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Hi, The way that seems to work for most people is: 1. Unformat the Word doc (remove EN formatting). 2. Import refs into Bookends via XML (that way, the EN record # becomes the Bookends unique ID). 3. Make sure Bookends is set to recognize the citation delimiters (either {} or [], set in Bookends Pre...

Hi Chemist,

It is quite complicated to implement and, frankly, rarely called for (at least since Science did away with it). So while it is possible that we would add this feature at some time in the future, it's not high on our to-do list.

Jon
Sonny Software

Hi neuromama, Bookends will always change the case of the "and" to reflect the case of the authors (UPPER, lower, or small caps), so I'm afraid not. The only way to have Bookends do this is not a great one -- global change -> change case for the authors to ALL CAPS, and then turn this off ...

Hi,

This is not the right forum for these questions -- it is for people looking for formats made by other users. Please post it in the Bookends forum so everyone who might be interested in these issues can find it, and I'll be happy to answer.

Jon
Sonny Software

I found this comment on a web site concerning the "Translated" fields as it pertains to EndNote (http://www.library.uq.edu.au/endnote/unicode8/): "In EndNote 8 and 9, all reference types have a Translated Author and a Translated Title field. This gives the user the option of storing m...

Hi Chemist,

Sorry, Bookends can't do this.

Jon
Sonny Software

Sure, it's easy.

Take a look at the EndNote (Refer) format as an example to start from. Basically, you output tags (like AU) in front of each field you export. If you don't know what the RIS tags are, either google them or look at the RIS import filter we provide.

Jon
Sonny Software

Hi frvs, Yes, ISSN/ISBN will move to a new field (and you can use Global Change -> Move Field to quickly fix your existing db). The old ISBN field will be renamed to User4. I'm leaving Translator where it is. Note that the extra fields are really User5-User16. It's just that many will be assigned de...

No, there's no log. But the error "failed to connect" is all you need to know -- no connection means Bookends couldn't find the server. Make sure the port hasn't changed, BTW. That will cause a failure to connect as well.

Jon
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You should try to rebuild it without opening it first. If this fails, I'm not sure if I can do much, but you can zip and send me the database and I'll take a look.

Jon
Sonny Software

P.S. Like all tech support questions, this should be addressed directly to us, not the forum.

Yes, I agree, and it's done. The old ISBN field (for book-related Types) will be restored to User4, and a new ISSN/ISBN field will be created.

Jon
Sonny Software

You are right. And cite by content is the way to go. So as I said, if you want less "stuff" in the citation, you can delete it after insertion. FWIW, Bookends tries to put in the minimal amount that makes a citation unambiguous. For journal articles it also throughs in the volume number, w...

True. But it wouldn't matter (except esthetically) because the unique ID in the citation would always find the same one. But yes, you might have duplicates in the database.

Jon
Sonny Software

tharpold wrote:I assume that ISSN means here "ISBN/ISSN"?

No, currently User4 is already used for ISBN in Book-related Types. For backwards compatibility, I had not planned to map that anywhere else.

Hm, maybe I should...

Jon
Sonny Software

Seems like I can make bibliographies from multiple authors if 1) I merge all author's databases prior to making the final bibliography, 2) I use cite by content rather than 'author, date, unique ID'. That way, if multiple authors cite 'Smith, 1995' I can resolve the duplication at scan time instead...