WizFolio
Encyclopedia
WizFolio is a web based reference management software
for researchers to manage, share their research and academic papers and generate citations in scholarly writings. It uses plug-ins (HTML parsing technology) to collect bibliographic information, videos and patents from webpages.
During the 8th International Conference on Bioinformatics (InCOB), Lim Chuan Poh, Chairman of Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) announced that the Asia-Pacific Bioinformatics Network (APBioNet) and Association for Medical and Bio Informatics Singapore (AMBIS) signed an agreement with WizFolio to provide respective members access to the system as well as explore new ways to improve the process of scientific peer review activities.
WizFolio supports all the latest versions of Mac, Windows and Linux.
Works on all major browsers such as Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari and Chrome.
Import bibliographic data directly from over 200 scientific publishers (IEEE, Springer Wiley, Nature, Science) and databases (Google Scholar, Scopus, ISI, JSTOR, Proquest, etc). Also automatically imports free PDFs into your online collection.
Collaborative citing across OS and document formats with patent pending citation technology. Have plugins for Microsoft Word (Win), OpenOffice (Win, Mac, Linux), Google Docs, Google Sites, Zoho Writer and WordPress.
Search Pubmed, Google Books, YouTube, Bing, Amazon Books within WizFolio.
Folders, Flags, Tags, and Notes and on-the-fly handling of duplicates.
WizFolio will attempt to get the bibliograhic data when you batch upload your PDF's and documents.
Drag-n-Drop share. Publicize research work using the WizFolio Profile page, Email, Twitter or Facebook.
WizImporter for transfer from Zotero & Mendeley, and RIS files for Endnote & Refworks.
Locate PDF for the top open access journals and linkage to over 350 universities' library subscriptions.
(Windows), OpenOffice (Windows, Mac
, Linux
), Google Docs and Zoho Writer.
The system's bookmarklet for Google Docs works only with the version of Google Docs previous to the version announced on the Google Docs blog on April 12, 2010.
Reference management software
Reference management software, citation management software or personal bibliographic management software is software for scholars and authors to use for recording and utilising bibliographic citations . Once a citation has been recorded, it can be used time and again in generating bibliographies,...
for researchers to manage, share their research and academic papers and generate citations in scholarly writings. It uses plug-ins (HTML parsing technology) to collect bibliographic information, videos and patents from webpages.
History
Developed by WizPatent Pte Ltd, its alpha version was launched on 12 May 2008, and the beta on 22 June 2008. It has since been released officially and is opened to the general public.During the 8th International Conference on Bioinformatics (InCOB), Lim Chuan Poh, Chairman of Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) announced that the Asia-Pacific Bioinformatics Network (APBioNet) and Association for Medical and Bio Informatics Singapore (AMBIS) signed an agreement with WizFolio to provide respective members access to the system as well as explore new ways to improve the process of scientific peer review activities.
Features
These are the WizFolio Features as listed on the WizFolio website .- Cross platform
WizFolio supports all the latest versions of Mac, Windows and Linux.
- Browsers
Works on all major browsers such as Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari and Chrome.
- Import (WizAdd)
Import bibliographic data directly from over 200 scientific publishers (IEEE, Springer Wiley, Nature, Science) and databases (Google Scholar, Scopus, ISI, JSTOR, Proquest, etc). Also automatically imports free PDFs into your online collection.
- Cite
Collaborative citing across OS and document formats with patent pending citation technology. Have plugins for Microsoft Word (Win), OpenOffice (Win, Mac, Linux), Google Docs, Google Sites, Zoho Writer and WordPress.
- Search
Search Pubmed, Google Books, YouTube, Bing, Amazon Books within WizFolio.
- Organize
Folders, Flags, Tags, and Notes and on-the-fly handling of duplicates.
- Upload
WizFolio will attempt to get the bibliograhic data when you batch upload your PDF's and documents.
- Share
Drag-n-Drop share. Publicize research work using the WizFolio Profile page, Email, Twitter or Facebook.
- Transfer
WizImporter for transfer from Zotero & Mendeley, and RIS files for Endnote & Refworks.
- Locate
Locate PDF for the top open access journals and linkage to over 350 universities' library subscriptions.
Compatibility with word processors
WizCite, the system's citation tool, is compatible with Microsoft WordMicrosoft Word
Microsoft Word is a word processor designed by Microsoft. It was first released in 1983 under the name Multi-Tool Word for Xenix systems. Subsequent versions were later written for several other platforms including IBM PCs running DOS , the Apple Macintosh , the AT&T Unix PC , Atari ST , SCO UNIX,...
(Windows), OpenOffice (Windows, Mac
Macintosh
The Macintosh , or Mac, is a series of several lines of personal computers designed, developed, and marketed by Apple Inc. The first Macintosh was introduced by Apple's then-chairman Steve Jobs on January 24, 1984; it was the first commercially successful personal computer to feature a mouse and a...
, Linux
Linux
Linux is a Unix-like computer operating system assembled under the model of free and open source software development and distribution. The defining component of any Linux system is the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released October 5, 1991 by Linus Torvalds...
), Google Docs and Zoho Writer.
The system's bookmarklet for Google Docs works only with the version of Google Docs previous to the version announced on the Google Docs blog on April 12, 2010.
Trial with Scholars Portal
Scholars Portal, a consortium of 21 university libraries in Canada, began a trial of the system in early 2010.External links
See also
- Comparison of reference management softwareComparison of reference management software- General :In the "notes" section, there is a difference between:* web-based, referring to applications that may be installed on a web server...