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BibExcel
A tool-box developed by Olle
Persson, Inforsk, Umeå univ, Sweden
olle.persson@soc.umu.se
BibExcel is designed to assist a user in analysing
bibliographic data, or any data of a textual nature formatted in a similar manner.The idea is to generate data files that can be
imported to Excel, or any program that takes tabbed data records, for further
processing.
This tool-box includes a number of tools, some of
them visible in the window and others hide behind the menues.
Don't try to learn them all at once. Better to start with what you want to
accomplish and then try out the tools for that purpose. Many of the tools can
be used in combination to achieve the desired result.
So far bibexcel is a
free-ware for academic non-profit use. Don't be too optimistic about my
assistance when you start using the program. Still, please report bugs to me!
NEW! See BibExcel exercises at the bottom of this
page!
Keywords (indicating what you can do with BibExcel):
bibliometric, bibliometry, citation
analysis, co-citation, shared references,
bibliographic coupling, cluster analysis, prepare bibliometric maps for mapping with Pajek,
NetDraw. BibExcel uses
ISI records, SCI, SSCI, A&HCI, but BibExcel can
also convert other formats
Download the latest
version
bibexcel.exe
Always
replace old bibexcel.exe with the newest one!
Latest up-date will show at the top of the BibExcel-window!
Also, download these
help-files: bibexcel.hlp and bibexcel.cnt
Please note that these help-files are not updated as fast as the
program.
In some instances you will also need this version of comdlg32.ocx
to reside in c:\windows\system. But first, please rename the old comdlg32.ocx
in case you will need it for other programs.
Installing BibExcel
Make a c:\bibexcel directory, and put the downloaded files there!
Now it might even work if you put the files in another drive and directory!
When you start bibexcel.exe the system will tell you if you'll need
additional files.
Get them from the net or elsewhere.
BibExcel also runs under Linux using
"wine"
Mapping - use Pajek!
BibExcel can produce net-files for co-authorships, co-citations etc, and then convert these for
further analysis and visualization with Pajek. BibExcel can also make clu-files
and vec-files for Pajek. Pajek is freely available on the net. Download this
version to match the exercises below: http://vlado.fmf.uni-lj.si/pub/networks/pajek/pajekBE2.exe.
BibExcel exercises
Read more about the use of BibExcel in this "Festschrift"
How to cite BibExcel
If you use BibExcel, please inform the readers of where to find the software
(here!) and please also cite this publication which has a good description of
BibExcel:
Persson, O. D., R. Danell, J. Wiborg Schneider. 2009. How to use Bibexcel for various types of bibliometric analysis. In Celebrating scholarly communication studies:
A Festschrift for Olle Persson at his 60th Birthday, ed. F. Åström, R. Danell, B. Larsen, J. Schneider, p 9–24.
Leuven, Belgium: International Society for Scientometrics and Informetrics.
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