Library Master 5
New Features

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Library Master version 5 enhances the renowned power and flexibility of the popular Library Master bibliographic database manager. Hundreds of new features save you time and simplify your research and writing.

• Library Master toolbar and menus are added to Microsoft Word.
• Browse a database and insert Citation Markers in a document without leaving Word.
• Format citations and bibliographies from within Word.
• Unformat citations and convert them back to Citation Markers.
• Reformat citations after editing a formatted document.

• When browsing, can view only records with specified field contents.
• Each user can personalize field column widths in the Brief View.
• Quickly revert to default sort order.
• Shortcut key jumps to the first or last entry in a Field Contents List.
• Search the whole database, displayed records, marked records or a database Subset.

• Spell check entries while entering data.^†
• Browse the computer to insert a hyperlink to an external document. Click on the hyperlink while browsing to view the file.
• Use the mouse wheel for quicker scrolling through records.
• Select accented characters and other special characters from a dialog.
• Change selected text to sentence capitalization.
• Globally replace field contents in the whole database, displayed records, marked records or a database Subset.

• Ignore leading punctuation in searching and sorting.
• Sorting and word capitalization recognize special punctuation marks, such as round quotation marks and inverted question marks.
• Indexes use disk space more efficiently.
• Print a report showing the database structure.
• New database templates:
  • Notecards with Scriptures: indicate Scripture passages that a particular note discusses.
  • Illustrations: quotes, stories and jokes for sermons and speeches.
• Optionally save databases compatible with older program versions.

• URL field in all Record Types specifies the location on a Web site or local disk.
• Book in Series records include Series editor and volume.
• Unpublished paper presented at a conference.
• Online journal article or book.

• Add a new field to all Record Types at one time.
• Copy a Literature Reference Table from one database to another.
• Existing databases automatically convert to the new structure.

• Ignore duplicate entries when importing.
• Standard journal abbreviations for various disciplines:
  • Biblical studies (Society of Biblical Literature).
  • Biology (over 5000 journals from BIOSIS).
  • Chemistry (American Chemical Society)
  • Physics (American Institute of Physics)
  • Medicine (Index Medicus)
  • Literature and Linguistics (Modern Language Association)
• Standard series titles abbreviations
• Biblical studies (Society of Biblical Literature).
• Modern Language Association.

• Microsoft Word Add-in lets you browse for records, insert citations and format citations in a Word document without leaving Microsoft Word.^†
• Unformat formatted citations in a document, even after you have edited the document.^†
• Edit a document with formatted citations and reformat the citations without losing changes.^†
• Microsoft Word documents retain original formatting after citations are formatted.^†

• Omit author or date from a citation, if they are mentioned in the previous sentence.
• Hide the citation, but include the reference in the bibliography.
• Smart quotation marks automatically use curved quotation marks in citations.

• Print library catalog cards in standard AACR2R (Anglo-American Cataloging Rules) format:
  • Main entry catalog cards
  • Name catalog cards
  • Subject catalog cards
  • Title catalog cards
• Book spine labels in a variety of label sizes for laser, inkjet and dot matrix printers.
• Book spine and pocket labels for laser, inkjet and dot matrix printers.
• Print multiple cards and labels per page or use continuous labels.

• New bibliographic Style Sheets:
  • AACR2R
  • American Chemical Society with italicized citation numbers
  • Anthropology & Education Quarterly
  • Biomicrofluidics
  • Harvard
  • Semeia
  • Society of Biblical Literature (footnotes or Author-Date citations)
  • T & T Clark
• New bibliography formats:
  • Bibliography with call numbers
  • Brief list of records

• Mail list databases
  • Brief list of records
  • Address labels (multiple labels per page and continuous labels)
• Notes databases
  • Note cards (one per page, two per page or continuous)
• Illustrations databases
  • Illustrations grouped by source
  • Illustrations grouped by the speech that used the illustration

• Print multiple labels or cards on a page.
• Use predefined standard label formats or design your own.
• Number list field items in Arabic or Roman numerals.
• Italicize citation numbers.
• Create a list of records like the Brief View.
• Specify margins within labels.
• Precisely specify the location of text on a page.
• Sets column height in inches, centimeters or lines.
• Capitalize all letters, words or sentences in specified fields.
• Group indexed reports entries by record number or any field.
• Include the database name in a report.
• Smart quotation marks use curved quotation marks in citations and bibliographies.
• Generate reports from the whole database, displayed records, marked records or a database Subset.

• Ignore leading punctuation.
• Remove duplicate records from a database Subset without sorting.
• Notes databases Sort Order Files:
  • Sort notes by bibliographic source
  • Sort notes by subject
• Ilustrations databases Sort Order Files:
  • Sort by bibliographic source
  • Sort by subject

• New Import Filters:
  • Harvard HOLLIS online library catalog
  • Librarian's Helper
  • Library Thing
• Improved Import Filters:
  • First Search
  • EBSCO
  • RIS format (Procite, Endnote, Reference Manager, some online services)
  • Voyager library catalogs
• Source date format can be different than destination database.
• Improved conversion of DOS Import Filters.

• Backup and restore databases from within Library Master.
• Store databases and other personal files in personal "My Documents" folder or a shared folder.
• Browse through folders to select default file locations.
• Set defaults for all users on a computer or for individual users.

• Optionally copy text in the font of the destination program.
• Properly paste text with round quotation marks into fields.
• Export the whole database, displayed records, marked records or a database Subset.

• File locations and registry meet Vista compatibility requirements.
• New installer properly handles Vista installation.

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