At the heart of Archiva is a clipboard watcher that monitors text copied to the clipboard. If the copied text contains bibliographic records in a format which Archiva recognizes, it will convert the data in those records to Ibidem format, and add them to a database of captured records, which you can then selectively add to the databases of your own choosing.
Heres how Archivas journal capture works:
1. Access the web any way youd like (via Archiva or as you regularly do through your browser)
2. If you find references that you want to cite, select the ones you want, and copy them
3. The converted records will be added to the Archiva: Captured Records screen right in front of your eyes!
You can move from site to site, switch to some other task, do another search, take a break to teach or take a class, and then return to your work. Archiva will still be working for you . . .
Archiva effectively opens the door to literally hundreds upon hundreds of databases, and to tens of thousands of journals, as these are filtered through the primary data service providers. Archiva also lets you search the Library of Congress (with over 10 million volumes), while Archiva Pro extends that capability to over 500 other major university and research libraries.
The major vendor formats supported by Archiva, and from which it can capture journal article citations, include, among others:
Library of Congress
CSA (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts)
EBSCOHost
WilsonWeb
OCLC First Search
By the middle of 2007, this should cover many RLG/Eureka databases
InfoTrac
ProQuest
JSTOR
Project Muse
Ingenta
Over 500 other university and research libraries via z39.50 (Archiva Pro only)
and more . . .
SOME REPRESENTATIVE SUPPORTED DATABASES (100s MORE)
Applied Science & Technology Index Art Abstracts Art Index Arts & Humanities Search ATLA Religion Database Bibliography of the History of Art Biological Abstracts Biological Sciences Books In Print Business Periodicals Index Dissertation Abstracts Online EconLit Education Index ERIC General Science Index GeoRef Humanities Abstract Humanities Index Index to Legal Periodicals & Books Library Literature & Information Science MEDLINE MLA International Bibliography PAIS International (Public Affairs Information Service) PapersFirst Philosophers Index PsycARTICLES PsychInfo Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature Social Sciences Abstract Social Sciences Index Sociological Abstracts Worldwide Political Science Abstracts
These databases, in turn, offer access to literally thousands and thousands of different journalsincluding virtually all the major ones in virtually ever field of academic endeavor. For example, the following is a fragmentary list of supported journals (by one vendor) whose names begin with J:
Japanese Language and Literature The Jewish Quarterly Review Journal for Research in Mathematics Education Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion Journal of Accounting Research The Journal of Aesthetic Education The Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism Journal of African Cultural Studies The Journal of African American History The Journal of African History Journal of Agricultural, Biological, and Environmental Statistics The Journal of American Folklore The Journal of American History Journal of Animal Ecology Journal of Anthropological Research Journal of Applied Ecology Journal of Asian Studies Journal of Biblical Literature Journal of Black Studies The Journal of Business The Journal of Cell Biology Journal of Community Health Nursing Journal of Computational and Graphical Statistics The Journal of Conflict Resolution Journal of Consumer Psychology The Journal of Consumer Research Journal of Contemporary History The Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology Journal of Cuneiform Studies Journal of Design History Journal of Ecology The Journal of Economic Education The Journal of Economic History Journal of Economic Literature The Journal of Finance The Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis Journal of Health and Social Behavior Journal of Hellenic Studies The Journal of Higher Education The Journal of Human Resources Journal of Interdisciplinary History Journal of International Business Studies Journal of Japanese Studies Journal of Labor Economics Journal of Latin American Studies The Journal of Law and Economics Journal of Law and Religion Journal of Law and Society The Journal of Legal Studies Journal of Marketing Journal of Marketing Research Journal of Marriage and the Family The Journal of Modern History Journal of Money, Credit and Banking Journal of Music Theory The Journal of Musicology Journal of Near Eastern Studies Journal of Organizational Behavior Journal of Paleontology Journal of Palestine Studies Journal of Peace Research The Journal of Philosophy Journal of Policy Analysis and Management The Journal of Political Economy The Journal of Politics Journal of Public Health Policy The Journal of Religion Journal of Roman Studies Journal of Southern African Studies The Journal of Southern History Journal of Symbolic Logic Journal of the American Academy of Religion Journal of the American Institute for Conservation Journal of the American Mathematical Society Journal of the American Oriental Society Journal of the American Statistical Association Journal of the History of Ideas The Journal of the Learning Sciences Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute / Man Journal of Tropical Ecology
Click on the gateway and/or database provider links above
for complete lists of supported databases and journals.
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Archiva itself does not provide access to these sites, but only allows you to utilize information on sites to which you already, independently of Archiva, have access. While some of these supported sites provide free access, most require subscriptions, many of which will be available to you through your university or institution. But all such matters are your responsibility.
Whether you can access a particular journal or database in the above list (or as listed on the above links) depends on whether you access that journal or database from one of the supported gateways/ data providers (this will usually be determined by the services your university has subscribed to).
All capturing of records must be within the uses permitted by the site, or governed by the principle of fair use, both of which are your responsibility.
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And best of all, Archiva can update its rules automatically (but under your control) from our web site, so you always have access to the latest refinements for this version of Archiva.
And if for some reason the data you want to retrieve is not filtered through one of these supported services, you can:
Capture bibliography formats (Endnote, RefWorks, RIS) written by those search sites
Request that we develop support for that format
Archiva captures these journal-format citations more easily than youve ever imagined possible. Theres no need (although you can also do this, as a last resort) to click half a dozen different options to get the data you need (as you do with various less capable alternatives)Archiva lets you select it from the very first search-results screen displayed!
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