No matter where you or your colleagues are in the world, so are your references. With Reference Manager you can collaborate with others on a network—or even the Web. Simplify your publishing with Reference Manager where you can search Internet databases, organize your references and create instant bibliographies. And with these newly added features you can do even more!


View a tour of Reference Manager 12 new features


Link and organize files easily

In Reference Manager 12 you can attach PDFs and other files to a reference and store these attachments with your database. Reference Icons for linked files are displayed in the file attachment field. You can convert existing links to new Reference Manager-relative links in one step.

Build bibliographies with ease—Cite While You Write integration with Word 2007 and more

Cite While You Write with a Reference Manager tab on the Word 2007 ribbon and watch the bibliography appear as you write. Now you can specify the sort order for in-text citations and the bibliography and differentiate between ambiguous citations, such as multiple works by the same author. Reference groups have new options to list as a single citation and suppress an author name with multiple citations.

Collaborate with colleagues using the enhanced Web Publisher

Web Publisher in Reference Manager 12 retrieves an unlimited number of references. And, it can be set to start up automatically and run as a Windows service. Reference Manager databases can be integrated with other portals using updated SOAP and WSDL technologies.

Other new features :

• Spell check and entire database as well as individual records
  
• Set preferences to open your database with “Read-Write Exclusive” access
  
• Download a specified number of references when searching ISI Web of Knowledge or PubMed
  
• Identify duplicates with more options—mark duplicates automatically to locate easily
  
• Ignore punctuation when checking for duplicates
  
• Use new reference types—Edited Book, Online Source and Grant—as well as new fields in many reference types—Conference Title, Conference Location and the NIH required PMCID
  
• Move between references with new Previous and Next buttons
  
  
  

New features in Reference Manager Version 11

Reference Manager 11 delivers new ways to view and share your reference collections. Whether you want to post your database to the Web, collaborate with a colleague over a network or link to full text (PDF files), Reference Manager is the center of all things reference-related. And with ISI ResearchSoft’s new complementary product, RefViz™, you can now review literature in a visual landscape rather than reading each article for its content. Reference Manager is used by researchers, students and librarians worldwide to search online bibliographic databases, organize their references and create instant bibliographies.


Post your Reference Manager database to the Web or an intranet!

Make your Reference Manager databases available in a Web environment for yourself and others to access. Colleagues with a Web browser can access your Web publisher site to search and create reference lists or export references (RIS and XML formats). Reference Manager’s Web publisher even allows you and others to add and edit references via the Web browser. Reference Manager provides a simple Web publishing tool and built-in Web server so you can post up to 15 databases in seconds.

Create a subject bibliography with topic headings instantly

Save steps creating a bibliography with topic headings using Reference Manager 11. For example, simply select the field “Author” to view a bibliography organized by author headings. Control the look of your subject bibliography by selecting your favorite output style and a sort order for the references. This feature gives you an easy way to update your curricula vitae and reading lists.

Export references from a traveling library

Reference Manager stores all of the cited reference data in your Word document, called a traveling library. Now you can capture references directly from colleagues’ papers to use in your own Reference Manager database with the new export traveling library feature.

Store links to other resources—full-text articles on the Web or in PDF files

Reference Manager 11 includes dedicated fields in each reference for storing links to related information. Your reference collection is made virtual by linking to full-text articles, PDF files, related links and image files on the Internet or any accessible hard drive. Everything associated with a reference is organized in your Reference Manager database.

Access new and updated content files at www.refman.com

Reference Manager 11 includes new and updated connections to online services and libraries as well as publishing requirements for over 950 journals. You’ll find new and updated import filters and output styles in your upgrade and on this Website.

Other new features :

• Select your favorite Internet Search once—Reference Manager now remembers it for future searches
  
• Export references in XML format enabling use with other applications
  
• Communicate with other Web services using Web publisher—SOAP and WSDL-enabled
  
• Move references between Reference Manager and RefViz in one step—explore your reference collection visually
  
• Connect to your institution’s online resources with OpenURL Record links—locate full text faster
  
• Use the network version’s MSI service for easy installation on multiple workstations.