lattes_to_list: Convert a set of Lattes CV XML files to a list object
In fcampelo/ChocoLattes: Processing Data from Lattes CV Files

Description Usage Arguments Details Value Examples

Extract information from a set of Lattes XML files and convert it to a list vector

1	lattes_to_list(CV.dir = NULL, author.aliases = list())

`CV.dir`	folder where CVs are contained. If NULL then the current working directory is used.
`author.aliases`	list vector with author aliases. See `Examples` for details.

This function extracts relevant information from a set of Lattes CV XML files and outputs a list object containing specific information on the following aspects of a group's production:

Accepted journal papers
Published journal papers
Published conference papers
Published book chapters
Published books
Ph.D. student defenses
M.Sc. student defenses

Journal and conference papers are checked for duplication using DOI and Title information. Duplicated entries are registered only once.

list vector where each element is a dataframe with information on a specific aspect of the academic production

my.dir <- system.file("extdata", package="ChocoLattes")

# Define the aliases of authors "Felipe Campelo" and "Lucas S. Batista":
# (all aliases will be converted to the first name provided for each author)
my.aliases <- list(c("Felipe Campelo",
                     "Felipe Campelo Franca Pinto",
                     "Felipe Campelo F. Pinto",
                     "F.C.F. Pinto"),
                   c("Lucas S. Batista",
                     "Lucas Batista",
                     "Lucas de Souza Batista",
                     "Lucas Souza Batista"))

lattes.list <- lattes_to_list(CV.dir         = my.dir,
                              author.aliases = my.aliases)