I, Librarian
 
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I, Librarian is a free tool to build a web-based annotated library of scientific PDF articles. It is suitable for individuals as well as for small collaborative groups, like science labs or departments. The software is free and installs in less then 5 minutes. Download here

Try I, Librarian, if you want a bibliography manager that is:
  • easy to install, configure, and maintain
  • fast
  • streamlined
  • easy to use

I, Librarian is a PDF manager or PDF organizer, which enables individual researchers or a small group of researchers to create an annotated virtual library of articles in portable document format (PDF). Users may build the virtual library together, and then browse and search articles by words or phrases. In other words, you will have instant access to the full text of the article, which you identified in seconds. By installing I, Librarian, you will build your local web site with a practical environment to work with your PDF files. In addition, you will gain an advanced tool to mine scientific literature from PubMed, PubMed Central, NASA ADS, arXiv, and HighWire Press.


Library structure:
a library structure

Back-end. I, Librarian is written in PHP and stores all PDF annotations in an SQLite database. There is no need for MySQL, so installation and backups are very easy.

 
News:
Feb-4-2010 I, Librarian 2.0.10 released The new version brings various small improvements, bug fixes, and integrated search of JSTOR. For the first time, a full-featured version for Mac OS X is also available for download. Upgrading from all previous versions is recommended.


Oct-16-2009 Literature mining with I, Librarian at a rate of 8 seconds per article This article will show you how I, Librarian makes my literature mining more productive. Let's look at a few numbers, so you can quantitatively compare, how efficient the mining method you currently use is.

 


Disclaimer
I, Librarian is free software licensed under GPLv3. The program is provided "as is" without warranty of any kind. In no event can the author be liable to you for damages arising out of the use or inability to use this software.


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Credits. I, Librarian is powered by PHP, Apache, SQLite, Xpdf, jQuery and InstallJammer. Project hosting kindly provided by Bioinformatics.Org. The image used on top is from the painting "The Bookworm" by Carl Spitzweg, c. 1850, oil on canvas.