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Biblioscape was first created as a reference manager. More features were added later to handle tasks related to user reference collections. Biblioscape is composed of individual, self-contained modules built around a core that contains a powerful reference importing and formatting engine. Each module offers a unique set of functions. Biblioscape has seven modules: References, Notes, Categories, Tasks, Charts, Composition, and Library. This modular approach makes it easier in the future to add new features and to maintain them. For example, if at some point it is decided that Biblioscape needs a publication submission manager, a new self-contained module may be added.
| • | The References module is used to capture and manage bibliographic references. Bibliographic records from different sources can be imported into a Biblioscape database with the right import filter. References are stored in folders, organized using collections, and tagged by categories. Biblioscape will convert your temporary citations into formatted citations and bibliographies according to your selection from 2,000 plus pre-made styles. |
| • | The Notes module is designed to collect any free text information in your research. Notes can be annotations of a published work, ideas, comments, background information about a journal article, a topic, an author, etc. Notes are organized in a tree structure. A note can be linked to other notes, references, tasks, etc. |
| • | The Categories module has two main functions. The Categories pane is displayed on the right in other modules. Users can easily tag references and notes by dragging and dropping selected records into a categories list or tree. For advanced users, categories can be used to represent topics and relationships between topics. Therefore, you can use it to build a knowledge map and integrate with the rest of your database. |
| • | The Tasks module is a simple To Do list manager that is integrated with the References and Notes modules. It is designed to manage tasks related to your research, so you won't need a separate program for it. Tight integration with other modules of Biblioscape make it an ideal tool to manage research related tasks. |
| • | The Charts module can be used to draw flow charts, organization charts, etc. You can draw a chart to express ideas and procedures in your research, and link objects in your chart to records from other modules in Biblioscape. |
| • | The Composition module is designed to help users write theses or books in a natural way. Instead of having your whole writing project saved in a single word document, you can assemble notes of annotations, ideas, comments, etc. into an outline. The writing structure can be easily re-arranged with drag and drop. Upon completion, Biblioscape will automatically generate a final draft with a Table of Contents, formatted citations and a bibliography, a suggested reading list, a glossary, and an index. |
| • | The Library module is for managing a small research library. It could be a researcher's personal library, a department library, even a small corporate library. It includes 7 sub-modules to handle different tasks in library automation. These are: Catalog, Serials, Circulation, Interlibrary Loan, Borrowers, Lenders, and Suppliers. |
Biblioscape also includes a web server application, BiblioWeb. With just one click, your bibliographic database can be published on the Web. Web users can be assigned Read or Write privileges to browse, search, even add and delete bibliographic records using a Web browser. This is the easiest way for a research group to share a common bibliographic database on the Web.
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