From 09b7e00a9db58e1f4b08581a6b0df4d8aaed1c47 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jordan Date: Thu, 18 Feb 2021 15:09:07 -0700 Subject: readme --- README.md | 14 +++++++------- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index d06e6de..e07dac9 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1,14 +1,14 @@ # Crane -Crane is a minimal self-hosted research literature organizational web service -with support for paper download and metadata retrieval. +Crane is a literature download and organization web service with support for +paper download and metadata retrieval. -No databases or app-proprietary formats are used. Papers are categorized by the -directories in which they're stored, and XML metadata is retrieved from the -[doi.org](https://www.doi.org/) API and written alongside each paper for which -its DOI is known. +Goals of the project are to be minimal, support data portability (no databases +or app-proprietary formats), and secure. Paper "categories" are simply +directories created on the filesystem, and paper metadata taken directly from +the [doi.org](https://www.doi.org/) API and written verbatim. -![admin](screenshots/admin.png) +A screenshot of the interface can be [found here](screenshots/admin.png). ## Installation -- cgit v1.2.3-54-g00ecf