Library

Library Free App

Rated 3.75/5 (16) —  Free Android application by Christian Gogolin

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About Library

Library allows you to browse BibTeX files on your Android device.

Features include:

* Clear presentation of BibTeX entries in a list
* Search/Filter
* Open associated local files (including file path conversion)
* Open URL and DOI links
* Minimal permissions
* Can load library file from cloud storage via storage access provider (on Android 4.4 and newer)

Library is free and open source! You can get the source code from github:

git clone https://github.com/cgogolin/library.git


Use Case:

I have a library of scientific papers on my PC. I use Mendeley to manage it, but any other software that exports to BibTeX, such as referencer, would also do the job. I keep the BibTeX file containing all the bibliographic information as well as the files (mostly pdf and djvu) in a version control repository (I have tried subversion and git). This I can clone/check out to my Android Tablet using OASVN or Pocket Git. Library then allows me to conveniently browse my scientific papers and view and annotate them in a pdf app. The modified files can then be pushed/committed to the repository for backup and synchronization.

How to Download / Install

Download and install Library version 4.3 on your Android device!
Downloaded 5,000+ times, content rating: Everyone
Android package: com.cgogolin.library, download Library.apk

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App History & Updates

What's Changed
New in version 4.3:
* The library is now automatically reloaded when it was modified my another app
New in version 4.2.1:
* Bugfixes
New in version 4.2:
* German translation (Thank you Manuela Gogolin!)
New in version 4.1:
* UI improvements
* Library file can now be picked via the UI, allowing it to reside in a content provider such as Google Drive
* Bugfixes
New in version 4.0:
* added sort by date, journal, authors
* material design on new devices
* various improvements in the UI
Version update Library was updated to version 4.3
More downloads  Library reached 5 000 - 10 000 downloads
Version update Library was updated to version 4.2
Version update Library was updated to version 3.3

What are users saying about Library

U70%
by U####:

I really like this app. I use Dropbox (with dropsync) to synchronize my mendeley library and mendeley-generated bibtex file with my tablet and use this to browse / open pdfs from my library. I do have quite a few ideas of how to improve them (added a few as issues on github). Unfortunately I can't program in Java so I can't do it myself (would have if it was Python). Thanks for a really cool little app! (I was about to program something similar when I found it).

K70%
by K####:

I like the simplicity of the app. However proper access to pdf files is impossible if the "file" field in the bibtex entries has no path (just the file name) while the files are kept in a specific directory different from the directory where the bib file is located. For example if bibtex entries have file field in the form file = {Published version:smith2013.pdf:PDF} and all pdf files are kept in a specific directory (e.g. "/storage/external_SD/mylib/pdf") then I am not sure what to do. There is nothing to replace as a target in the "setup path conversion". At the same time the actual path the the file has to be modified from smith213.pdf to /storage/external_SD/mylib/pdf/smith2013.pdf. I suppose this can be easily fixed if a prefix (not a replacement) to the path could be defined. Another thing is that I would stick to Phys. Rev. style format when displaying the reference info, i.e. bold font for volume and no "p." for page (just comma after volume). Finally some subscripts/superscripts are not displayed properly. For example, in H$_2$ or H$^+$ they are not. It is really a minor thing though.

Y70%
by Y####:

I use Library to access my Zotero library on my tablet. It works pretty well. Would love to see a split screen enabling to filter by author, tags, publication and so on...


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Rating Distribution

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