Basilic is a software that enables research laboratories to create and manage bibliographies through a server.
Basilic is a powerful, user-friendly software that offers an automated bibliography server for research laboratories. It streamlines the dissemination of research publications by automatically generating web pages from a publication database. Each publication has an associated web page that displays all of the necessary documents, such as abstracts, images, BibTeX, and downloads. Index pages are also created, with a powerful search engine that offers various display options for researcher's publication list, image gallery, BibTeX, and more.
The software also comes with a separate back-office section that allows for easy edition of publications and database checking. Adding new publications to the database is a breeze, thanks to the simple web form that comes with Basilic. To publish all associated documents such as PDF files, images, and abstracts, all you need to do is copy the files into the publication's directory. Thumbnails are automatically generated for images and movies, making the user experience even smoother.
With Basilic, publication lists and associated pages are always up to date thanks to its dynamic content. Changes are immediately published, encouraging researchers to keep the server updated. Administrators can also relax a bit since the software comes with delegated management where each researcher can manage their own publications. The software is also lightweight with an email notification system that sends alerts in case of any issues.
The software prides itself on its clean organization, featuring a directory hierarchy that is sorted by year, then by publication BibTeX key. Each publication's associated directory holds all the necessary documents, ensuring that everything is in one place. The software also has a bilingual or multilingual web site capabilities.
Basilic is fully customizable, thanks to its CSS style sheets that allow for designing the perfect website. It conforms to strict XHTML 1.0 and CSS 2.0 compliant pages, which are generated to ensure quality.
All of this is available under the terms of the GNU-GPL license, making it open source, and also based on simple PHP scripts that can easily be modified and extended. Users can expect fully customizable installation paths to fit their web server organization to a tee.
Overall, Basilic is an exceptional bibliography server that uses a MySQL database, making it easy for users to manage multiple teams, add a lab member database and even new queries and tables. All you need to use it is MySQL, PHP, and Apache. The latest release has fixed minor typos making the software even more robust.
The software also comes with a separate back-office section that allows for easy edition of publications and database checking. Adding new publications to the database is a breeze, thanks to the simple web form that comes with Basilic. To publish all associated documents such as PDF files, images, and abstracts, all you need to do is copy the files into the publication's directory. Thumbnails are automatically generated for images and movies, making the user experience even smoother.
With Basilic, publication lists and associated pages are always up to date thanks to its dynamic content. Changes are immediately published, encouraging researchers to keep the server updated. Administrators can also relax a bit since the software comes with delegated management where each researcher can manage their own publications. The software is also lightweight with an email notification system that sends alerts in case of any issues.
The software prides itself on its clean organization, featuring a directory hierarchy that is sorted by year, then by publication BibTeX key. Each publication's associated directory holds all the necessary documents, ensuring that everything is in one place. The software also has a bilingual or multilingual web site capabilities.
Basilic is fully customizable, thanks to its CSS style sheets that allow for designing the perfect website. It conforms to strict XHTML 1.0 and CSS 2.0 compliant pages, which are generated to ensure quality.
All of this is available under the terms of the GNU-GPL license, making it open source, and also based on simple PHP scripts that can easily be modified and extended. Users can expect fully customizable installation paths to fit their web server organization to a tee.
Overall, Basilic is an exceptional bibliography server that uses a MySQL database, making it easy for users to manage multiple teams, add a lab member database and even new queries and tables. All you need to use it is MySQL, PHP, and Apache. The latest release has fixed minor typos making the software even more robust.
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