refbase explained
| refbase |
| Screenshot Size: | 250px |
| Developer: | Richard KarneskyMichael BartzMatthias Steffens |
| Latest Release Version: | 0.9.6 |
| Programming Language: | PHP |
| Operating System: | Cross-platform |
| Language: | French, English, Chinese (Traditional), Chinese (Simplified), German, Japanese, Russian |
| Genre: | Reference management software |
| License: | GPL |
| Website: | refbase |
refbase is a web-based institutional repository and reference management software written in PHP and using MySQL as a back-end database. It is available under the terms of the GPL license and its packages are featured in the official repositories of Gentoo Linux and Mandriva Linux.
refbase can be used to collect and share digital copies of publications such as an academic institution's research output.[1] refbase has also been used as a publication archive, for example, the Washington State University did use refbase to provide access to its collection of the Pullman Herald newspaper.[2]
refbase has been cited as one of the first web-based open-source tools to facilitate collaborative reference management.[3]
Features
- Import/export of multiple bibliographic formats, including BibTeX, EndNote, RIS, ISI, MODS XML, PubMed, Medline, RefWorks, and Copac.
- Generating formatted bibliographies and citations in LaTeX, RTF, HTML, and PDF.
- Advanced search features and generation of RSS feeds from searches.
- Adding links using DOIs and URLs as well as links to files.
- Support for Search/Retrieve via URL (SRU) and OpenSearch web services.
- Support for COinS and unAPI metadata.
See also
External links
Notes and References
- Velmurugan . Chandran . Radhakrishnan . Natarajan . Institutional Repositories Software for Digital Libraries in the Digital Environment . International Journal of Multidisciplinary Consortium (IJMC) . December 2014 . 1 . 3 . 131 . 19 December 2025 . English . 2349-073X.
- Book: Coombs, Karen A. . Hollister, Amanda J. . Open Source Web Applications for Libraries . 2010 . Information Today, Inc. . Medford, N.J. . 978-1-57387-400-7 . 180-183 . English.
- Heller . Lambert . Bibliographie und Sacherschließung in der Hand vernetzter Informationsbenutzer . Bibliothek Forschung und Praxis . August 2007 . 31 . 2 . 165 . 10.34657/13537 . 13 December 2025 . Walter de Gruyter . Berlin . German . 0341-4183.
