Using standard bibliographies
Lists of bibliographic references can be added in various contexts in MerMEId: As a
general bibliography to the work described in your file (e.g., references to the
composer's letters about this work, or a list of historic/analytic literature on the
work; such lists may be added at the Bibliography tab), or on individual performances either as a list of
reviews or a list of evidence for that particular performance (like concert
programs, announcements, or references to secondary literature; this kind of
list is edited in the performance details editor, available with each performance at
the History tab).
When adding a new reference in the general bibliography using the add button (if
there are no references yet, you may need to create a bibliography first by clicking
the "
Add bibliography" button), a menu appears to let you choose the type of material for
your reference – a letter, book, article etc.:

However, projects will often need to refer to the same standard literature frequently. To make such frequently used references readily available, general or even collection-specific lists of standard references may be created. In that case the reference add menu will offer you these references as well instead of just the empty references types. It may look something like this:

To create a list of standard references, open the settings menu by clicking the settings icon and choose "Edit standard bibliographic references". This
opens the standard bibliography editor:
If you do use file
collections, but have not created any reference lists for them yet, they will be
available in the lower select box. Choose the desired file collection and click the
"Add" button to create an empty list for it.
Use the "
Add reference" button and select the appropriate reference type to add the first
reference to the list.
By default, reference details are hidden give you an overview of your list. Click the "Show details" button to edit the reference data.
When you are finished editing references, click the "Save and close" button to save your list and return to the main editor. Whenever you are editing files from this collection, your standard references will be available when adding references at the Bibliography tab and in the performances evidence lists.
After adding a reference from the list, edit it as necessary by adding, for instance, the page numbers relevant in this place.
- Please note: The list of standard bibliographic references is simply a tool for fast input of frequently used information to save you from entering it manually again and again. It does not provide a database for centralized storage of bibliographic information, but simply puts a copy of the selected reference into your file. So, correcting a typo in the standard reference list does not automatically correct it in the files where you have already placed a copy of the reference.