Hi all,
I guess I've finally found an itch to scratch. Today I was thinking how
nice it would be to have a database to manage all those articles I once
have printed out for my studies. I once had put something together for
my professor, but that was in MS Access, and today and for my personal
needs/taste, I would like to meet some different criteria.
Of course, article author, title, source and pages are sine qua non, but
how about these:
- First, I want to maintain keywords, eventually abstracts for all
records. (I would prefer not to be bound to a fixed set of keywords.)
- Second, I want to maintain "clickable" references to local pdf files
where available.
- Third, I want the data to blend in nicely with BiBTeX. I guess this is
the item that needs most thought. Shall I keep a separate database
(and having seen the recent discussion about AddressKit, would this be
the place to go?)? Then, how do I keep it in synch with my *.bib file?
Or should I manipulate the bib-file directly (one way or the other, I
probably need a bibfile parser, no?)?
But the first question actually is: Do you think this is a suitable
project for a first-time objective-c newbie? I could imagine that the
parser stuff, eventually the database backend integration make up for
some difficulties that a newbie like me should better avoid.
I would be very thankful for any insights. On the other hand, I really
don't want to raise any expectations -- it's probably going to take some
time until I even find some time to spend on it. (I should really be
writing my thesis in a totally non-IT subject.) Plus, I have yet to read
a _lot_ of documentation, too.
TIA,
Andreas
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