EndNote 9

EndNote 9 has been released by ResearchSoft - this is a major release for the bibliography tool. EndNotes allows you to search online bibliographic databases, organize references and images, and create instant bibliographies. Using EndNote 9 you can work faster with increased performance, connect to more data sources worldwide, and share customized libraries with colleagues easily.

Some of the new or upgraded features include:

* Better connectivity to data sources
* Better performance
* Spotlight Integration
* With Microsoft Word X and higher, there is a “cite while you write” mode.

Cost: $330 full, $100 upgrade, $;110 student.

Requirements: Mac OS X 10.3.6

There is a free trial available. You can read the press release/announcement of this software at the developer’s website.

GlobalBooks

Courtesy of MacUpdate.com, I came across another bibliographic information utility:GlobalBooks

GlobalBooks is a freeware application designed to serve as a bibliographic information utility. A Quick Glance at GlobalBooks:

* Rapid Search Results
* Extensive Book Information
* Instant MLA or APA Formatted Bibliographies
* Online Price Gathering
* Author Quotations
* eBook Gathering
* Easy to Use Interface

You can find screenshots here

Update: Bookends X 8.1.1

Bookends X, from Sonny Software, has been updated to version 8.1.1 For a listing of changes, please see the Bookends X Release Notes (sonnysoftware.com). It requires Mac OS X 10.2 or later.

Bookends is a full-featured and cost-effective bibliography, reference, and information management system for students and professionals….Unicode-savvy, powerful group-based navigation, built-in HTTP server, Internet library searches, automated PubMed searches, and much more.

Bookends can work with Microsoft Word, Apple Pages, Nisus Writer Express, and Mellel is “Bookends aware” (Mellel/Bookends combination.

Among the changes:

* Flexibility of formatting references for bibliographies has been greatly expanded
* New sorting options
* Special title sort
* More intelligent sorting
* Database repair function
* You can copy references from one database to a specific static group in another by drag and drop
* Insert citation option has been added to the Microsoft Word X/2004 Tools menu and Bookends palette.

BibDesk 1.1.5

BibDesk 1.1.5 has been released.

Features and Screenshots.

Requirements: Mac OS X 10.2+

From the developer:

BibDesk is a graphical BibTeX-bibliography manager for Mac OS X. BibDesk is designed to help organize and use bibliographic databases in BibTeX .bib format. In addition to manual typing, bibdesk lets you drag & drop or cut & paste .bib files into the bibliographic database and…. also keeps track of electronic copies of literature on your computer and allows for searching your database through several keys.

Version History:

v1.1.5 - Bugs Fixed
* TeX previewing no longer causes BibDesk to hang
* Fixed another crashing bug in the TeX previewing
* Make sure all TeX previewing tasks are stopped before quitting

Update: BookKeeper 2.0b12

BookKeeper 2.0b12 was released.

BookKeeper is a citation tool for writing papers. It currently formats bibliographies and endnotes in the MLA style and also formats outlines. Additional styles are available as plug-ins. All you supply is the information, and BookKeeper will add in the punctuation and other details.

This releases contains interface improvements, and adds APA Plugins.

Requires: Mac OS X 10.1+

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