[Papyrus-L] Switching from Papyrus

Michael Topp mrt at sas.upenn.edu
Tue Oct 29 14:42:01 EST 2002


Tina,
         I made the switch from Papyrus somewhat reluctantly after many 
years of use.  After some research, I decided on Reference Manager I like 
the setup and because I was able to import my modest papyrus database 
(<3500 entries) quite painlessly.

         I hope this helps.

Michael Topp

At 12:11 PM 10/29/2002 -0500, you wrote:
>Hello-
>
>I currently have 45,000 references in Papyrus.  I am running under
>Windows.  I really don't want to switch but I realize I must so I am
>looking for the least painful option.
>
>I have looked at a few of the more advertised products (Library Master,
>Biblioscape, Procite, Reference Manager).  It seems that some of the
>best products are the one's least advertised and I'm afraid I may miss a
>good option just because I don't know about it.
>
>I am wondering if there is anyone still on the list who has converted
>from Papyrus to a new software program?  I'm interested in finding out
>what programs you have tried and which ones are closest to Papyrus.
>Which ones convert Papyrus data easily?  Which ones do you really like?
>
>Thanks for your time!
>
>-Tina
>
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