[ubuntu-za] Open Source Citation and Reference programme

[David Apter]

"that I have seemingly lost as an academic by moving to open source is
.....".
As an academic you only GAIN by moving to open systems!

On Wed, Nov 14, 2012 at 7:39 AM, Johan Mynhardt <johanmynhardt at gmail.com>wrote:

> >> On 13 November 2012 08:43, Leon Gert Marincowitz <
> lmarincowitz at gmail.com>
> >> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Dear All
> >>>
> >>> One thing I now realise that I have seemingly lost as an academic by
> >>> moving to open source is the high quality citation and reference
> programmes
> >>> that abound for Windows and Mac.
> >>>
> >>> Are there any serious open source citation programmes that might have
> >>> plug ins for Word. I've checked Libre and no such luck.
> >>> I'm looking for a respectable programme not some cobbled together part
> >>> time thing.
>
> I know you want something word/libreoffice-related but...
>
> My 2c - if you are after 'proper' document typesetting and if you are
> an academic, then why not follow the route of all the academics that
> end up using LaTeX?
>
> Sure, the learning curve is a PITA, but once you get up to speed,
> there's no comparison to a word editor. There are several citation
> libraries as I know there are different citation systems required.
> You have the added benefits of editing anywhere using any software
> that can manipulate text and you can have several output formats. You
> can also manage big documents by having 'modules' or different files
> for different sections.
>
> It is not the silver bullet, but you can sure go a long way.
>
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