Firstly, great job adding this functionality to Drupal!
I would like authenticated users to share citations of interest to our research within Drupal. The idea was that users would regularly scan a list of journal 'on-line early' pages and import RIS data (single or multiple citations) from each of those resources directly into Drupal via biblio. Does such a feature already exist within biblio?
The next best thing is to import the downloaded RIS files into Drupal via biblio. I have successfully done this through the admin panel ('Site configuration>>Biblio Settings>>File import') but...unfortunately... I can't offer that feature to my users. Instead, the users are restricted on the "Submit Citation" page to cutting and pasting content from the journal web-pages. This information often does not match the RIS format and is too laborious and thus proves to be a significant barrier to usability. It is not practical for the admin to act as an intermediary in handling RIS. Is there a way to offer limited admin access to this feature without opening the door to other Drupal admin components? Why not add an 'UPLOAD RIS' button to this submission page and offer it to authenticated users?
Ideally, users would import RIS data and be confronted with the required categories I've assigned to biblio nodes (rating, keywords, etc...) one citation at a time.
Thanks for your attention to these details. Keep up the great work!

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rjerome commented

Yes, it is possible to do what you want. First you have to give the user or group the "import from file" permission on the "admin/user/access" page. Now you can just create a link or menu item which points to the URL "biblio/import/form" and your user will be presented with the same form you see on the admin page.

Ron.

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hchall commented

Thanks very much, Ron. Your advice solved the issue and taught me an important lesson in managing Drupal. Your speedy response was also greatly appreciated.

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rjerome commented
Status: Active » Closed (fixed)

Good to hear, FYI I am also adding a text box where users can paste single RIS/TAGGED/BibTEX entries and it will automatically fill the form with this data.

Ron.