![]() If you are in list view, however, you just set up the columns according to your preferences, and then you can easily rearrange your library based on e.g. ![]() Bookends offer similar options, but it’s more cumbersome if you’re not in list view, because you need to select all references, right click, navigate to ‘sort by…’, and then select your option. In Sente, you can easily rearrange your library according to title, name of authors, dates added or modified, and a range of other criteria. Here are some screen shots for comparison, with Sente first and Bookends second. ![]() In Bookends, you can also use the lower pane to see the tag cloud, which I’ll talk more about below. Both offer list and standard views, with a tool bar on the top, a library view to the left that provides an overview of folders, smart groups and other organisational features, a reference view to the right that offers different windows where you can view additional information about the selected reference or edit reference information, and a third pane below where you can view the attached PDF or related web sites. In several ways, the UIs of Bookends and Sente are quite similar. Since that post contains quite a few Sente screen shots, I’ll also be using more space here on displaying Bookends (with a bit of empty space after a few of the screen shots which for some reason I can’t mange to format away…) If you haven’t already read my first post on Sente, I encourage you do to that before continuing this post, as I’ll be referring back to it here. However, EndNote is not very useful for organising PDFs and also doesn’t come with annotation capacities hence I use alternative apps for those purposes. I am still sticking to EndNote for formatting my research papers in spite of its clunkiness and old fashioned streak, in my experience it’s the only app I can really count on to a) function on all the library and journal web sites I regularly visit, and b) import and format reference information with the highest level of accuracy. – importing, organising and annotating references and PDFsįor those interested in cite while you write functionality, I’ll state up front that I won’t be addressing that here. – the mac versions (I’ll address the iPad versions separately in a future post) In this post, you’ll find my first impressions of Sente versus Bookends, with a focus on Release notes were unavailable when this listing was updated.While I have been using Sente for a while to manage my PDFs, I’ve been curious about Bookends since I first heard about it, and recently I decided to check it out.Sync your library with Bookends On Tap on your iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch, so that you have your references and PDF’s with you, wherever you are. Automatically locate and attach PDF’s on your hard drive.Automatically download and attach the PDF of an article from the Internet if you have access permission.Automatically rename and organize PDF files on-the-fly.Attach any file (such as a PDF) to a reference and view or open it instantly.Bookends allows for powerful group-based searches, with static, smart, and virtual groups.īookends also offers a robust assortment of file attachment features: Also, with automatic searches of PubMed, you can discover articles as soon as they’re published. Or use a built-in browser to download references with PDF’s and/or Web pages. ![]() And with Bookends, you can directly search and import references from numerous sources: You can also scan Apple Pages ’08, ’09, and 5, and OpenOffice 3 files, or RTF files saved from any word processor.īookends allows you to share your references over the Internet with anyone, on any platform. Bookends is a full-featured bibliography/reference and information-management system for students and professionals.Īccess the power of Bookends directly from Mellel, Nisus Writer Pro, or MS Word (including Word 2011): Bookends allows you to scan your existing word-processor files and automatically generate finished manuscripts with properly formatted bibliographies.
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