When I import from PubMed using the BibDesk command, the PMID field is added appropriately (same as the DOI if memory serves). I have no knowledge of an "Import from Amazon" function.
Why not use citeulike instead? It seems more flexible and more evolutive. Here's an old idea of workflow I had about BibDesk and CiteULike: http://phnk.com/blog/tech/citeulike-and-bibdesk/ Fr. On 09/10/2007, P Kishor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Follow-up... > > would it be possible to have a field in which one could enter a PMID, > ASIN, DOI, or ISBN, and have all the relevant fields filled magically? > > Librarything seems to have something like this, but only for ISBN/books. > > On 10/9/07, P Kishor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > In my quest to put up my citations in a place where they can be shared > > with others, I started exploring Connotea (<http://www.connotea.org>), > > an open source online citations manager created by Nature.com and let > > loose in the wild. > > > > Well, I started by importing my BibDesk bib into Connotea. After > > whirring for about 20 mins, it reported that out of my 98 citations, > > only 40 had been imported. The primary cause of not importing the bulk > > of the remaining 58 was missing "URI, PMID, ASIN, or DOI." A quick > > Google-ing explained to me what the heck that meant, and indeed, I > > didn't have a "PubMed Unique Identifier", an "Amazon Standard > > Identification Number", or a "Digital Object Identifier" let alone a > > URI from which Connotea could have retrieved the requisite info. > > > > I am thankful for BibDesk being lenient and not rejecting my entries, > > but now I am thinking -- what is it that I can do to make my > > bibliography more "complete", "accurate", and "reliable." > > > > I realize this is not a BibDesk-specific question, but most of you > > know waaaaay more than I do about citations and bibliographies, so I > > hope you can teach me a few things here. Eventually I want my entire > > BibDesk to be imported into Connotea (or any other such site that you > > might suggest as being better) and back again, if required. > > > > Many thanks in advance. > > > > > > -- > Puneet Kishor > http://punkish.eidesis.org/ > Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies > http://www.nelson.wisc.edu/ > Open Source Geospatial Foundation (OSGeo) > http://www.osgeo.org/ > Summer 2007 S&T Policy Fellow, The National Academies > http://www.nas.edu/ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. > Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. > Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. > Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ > _______________________________________________ > Bibdesk-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bibdesk-users > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ _______________________________________________ Bibdesk-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bibdesk-users
