Bebop (BibTeX Publisher) is a web-based
BibTeX
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front-end that creates a web interface to a list of publications stored in a BibTeX file and allows browsing by author, year, document type, topic and keywords using
PHP
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,
JavaScript
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and
XML
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technologies. It can be mainly used by individuals and institutes for
self-archiving
Self-archiving is the act of (the author's) depositing a free copy of an electronic document online in order to provide open access to it. The term usually refers to the self-archiving of peer-reviewed research journal and conference articles, as ...
and creating
institutional repositories
An institutional repository is an archive for collecting, preserving, and disseminating digital copies of the intellectual output of an institution, particularly a research institution. Academics also utilize their IRs for archiving published work ...
.
It is suited for single source publishing of bibliography information as it uses one single BibTeX file as its database. Therefore, no database server (e.g. MySQL) is needed. The BibTeX entries for publications can be annotated with more information by using ''research area'', ''keywords'', ''abstract'', ''filelink'', ''presentation'' and ''poster'' keys. ''research area'' key allows categorization whereas ''keywords'' allows tagging of bibliographic entries. A keyword
cloud
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is also generated.
AJAX
Ajax may refer to:
Greek mythology and tragedy
* Ajax the Great, a Greek mythological hero, son of King Telamon and Periboea
* Ajax the Lesser, a Greek mythological hero, son of Oileus, the king of Locris
* ''Ajax'' (play), by the ancient Gree ...
-based interface allows displaying abstract, BibTeX entry and links to
DOI, full text, slides and poster files.
RSS feeds and
permanent links are available per year, research area, keyword and document type. Adding new publications can be done via an online form (either by BibTeX code or by filling in specific fields) or by directly editing the BibTeX file. Bibliographic entries can be exported as BibTeX through
unAPI
According to its website, an unAPI is:
The unAPI specification is only two pages long.
Server-side applications which use unAPI
* Bebop
* Evergreen
* Koha
* refbase
* WordPressbr>(via a plugin)* VITAL, digital repository
* invenio digit ...
, making it compatible with
Zotero
Zotero () is a free and open-source reference management software to manage bibliographic data and related research materials, such as PDF files. Features include web browser integration, online syncing, generation of in-text citations, footno ...
.
Bebop is released under a
3-clause BSD license
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.
See also
Comparison of reference management software
The following tables compare notable reference management software. The comparison includes older applications that may no longer be supported, as well as actively-maintained software.
General
In the "notes" section, there is a difference betw ...
References
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External links
Bebop homepage
Free BibTeX software
Software using the BSD license