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Webspirs/Siler Platter imports
Author: Michael Alan Dover    Posted: Wed, 6 Feb 2002 11:53:32 -0500
Regarding the problem with psychinfo from webspirs. I don't know about the Mac environment, but in the Windows environment, a config sile that properly parses the SO field for multiple document types is available. Full information below including URL. Please forgive a few references specific only to U of Michigan: I want to draw your attention to the availability of a resource which can make doing social work and social science bibliographical research much more accessible. It requires the use of Procite 5, which is admittedly a pricey ($99 at the Union computer showcase) program, but one which adds new functionality in its current version. (Namely the ability to handle uploads of records from databases such as EconLit and SocioFile and Social Work Abstracts which contain records of various document types, such as article, book chapters, dissertations, etc..) Procite 5 is now on the ITD software load, and thus can be used with the following configuration file. The Silver Platter Configuration file for Procite 5 that is released with the product and available on the website (ver. 2) doesn't property parse the source field for the various Silver Platter social science databases. An updated one was made available to me by ResearchSoft and I continued to develop it so that with the exception of some journals that have non-standard source fields (for instance, no volume or issue number), it works well. (For those journals, the source field is placed in the journal field but isn't parsed). Susan Hollar, Director of the Knowledge Navigation Center at the University of Michigan Library, has posted a zip file of this configuration file through the URL at the end of this message.. Just download it and unzip it to your config folder within your procite folder. If you are using a University machine that has write-protected the c:\program files\procite5 folder, you can expand it to your c:\temp or other non-write protected directory. Then use Bibliolink, Configuration, Database Identification to set the default to the database whose downloaded search you want to import to Procite. Go to Procite, Tools, Import Text File, and open your downloaded search. In the window that pops up when you open the text file from within procite, the default under File Type is Tagged. Leave it. The default under File Format must be changed. Click the down arrow and choose SilverplatterDover.cfg. If you had to save the file to another drive, you can navigate to it by clicking on the little box to the right of the down arrow. Choose the target Procite database; if the new one you named isn't in the window, click on the little square box to the right of the target database window and select it. Click Transfer. The file works with downloads from searches done on the following Silver Platter databases: Ageline, Criminal Justice, Econlit, Political Science, Popline, Social Work, Sociological Abstracts. It works with Silver Platter's online psychinfo, but the University doesn't subscribe to that. (For PsychInfo, use EndNote filters through Mirlyn.) I would appreciate any feedback from users of this configuration file. I am also intersted in feedback regarding any problems users encounter with the Silver Platter databases, since there are periodic encounters with receipt of a "document not found, please try again or contact server administrators" message which can pop up when you try to Save the records you have searched for. This is a server problem which the library is trying to solve, but appears intermittent and won't be notice by many users, other than heavy users. http://www.knc.lib.umich.edu/bmip/procite/procitenews.html Michael A. Dover, M.A., M.S.W. Ph.D. Candidate, Social Work and Sociology School of Social Work, University of Michigan 1080 S. University Ave., Ann Arbor MI 48109-1106 (734)663-6972

Re: Webspirs/Siler Platter imports
Author: Brosemer, Kathleen    Posted: Wed, 13 Feb 2002 09:19:12 -0500
Michael, do you know if there is a config file that correctly parses the SO field in other SilverPlatter databases? I'm working with Agricola, Biological Abstracts, CAB Abstracts, and TreeCD databases from SilverPlatter, and the same thing happens with that pesky SO field. I've downloaded and unZipped your config file but it refers only to the databases you use. Any help you could offer, or the contact name at Procite/Bibliolink with whom you worked to create your config file, would be greatly appreciated. thanks Kathleen Brosemer Great Lakes Forestry Centre Canadian Forest Service -----Original Message----- From: Michael Alan Dover /> Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2002 11:54 AM To: /> Subject: Webspirs/Siler Platter imports Regarding the problem with psychinfo from webspirs. I don't know about the Mac environment, but in the Windows environment, a config sile that properly parses the SO field for multiple document types is available. Full information below including URL. Please forgive a few references specific only to U of Michigan: I want to draw your attention to the availability of a resource which can make doing social work and social science bibliographical research much more accessible. It requires the use of Procite 5, which is admittedly a pricey ($99 at the Union computer showcase) program, but one which adds new functionality in its current version. (Namely the ability to handle uploads of records from databases such as EconLit and SocioFile and Social Work Abstracts which contain records of various document types, such as article, book chapters, dissertations, etc..) Procite 5 is now on the ITD software load, and thus can be used with the following configuration file. The Silver Platter Configuration file for Procite 5 that is released with the product and available on the website (ver. 2) doesn't property parse the source field for the various Silver Platter social science databases. An updated one was made available to me by ResearchSoft and I continued to develop it so that with the exception of some journals that have non-standard source fields (for instance, no volume or issue number), it works well. (For those journals, the source field is placed in the journal field but isn't parsed). Susan Hollar, Director of the Knowledge Navigation Center at the University of Michigan Library, has posted a zip file of this configuration file through the URL at the end of this message.. Just download it and unzip it to your config folder within your procite folder. If you are using a University machine that has write-protected the c:\program files\procite5 folder, you can expand it to your c:\temp or other non-write protected directory. Then use Bibliolink, Configuration, Database Identification to set the default to the database whose downloaded search you want to import to Procite. Go to Procite, Tools, Import Text File, and open your downloaded search. In the window that pops up when you open the text file from within procite, the default under File Type is Tagged. Leave it. The default under File Format must be changed. Click the down arrow and choose SilverplatterDover.cfg. If you had to save the file to another drive, you can navigate to it by clicking on the little box to the right of the down arrow. Choose the target Procite database; if the new one you named isn't in the window, click on the little square box to the right of the target database window and select it. Click Transfer. The file works with downloads from searches done on the following Silver Platter databases: Ageline, Criminal Justice, Econlit, Political Science, Popline, Social Work, Sociological Abstracts. It works with Silver Platter's online psychinfo, but the University doesn't subscribe to that. (For PsychInfo, use EndNote filters through Mirlyn.) I would appreciate any feedback from users of this configuration file. I am also intersted in feedback regarding any problems users encounter with the Silver Platter databases, since there are periodic encounters with receipt of a "document not found, please try again or contact server administrators" message which can pop up when you try to Save the records you have searched for. This is a server problem which the library is trying to solve, but appears intermittent and won't be notice by many users, other than heavy users. http://www.knc.lib.umich.edu/bmip/procite/procitenews.html Michael A. Dover, M.A., M.S.W. Ph.D. Candidate, Social Work and Sociology School of Social Work, University of Michigan 1080 S. University Ave., Ann Arbor MI 48109-1106 (734)663-6972

Re: Webspirs/Siler Platter imports
Author: Molly Harris    Posted: Wed, 13 Feb 2002 09:14:41 -0600
Kathleen: I had exactly the same problem for months whenever I exported citations from the vendor OVID into PROCITE (Windows version 5.0). Since I am involved with systematic reviews which routinely result in 4,000+ citations at one whack, I was really annoyed at the prospect of having to manually correct the source field information into the appropriate fields. The folks at PROCITE told me go the PROCITE website homepage: http://www.procite.com/ 1) Click on "Support & Services," on the top toolbar. 2) Click on "Export Plug-In for ProCite in Windows" on the left side bar. Follow the Download Instructions. This procedure worked for me, but if you have further problems, don't hesitate to call the PROCITE Technical Support staff [(510) 559-8592]. They really know their stuff! Molly Harris Molly Harris, AHIP, MLS, MA Medical Research Librarian South Texas Veterans Health Care System Audie L. Murphy Division-Amb.Care (11C6) 7400 Merton Minter Blvd. San Antonio Texas 78284 Tel: (210) 617-5300 ext 4267 Fax: (210) 567-4423 e-mail: OR /> -----Original Message----- From: PROCITE The Personal Bibliographic Software Discussion List Behalf Of Brosemer, Kathleen Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2002 8:19 AM To: /> Subject: Re: Webspirs/Siler Platter imports Michael, do you know if there is a config file that correctly parses the SO field in other SilverPlatter databases? I'm working with Agricola, Biological Abstracts, CAB Abstracts, and TreeCD databases from SilverPlatter, and the same thing happens with that pesky SO field. I've downloaded and unZipped your config file but it refers only to the databases you use. Any help you could offer, or the contact name at Procite/Bibliolink with whom you worked to create your config file, would be greatly appreciated. thanks Kathleen Brosemer Great Lakes Forestry Centre Canadian Forest Service -----Original Message----- From: Michael Alan Dover /> Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2002 11:54 AM To: /> Subject: Webspirs/Siler Platter imports Regarding the problem with psychinfo from webspirs. I don't know about the Mac environment, but in the Windows environment, a config sile that properly parses the SO field for multiple document types is available. Full information below including URL. Please forgive a few references specific only to U of Michigan: I want to draw your attention to the availability of a resource which can make doing social work and social science bibliographical research much more accessible. It requires the use of Procite 5, which is admittedly a pricey ($99 at the Union computer showcase) program, but one which adds new functionality in its current version. (Namely the ability to handle uploads of records from databases such as EconLit and SocioFile and Social Work Abstracts which contain records of various document types, such as article, book chapters, dissertations, etc..) Procite 5 is now on the ITD software load, and thus can be used with the following configuration file. The Silver Platter Configuration file for Procite 5 that is released with the product and available on the website (ver. 2) doesn't property parse the source field for the various Silver Platter social science databases. An updated one was made available to me by ResearchSoft and I continued to develop it so that with the exception of some journals that have non-standard source fields (for instance, no volume or issue number), it works well. (For those journals, the source field is placed in the journal field but isn't parsed). Susan Hollar, Director of the Knowledge Navigation Center at the University of Michigan Library, has posted a zip file of this configuration file through the URL at the end of this message.. Just download it and unzip it to your config folder within your procite folder. If you are using a University machine that has write-protected the c:\program files\procite5 folder, you can expand it to your c:\temp or other non-write protected directory. Then use Bibliolink, Configuration, Database Identification to set the default to the database whose downloaded search you want to import to Procite. Go to Procite, Tools, Import Text File, and open your downloaded search. In the window that pops up when you open the text file from within procite, the default under File Type is Tagged. Leave it. The default under File Format must be changed. Click the down arrow and choose SilverplatterDover.cfg. If you had to save the file to another drive, you can navigate to it by clicking on the little box to the right of the down arrow. Choose the target Procite database; if the new one you named isn't in the window, click on the little square box to the right of the target database window and select it. Click Transfer. The file works with downloads from searches done on the following Silver Platter databases: Ageline, Criminal Justice, Econlit, Political Science, Popline, Social Work, Sociological Abstracts. It works with Silver Platter's online psychinfo, but the University doesn't subscribe to that. (For PsychInfo, use EndNote filters through Mirlyn.) I would appreciate any feedback from users of this configuration file. I am also intersted in feedback regarding any problems users encounter with the Silver Platter databases, since there are periodic encounters with receipt of a "document not found, please try again or contact server administrators" message which can pop up when you try to Save the records you have searched for. This is a server problem which the library is trying to solve, but appears intermittent and won't be notice by many users, other than heavy users. http://www.knc.lib.umich.edu/bmip/procite/procitenews.html Michael A. Dover, M.A., M.S.W. Ph.D. Candidate, Social Work and Sociology School of Social Work, University of Michigan 1080 S. University Ave., Ann Arbor MI 48109-1106 (734)663-6972

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