▁B ibus ▁is ▁reference ▁management ▁software ▁designed ▁for ▁Open Office . org ▁packages ▁and ▁Microsoft ▁Word ▁in ▁particular , ▁with ▁ ▁goal ▁ ▁of ▁creating ▁an ▁open ▁source ▁bibli ographic ▁software ▁package ▁that ▁will ▁allow ▁easy ▁formatting ▁ ▁of ▁the ▁bibli ographic ▁index ▁in ▁Open Office . org ▁W riter ▁and ▁Microsoft ▁Word . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁based ▁on ▁Python ▁and ▁wx Widget s , ▁making ▁it ▁platform - in dependent ▁in ▁principle . ▁It ▁functions ▁on ▁all ▁ 3 2 - bit ▁versions ▁of ▁Microsoft ▁Windows ▁( 9 5 / 9 8 / NT / 2 0 0 0 / X P ), ▁P OS IX ▁( Linux / B SD / UN IX - like ▁OS es ) ▁and , ▁to ▁a ▁limited ▁extent , ▁Mac ▁OS ▁X . ▁B ibus ▁is ▁free ▁software ▁released ▁under ▁the ▁GNU ▁G PL ▁v 2 + . ▁ ▁Fe atures ▁include ▁searching ▁and ▁reference ▁upload ing ▁from ▁M ED LINE ▁using ▁e TB LA ST ▁or ▁Pub Med ▁and ▁user ▁reference ▁library ▁independence , ▁making ▁document ▁exchange ▁between ▁collabor ative ▁writers ▁easier . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁Com parison ▁of ▁reference ▁management ▁software ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁In nov ation . sw med . edu ▁Wik i . serv ies . open office . org ▁ ▁Category : Free ▁software ▁program med ▁in ▁Python ▁Category : So ftware ▁that ▁uses ▁wx Widget s <0x0A> </s> ▁Domin ique ▁S cal i ▁is ▁a ▁Canadian ▁novel ist ▁and ▁journalist ▁from ▁Quebec . ▁She ▁was ▁a ▁short