software like endnote

[cuonght]

I am new user of ubuntu, so could someone help me, please?
Is there any endnote - like software for Ubuntu? And how can I convert my library in endnote to this new software?

[WebDrake]

I am new user of ubuntu, so could someone help me, please?
Is there any endnote - like software for Ubuntu? And how can I convert my library in endnote to this new software?

You mean the reference database software (made by the same people who make Reference Manager) that integrates with Word so you can enter references, captions, etc. in given journal formats?

OpenOffice.org aims to have similar functionality built-in but the present version is pretty basic compared to what Endnote/RefMan can do. See http://bibliographic.openoffice.org/ which details the timeline for the development of this service into a serious contender.

In the meantime, there are also some third-party creations. You might want to look at,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Categor...ement_software

Bibus is supposed to do something similar to Endnote, but I don't have personal experience. See: http://bibus-biblio.sourceforge.net/ and https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bibus although I'm not sure the Ubuntu wiki page is up to date. I don't think Bibus is in any of the Ubuntu repositories at the moment but I doubt it's too difficult to install. An advantage is that Bibus apparently works with MS Word as well, so databases should be transferable between you and less-enlightened colleagues.

If you have to, I suppose it might be possible to run MS Word and Endnote together under Wine. Check out the Wine project's compatibility list to see if this is a possibility.

[cuonght]

Thanks for your information

[machoo02]

If you have to, I suppose it might be possible to run MS Word and Endnote together under Wine. Check out the Wine project's compatibility list to see if this is a possibility.

FWIW...I've attempted to do this using CrossOver, but to no avail. Both Word and Endnote will work fairly well, but trying to use CWYW functionality in Word causes it to tank on opening. I haven't tried this with regular WINE because I've never been able to get Office to install properly...

I've been using Bibus for a little while, and been fairly pleased with the results. The instructions on the Bibus site are pretty straightforward for installation/integration with OO.o/importing references from Endnote.

This page from the OO.o wiki has a list of a number of different bibliographic softwares both open and closed source.

[Mr Al]

This recently came up in this forum:

http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=327675

[ecastro]

There are plenty of bibliographic applications for linux. Try PyBibliographer, BibTex, sixpack etc.

But my favourite replacement for endnote is Bibus
http://bibus-biblio.sourceforge.net/....php/Main_Page

This applications works as an stansalone bibliographic database, connects to internet sources for searching, makes final bibliography styling and formatting AND integrates with OpenOffice (and other tool, even MS-Word) to on-the -fly citation.

Bibus is on standard repos, I think.
Bibus site offers more up to date versions as Ubuntu .deb packages: easiest instalation

[akniss]

Add the following repositories to your /etc/apt/sources.list:

deb http://switch.dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/bibus-biblio ./
deb-src http://switch.dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/bibus-biblio ./

Then run:

sudo aptitude update
sudo aptitude install python-pysqlite2 bibus bibus-doc-en
sudo aptitude install mysql-server mysql-common mysql-client python-mysqldb

You should then be able to start up bibus and get the first connection wizard. I wrote my PhD dissertation using bibus/OOo and had very few issues. I highly recommend it.

[nike984]

There is a document management software named 'jLibrary'.
It is built based on java, so I think it will also work on Linux.
If your using Mac, there is a great application, 'DevonThink',
otherwise than that jLibrary seems to be a promising app.

[WebDrake]

Add the following repositories to your /etc/apt/sources.list:

You should then be able to start up bibus and get the first connection wizard. I wrote my PhD dissertation using bibus/OOo and had very few issues. I highly recommend it.

Mmm, I must check it out.

Since people have mentioned BibTeX I should add that this is in some respects a fantastic solution (and for people like me who use LaTeX it's essential), simple to use, but tricky if you want to customise it. Fortunately a lot of work has already been done for you by wonderful dedicated people, making it in many ways the most powerful bibliographic solution available.

[DrOlaf]

No-one in this thread has mentioned JabRef yet, so I will. It's a Java app that allows you to maintain your BibTeX library, but also has more EndNote-like features like the ability to search online libraries such as Medline. I use it with my BibTeX libraries and I think it's great.