Scholarref tools
Productivity
reference management
SHOW HN2019
127points
18comments
#360of 2,195 in 2019
Top 17%of 2019 by points
How HN took it
DebatedReal support and real criticism
4 positive, 1 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 3 critical, out of 9 comments about the project. Thread score +0.13.
Execution: 2 for, 1 againstIdea: 2 for, 1 againstDocs: 0 for, 1 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Simple POSIX-style shell scripts with few dependencies
From 1 comment
> clicking the "Download PDF" link should redirect the user to an unusable in-browser PDF viewer Pro tip: in Elsevier's case, middle-click the "Download PDF" link so it opens in…
JorgeGT on HN
Useful for mobile paper workflows
From 1 comment
I really love the idea of ditching reference managers. The utility of these three scripts (or something like them) really is demonstrated when on mobile. RSS feeds, Twitter (or…
hirenj on HN
Objections
Headline misleading; only useful if papers are on Sci-Hub
From 1 comment
I’m pleased to see this as I have been working on some shell scripts for managing a collection of research PDFs myself. But I think the headline’s a little misleading. The…
sjy on HN
Relies on DOIs; fails for references without DOIs
From 2 comments
This looks useful but one thing I've found is that with papers with multiple meta-data sources, some sources are much better than others. That and chasing down references without…
ska on HNYes, I frequently encounter references which have no DOI and often aren't even online. A system which is based entirely around DOIs is going to be of limited utility to me.
btrettel on HN
Metadata sources vary in quality
From 1 comment
This looks useful but one thing I've found is that with papers with multiple meta-data sources, some sources are much better than others. That and chasing down references without…
ska on HN
Requests
Support references without DOIs
From 1 comment
Yes, I frequently encounter references which have no DOI and often aren't even online. A system which is based entirely around DOIs is going to be of limited utility to me.
btrettel on HN
Questions
What reference manager alternatives exist after CiteULike
From 2 comments
I'm a refugee from the late, lamented CiteULike. I have tried to like zotero and mendeley, but neither of them grab me like C-U-L did. Dinosaur that I am, I am currently using…
fghorow on HNI am also a CUL refugee who is using JabRef after trying Zotero. Would be interested to know if there are any other options.
tnhh on HN
Alternatives named
Zotero
From 3 comments
Very neat, when I was writing my thesis I used zotero and its firefox downloader plugin which was a heck of a lot better than dealing with the biography process manually but…
osamagirl69 on HNI use Zotero for references but keep the files in a separate organized directory structure, where the filenames match the citation key in Zotero. Each approach has its own…
btrettel on HNI really love the idea of ditching reference managers. The utility of these three scripts (or something like them) really is demonstrated when on mobile. RSS feeds, Twitter (or…
hirenj on HN
JabRef
From 1 comment
I'm a refugee from the late, lamented CiteULike. I have tried to like zotero and mendeley, but neither of them grab me like C-U-L did. Dinosaur that I am, I am currently using…
fghorow on HN
Mendeley
From 1 comment
I'm a refugee from the late, lamented CiteULike. I have tried to like zotero and mendeley, but neither of them grab me like C-U-L did. Dinosaur that I am, I am currently using…
fghorow on HN