New publications can be imported either as BibTeX or as RIS text.
Entering the publications
Simply paste the publication BibTeX or RIS data into the text area, select the format to import and press 'import'. If you want to import a really large file, you may have to cut it in slightly smaller pieces and import them separately to avoid time-out problems, as many web browsers have a problem with posting really large amounts of text through an input form. However, smaller files can be imported in one piece without any problem.
Checking the import
The next step is checking the import. The publication data may contain authors that are already present in the database, possibly under a slightly different name. The BiBTeX cite-key may already be in use in the database. Publications may already exist in the database. The import-check page will report all potential conflicts in the import, leaving it to the user to decide how to handle them. This will be done through entries such as the one below.
Import inproceedings: Boker, S.M. and Covey, E. and Tiberio, S. and Deboeck, P., 'Synchronization in Dancing is Not Winner-Takes-All: Ambiguity Persists in Spatiotemporal Symmetry Between Dancers.', 2005
Similar BiBTeX IDs exist:
boker2003
Boker, Rotondo, Stamenov, Gallese, Symmetry building and symmetry breaking in synchronized movement (2003)
BiBTeX cite ID:
Choose alternative authors Options for BiBTeX-author Boker, S.M.: Boker, S.M. [keep] Bayer, Stefan [from database] Baker, Matthias [from database]
An example entry for the import check
Committing
After reviewing the import entries, you can commit the results by pressing the 'commit' button. All publications that were not unchecked will be added, as well as any new authors.
If an author appears twice or more times in publications to import, in EXACTLY the same form, it will be added as a new author at most once.
Crossrefs
Some BiBTeX, most notably that from the DBLP server, contains crossref entries for journals and books. For example, an LNCS article in DBLP typically consists of an entry for the LNCS volume, and an entry for the article in the volume, with the article containing a crossref to the volume for information such as editor or series etc. The bibteximport in Aigaion will import such entries separately and keep the crossref information intact.
