.

• The book description, if available, is now shown in the Info Pane.

The maximum number of customer reviews shown has been increased to 5.

• Modified PubMed searches once again search for specific dates (was broken by changes in PubMed)

NEW in Reference Miner 1.2.6

• Search Amazon France (amazon.fr) and Amazon Canada (amazon.ca)

NEW in Reference Miner 1.2.5

• Compatibility with PubMed

Fixed another incompatibility introduced by a change in PubMed.

NEW in Reference Miner 1.2.4

• Compatibility with PubMed

Fixed an incompatibility introduced by a change in PubMed.

• Minor minor cosmetic changes and bug fixes

NEW in Reference Miner 1.2.3

• Compatibilty with the Library of Congress

Fixed an incompatibility resulting from changes to the Library of Congress server (mid-August, 2004).

• PubMed details display

The PubMed details pane indicates if indexing is ongoing (in-process) or finished (completed).

NEW in Reference Miner 1.2.2

• Search Amazon Japan (Amazon.co.jp)

Note that books cannot be imported from Amazon Japan into Bookends 7.7.x databases.

• Minor bug fixes

NEW in Reference Miner 1.2.1

• Compatibility with proxy servers

You can access the Internet via a proxy server by entering the proxy server's address and port number in Reference Miner Preferences.

• Window size and position is remembered between launches

• Close the advanced search drawer by dragging its grab handle (requires Mac OS X 10.3)

• Minor bug fixes

NEW in Reference Miner 1.2

• Search the Library of Congress

A standard query searches through the entire Library of Congress database. An advanced query allows you to perform boolean (AND, OR, NOT) searches on up to three specific fields.

NEW in Reference Miner 1.1

• Amazon Power Search

Perform boolean searches for books based on author, title, date of publication, type of binding (hardcover, paperback, etc.), subject matter, keywords, and more. Results can be sorted by date of publication, title, price, sales rank, etc.

• Improved Amazon book display

Reference information (lower pane) is formatted for easier comprehension.

• Preferences

Set the default values for which Internet site to search, the list font and font size, and the display pane font and font size.

• Open multiple search windows simultaneously

• Save book cover images as JPEGs (Control-click or right-click on the image)

• Cosmetic changes

NEW in Reference Miner 1.0.1

• Panther (Mac OS X 10.3) compatibility

• Improved reference display for PubMed articles

Reference information is shown in the PubMed citation style.

• Automatically open a PubMed full-text article in your browser

When you double-click on a reference or click on the Go to PubMed button, Reference Miner will query PubMed for the link to the full-text article and, if found, open it in your browser. If a link is not available, or is not found within 3 seconds, the PubMed citation will be shown instead. The ability to view the full-text article usually requires that you or your institution has a subscription to the journal. Depending on your location and/or institutional support, you may be asked for verification and/or payment for the full-text article at the journal's web site. To avoid the check for a full-text article, hold down the Shift key. If more than one reference is selected when you click on Go to PubMed, Bookends will show them all in the PubMed citation format in your browser. You can then click on the link to the full-text article in the browser.

• Print reference information

The Print Details Pane menu item (File menu) prints the lower pane of the Reference Miner window (contains book information and reviews [Amazon] or the formatted citation plus abstract [PubMed]). Use the Page Setup menu item to set printing options.

• Results of searches with 10 hits or less are shown immediately