[eml-dev] [LTER-im] Fwd: Fwd: Fwd: NSF-Research.gov’s BibTeX Feature

[James Brunt]

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Thanks, Margaret - Nice detective work. And thanks for documenting it
for others that venture down this path less trodden.

James

On 08/07/2014 12:52 PM, Margaret O'Brien wrote:
> Hi all - A while back, I sent the below message, about research.gov
> accepting bibtex files. I was particularly interested in
> transformed-EML, but my experience will be of interest to someone
> creating NSF-bibtex from any system (eg, DEIMS exports bibtex.)
> 
> The NSF software constrains the bibtex fields it will accept. This
> is no surprise, and one could probably discern them with enough
> dogged trial and error. I chose a different route -- I contacted
> the NSF help-system (needed to make a point that day, I guess). It
> took a little wait-time, but my questions did finally reach someone
> in a developer role.
> 
> I asked 2 questions: 1)  Will you provide an explicit list of the
> bibtex fields that research.gov can ingest for each citation-type?
> 
> 2) Our database contains other ancillary data, some specifically
> for NSF reports. These include: publication identifier and type
> (most commonly these are DOIs) status of publication (published |
> accepted | awaiting publication | submitted | under review |
> other) peer reviewed (boolean) federal support (boolean) How can I
> label these in our database output so that they can be ingested
> automatically along with the citation itself?
> 
> 
> The answer to #1 is posted on the LTER IM website 
> http://im.lternet.edu/bibliography/nsf_report_bibtex (under "IM 
> Practices"). Anyone producing an NSF-bibtex file from any database
> will need this. I haven't tested this list with our citations yet,
> but will adapt my code next week. I wanted to get this info
> distributed ASAP in case anyone else needs it. I'll accumulate
> other notes and gotcha's on that same webpage.
> 
> The answer to #2 is simple: You can't, and don't look for that
> feature anytime soon. Submitters have to manually enter those data
> through the UI. After the bibtex file is uploaded you see each
> citation with a group of check boxes and drop-downs. And important:
> no citations are uploaded till the required info is supplied, so be
> prepared to work through the whole bibtex-list in one sitting
> (non-optional parts).
> 
> But at least now I know how to organize our DB output to ease the
> burden for the person doing the inputs.
> 
> You can test your bibtex files at: http://demo.research.gov/
> 
> 
> Margaret
> 
> 
> ----------- Margaret O'Brien Information Management Santa Barbara
> Coastal LTER Marine Science Institute, UCSB Santa Barbara, CA
> 93106 805-893-2071 (voice) http://sbc.lternet.edu
> 
> 
> 
> -------- Original Message -------- Subject:     [eml-dev] Fwd: Fwd:
> NSF Releases Video Tutorial on Research.gov’s BibTeX Feature Date:
> Thu, 5 Jun 2014 10:05:55 -0700 From:     Margaret O'Brien
> <margaret.obrien at ucsb.edu> To:     all_LTER_IMs <im at lternet.edu>,
> eml-dev <eml-dev at ecoinformatics.org>
> 
> 
> 
> Hi all - I just heard that report.gov will accept lists of
> citations for annual reports in BibTeX format. This ought to help
> streamline submissions from LTER sites.
> 
> SBC LTER's citations are in EML, so we'll need a eml2bibtex
> stylesheet sometime this summer. I haven't looked closely at the
> format yet, but I think it will be a variation of what I already
> use for eml2endnote. Is anyone interested in collaborating on this?
> or better yet, does one already exist?
> 
> best, Margaret
> 
> ----------- Margaret O'Brien Information Management Santa Barbara
> Coastal LTER Marine Science Institute, UCSB Santa Barbara, CA
> 93106 805-893-2071 (voice) http://sbc.lternet.edu
> 
> 
> 
> -------- Original Message -------- Subject:     Fwd: NSF Releases
> Video Tutorial on Research.gov’s BibTeX Feature Date:     Wed, 28
> May 2014 07:33:48 -0700 From:     Jenny
> Dugan<jenny.dugan at lifesci.ucsb.edu> To:     <mob at msi.ucsb.edu>
> 
> 
> 
> Fyi
> 
> -------- Original Message -------- From: *NSF Business Applications
> *<NSF_Business_Applications at NSF.GOV> Date: May 28, 2014 7:14:50 AM 
> Subject: NSF Releases Video Tutorial on Research.gov’s BibTeX
> Feature To: Jenny Dugan<jenny.dugan at lifesci.ucsb.edu>
> 
> 
> 
> Colleagues,
> 
> On Wednesday, May 21, NSF released a video tutorial on
> Research.gov’s feature to capture citations in annual and final
> project reports through the uploading of a BibTeX file. This
> tutorial walks awardees through the creation and uploading process
> of a BibTeX file to a project report via Research.gov. To view the
> tutorial, visit the Research.gov Project Reporting page 
> <http://www.research.gov/research-portal/appmanager/base/desktop?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=research_page_n_about_por>or
>
>  click here 
> <http://www.research.gov/common/attachment/Desktop/aboutprojectreportsbibtextutorial2.htm?wtlink=Research.gov%20Test%20Page>.
>
> 
> 
> The Research.gov BibTeX video tutorial is one in a series of
> tutorials that NSF is releasing to help awardees. This past
> February, NSF released the Project Reporting video tutorial 
> <http://www.research.gov/common/attachment/Desktop/aboutprojectreportstutorial.htm>,
>
>  which highlights the process and tools available to complete and
> submit a project report.
> 
> We hope that you find these tutorials helpful. If you have any 
> questions, please contact us atfeedback at research.gov 
> <mailto:feedback at research.gov>.
> 
> Sincerely,
> 
> The Research.gov Team at the National Science Foundation
> 
> 
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