Is a proof of concept tool belt that automatically grabs bibtex entries from Google Scholar and filters them according with respect to publishers and citation count.
- Ruby Version 1.9.3 (or higher) [get here]
- Mechanize Version 2.7.1 (or higher) [get here]
- bibfilter Version 0.9 (or higher) [get here]
- Create a gsresearch folder you use as a base for your projects
- Clone the bibfilter repository to that folder
- Clone this repository to that folder, as well
- Copy the various scripts depending on your use into the desired folder
| Tool | Purpose |
|---|---|
| getbibtex | fetches Bibtex entries for the currently stored publications (more) |
| gsresearch | querys Google Scholar for all entries and fetches their bibtex entries (more) |
| gsdownload | downloads all the referenced files in a bibtex files from the respective publishers (more) |
| workflow | contains a bunch of shell scripts, which perform a semi-automatic survey by employing gsresearch, bibfilter, and gsdownload (more) |
Please note that you should not use this script in jurisdictions, where automated use of Google is prohibited (almost everywhere). Please read Google's Terms of Service for more information.
In general there are two basic usage scenarios:
- Use getbibtex to start managing all the stored publications in a folder and iteratively update your bibliography when ever new publications arrive. (Read more)
- Use the scripts found in the workflow together with gsresearch, bibfilter and gsdownload to conduct a semi-automatic survey based on a search query, filter them and download the relevant publications as pdf. (Read more)
- Currently, the scripts are limited to using Google Scholar alas it would be beneficial to use other research gateways.
- All tools are closely coupled with Mechanize, this should be factored out for better modularity.
- Mechanizes file download some how does not support utf-8 character encoding (hopefully this issue might be fixed soon).
- You cannot overcome paywalls and legal restraints!