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BibTeX

  • The BibTeX database.
  • Using a BibTeX database — citations.
  • Compiling with BibTeX.
  • BibTeX styles.
  • BibTeX and Endnote.



BibTeX

BibTeX

A separate programme:

  • generates a list of references
  • from citations referencing a bibliographic database.

Documentation:



BibTeX

Bibliographices: .bib files

  • Files end in .bib

Example

A file called tex_resources.bib with this content: 
  @BOOK{ll:latexbook,
      AUTHOR = "Leslie Lamport",
      TITLE = "\LaTeX, A Document Preparation System",
      PUBLISHER = "Addison-Wesley",
      YEAR = "1986"}

  @MISC{jw:essential,
      AUTHOR = "Warbrick",
      TITLE = "{\it Essential \LaTeX}"}



BibTeX

Using a .bib File

A LaTeX file, bibtex_example.tex: 
  \documentclass[12pt]{article}
  \bibliographystyle{plain}                         % -- THIS
  \begin{document}

  \title{Mathematics Examples}
  \author{Simon Hood}
  \maketitle

  Leslie Lamport's book \cite{ll:latexbook} is the obvious 
  place to start, but is probably better as the second or 
  third place.  

  A better place is {\it Essential \LaTeX} 
  \cite{jw:essential}.                              % -- THIS

  \bibliography{tex_resources}                      % -- THIS
  \end{document}



BibTeX

Compiling with BibTeX

  1. Compile the tex file and then run bibtex: 
        latex bibtex_example
    bibtex bibtex_example
        # ...1. NO SUFFIX for bibtex
        #    2. Yes, bibtex bibtex_example 
        #       NOT bibtex tex_resources...
  2. Then compile twice again with latex to finalise references.
N.B.:
  • You need to run BibTeX again only if the references change — i.e., if you change your .bib file.
  • You need run LaTeX only once, after changes to your document source, after this.

. . .Kile handles all this "nonsense" automatically. . .



BibTeX

BibTeX and Kile

1.Start Kile (menu or commandline) to get the opening graphical shell.
2.Edit the BibTeX-using file.
4.Build, Quick Build, or Build, Compile, PDFLaTeX to check syntax and preview.
  • Multiple compilations handled for you.



BibTeX

BibTeX Styles

BibTeX Styles

  • Many different BibTeX styles — all(?) citation and bibliography styles from academic community covered.
  • Example styles:
  • e.g. 
        apt-get install texlive-bibtex-extra



BibTeX

BibTeX and EndNote

Endnote has a built-in Output style called `Bibtex Output'

  • Go to File/Output Styles/Open Style Manager.
  • Select Bibtex Output out of the various styles that appear.
  • Selecting File/Export will then export your data from the .enl file to the .bib file in the format BibTeX requires.



BibTeX

Hands On

  1. Download tex_resources.bib and bibtex_example.tex.
  2. Compile them in the following way: 
        latex bibtex_example
    bibtex bibtex_example
    latex bibtex_example
    latex bibtex_example
        # ...there should be no warnings this last time...
    and preview the result.
  3. Add some extra entries in the .bib file and cite them from the .tex file. Then run latex and bibtex as required, and view the output.

  • Remember, you need this multiple compilation only when changes are made to your .bib file.