I certainly find Biblioscape to be very stable. It's a very powerful
package, which means that it takes a bit more time to get used to
than other, simpler offerings. Which makes an important point: the
key to choosing bibiographic software is the same as it is for any
other software: first you have to figure out your needs. If you look
at comparisons (e.g.
http://www.burioni.it/forum/ors-bfs/text/index.html) you'll
immediately be struck by the way that they all have their good points
and their bad points. Also, of course, these reviews are always
behind the times, reporting on older versions, so you need to be
careful to make sure that you've checked that a feature that is
important to you that the review says isn't in Product X hasn't been
added in the current release.

For me, Biblioscape's great strength is its web-friendliness, which
means that I only need to have one database in one location, so my
colleagues I can work with it anywhere in the world. It has a whole
bunch of great features, for example the ability to link references
(I use that a lot, for example to show who cites whom) I haven't yet
had the chance to assess Biblioscape 7 yet, but it looks like a big
step forward.

Hugh Gunz

At 20:48 2007-01-20, alternative.1976 wrote:
>Hello,
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>I am interested in finding a reliable program like Biblioscape to help
>in writing my dissertation. There are a few programs out there
>besides Biblioscape, such as Scholar's Aid, and I am trying to get
>feedback from those who have used either program. In particular, how
>stable is Biblioscape (I have heard mixed reviews) and user friendly
>is it? Any other details would be helpful.
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