refbase 0.8.0 README
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About refbase
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  refbase is a web-based solution for managing scientific literature,
  references and citations.
  
  Currently, the following features have been implemented for:
  EVERYONE
    - search the database using different search forms
    - search within results
    - browse found records and view selected records in detail
    - display rich text (i.e. italics, super/sub-script, greek letters)
    - extract literature cited within a text
    - track queries using RSS
    - a print-friendly view
    - display the selected records in different citation formats
  LOGGED IN USERS
    - user specific fields which are stored individually for each user
    - display or search within only the user's own literature
    - export selected records to MODS XML and (via the GPLed bibutils programs)
      to BibTex, EndNote, and RIS
    - automatic email announcements for newly added records
    - save and recall search queries
    - adding records to user-specific groups
    - add/edit/delete records as well as file upload & download links
    - import of full records from Cambridge Scientific Abstracts
  ADMINISTRATOR
    - user management interface provided to the database admin
    - set access permissions on a per-user basis

  People with access to a shell on the refbase server can use the tools in the
  contrib/endnote directory to batch transfer many records from Endnote into
  refbase.

Credits
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  See AUTHORS

Requirements
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  refbase requires:
  - a web server (like the Apache HTTP Server <http://httpd.apache.org/>)
  - PHP <http://www.php.net/> (version 4.1.0 or greater)
  - MySQL <http://www.mysql.com/> (version 4.1.x or greater required for
    Unicode support)
  
  - for Endnote/RIS/Bibtex export:
    bibutils <http://www.scripps.edu/~cdputnam/software/bibutils/bibutils.html>

Installation
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  See INSTALL

Update
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  See UPDATE

New Features
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  See NEWS

Changelog
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  See ChangeLog

Known issues
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  See BUGS

What is missing?
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  See TODO

License
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  See COPYING

Further information
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  For more information about the refbase project and pointers to working
  examples of refbase please visit:
    <http://www.refbase.net/>  or  <http://refbase.sourceforge.net/>
