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@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ BiblioManager is a simple script to download and store your articles. This is mo
I used to have a folder with poorly named papers and books and wanted something to help me handle it. I don't like Mendeley and Zotero and so on, which are heavy and overkill for my needs. I just want to feed a script with PDF files of papers and books, and I want it to automatically maintain a BibTeX index of these files, to help me cite them and find them back. I used to have a folder with poorly named papers and books and wanted something to help me handle it. I don't like Mendeley and Zotero and so on, which are heavy and overkill for my needs. I just want to feed a script with PDF files of papers and books, and I want it to automatically maintain a BibTeX index of these files, to help me cite them and find them back.
This is the goal of BiblioManager. It will : This is the goal of BiblioManager. It will :
* Download or import PDF files (but also epub, djvu etc.) * Download or import PDF/Djvu files
* Try to get automatically the metadata of the files (keywords, author, review, …) * Try to get automatically the metadata of the files (keywords, author, review, …)
* Store all the metadata in a BibTex file * Store all the metadata in a BibTex file
* Rename your files to store them in a logical and homogeneous way * Rename your files to store them in a logical and homogeneous way
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## Current status ## Current status
* Able to import a PDF file, automagically find the DOI, get the bibtex entry back and add it to the library. If DOI search fails, it will prompt you for the DOI. * Able to import a PDF / djvu file, automagically find the DOI / ISBN, get the bibtex entry back and add it to the library. If DOI / ISBN search fails, it will prompt you for it.
* Same thing for DJVU files.
* Same thing for books (PDF or DJVU) using ISBN.
* TODO (in one of the next commits) : Add bibtex to the global bibtex index.
**Important note :** I use it for personnal use, but I don't read articles from many journals. If you find any file which is not working, please fill an issue or send me an e-mail with the relevant information. There are alternative ways to get the metadata for example, and I didn't know really which one was the best one as writing this code. **Important note :** I use it for personnal use, but I don't read articles from many journals. If you find any file which is not working, please fill an issue or send me an e-mail with the relevant information. There are alternative ways to get the metadata for example, and I didn't know really which one was the best one as writing this code.
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## Inspiration ## Inspiration
* [Bibsoup](http://openbiblio.net/2012/02/09/bibsoup-beta-released/)
* http://en.dogeno.us/2010/02/release-a-python-script-for-organizing-scientific-papers-pyrenamepdf-py/
* MPC * MPC
* http://en.dogeno.us/2010/02/release-a-python-script-for-organizing-scientific-papers-pyrenamepdf-py/
* [Bibsoup](http://openbiblio.net/2012/02/09/bibsoup-beta-released/)
## Ideas, TODO ## Ideas, TODO
A list of ideas and TODO. Don't hesitate to give feedback on the ones you really want or to propose your owns. A list of ideas and TODO. Don't hesitate to give feedback on the ones you really want or to propose your owns.
* Categories
* Client / server
* Various re.compile ? * Various re.compile ?
* check output of subprocesses before it ends * check output of subprocesses before it ends
* Options to ignore auto check, manual check etc.
* anti-duplicates
* Split main.py * Split main.py
* Categories
## Roadmap ## Roadmap