Hi Sarah,
A few years ago our library subscribed to RefWorks. We set up instruction hours and a librarian to teach the lecturers at the college how to use it and by the end of the year we noticed that very few of them took advantage of the software so we cancelled the subscription and have never had any complaints. I presume they now use free software but have no idea.
Rachel Ben-Eliezer
Serials Librarian and Interlibrary Loan Services
David Yellin College of Education Library
POB 3578
Jerusalem 91035 ISRAEL
Tel: 02-6558180
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Subject: [lis-e-resources] Use of bibliographic management software
Hi all,
I'm not sure if this is the correct forum for this query, so apologies, but I have a question about the use of bibliographic management software.
We are currently using bibliographic management software for which we pay an annual subscription. A few months ago, we ran a focus group for academics and researchers at which the question of bibliographic management software came up. It transpired that although all the participants were aware of our paid-for software, most of them preferred to use Mendeley. For reasons that remain a mystery to me, our paid-for solution comes with 'problems', and some of my colleagues feel that it is not getting used as a result.
We are now considering not renewing our current bibliographic management software solution, and instead encouraging users to use free options such as Mendeley, which again, we know is not perfect, but would seem to be the solution of choice for many academics and researchers here.
Has anyone else done something similar? Or do you all pay a subscription for your bibliographic management software? If anyone has decided to go the free route, I'd be interested to hear your experiences. I will summarise to the list.
Thanks in advance.
Best wishes,
Sarah
Sarah Taylor
Electronic Resources Librarian
The Peter Marsh Library
University of Bolton
Deane Road
Bolton
BL3 5AB
01204 903099
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