Re: Screenshots of new PHP web interface

Markus Hoenicka a écrit :
> Quoting Stéphane Téletchéa <[email protected]>:
> 
>>> - Simple search: type in a word or a phrase, and RefDB returns matches
>>>   in any field.
>> I'm not sure if this one is that usable or not, do you provide a 'à la
>> google' search field ?
>>
> 
> That's why I'd appreciate to get some feedback of users actually  
> trying out the interface. With a few hundred sample references, typing  
> in a keyword, a name, or a year returns a useful subset (usually  
> around 10 or less, unless the search term is "and" or "a") of the  
> references. I can't comment on the quality of the search though,  
> because I assume everyone's expectations are different here.
> 
> And no, there is no google-esque logic behind the search. It just  
> matches the search string in any field. Remember that Google tries to  
> find needles in the haystack of a gazillion unstructured documents. A  
> reference management software uses structured data on purpose, and  
> anything more elaborate than the simple search should involve  
> field-based search strategies (which the interface also offers).

Well, i was thinking about a match of the term in every part of the 
reference (not the title only, or so), linknig it to google was not a 
good comparison. Btw, you answered the question :-)

>>> - Search by unique identifier: retrieve a single dataset by citation
>>>   key or DOI
>> If possible, i'd like to see DOi first since this is more and more used
>>   and is more cross-discplines thant other identifiers (like pubmedID
>> for instance).
> 
> I'm not religious about the order, so I can change it anytime. But not  
> all entries have a DOI (many journals provide electronic versions only  
> for the past 10 years or so), or are suitable to have one  
> (unpublished, in press, emails, you name it). OTOH every entry must  
> have a citation key. I reckon its main purpose is to look up  
> references that you've cited in your own documents, and this is  
> usually done by citation key.

"Oups", i should have read it with this is mind, of course citation 
_from the database_ is more relevant, i thinked of external citations 
... I see now your perspective, you're right in that case, DOI is second :-)

>> I'll do my best to package it soon :-)
> 
> Much appreciated!

This weekend, presumably tonight of monday nigth at worst.

Cheers,
Stéphane
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