BibText
You can use BibTeX to automatically generate & format a bibliography in a LaTeX document. LaTeX is a typesetting markup language that is used to create formatted documents. A BibTeX user creates a bibliography file that is separate from the LaTeX. BibTex is widely used by scientists, engineers and other academics because it makes it easy to typeset complex mathematical formulae.
About BibTeX
BibTeX is a bibliographic software program that is used in conjunction with the LaTeX typesetting software. You can use BibTeX to organize your references and create a bibliography within a document created with LaTeX.BibTeX creates a bibliography file and each reference within the file is given a unique “key.”
- References are added to LaTeX by pointing to those keys.
- References can be stored in any of the common citation managers and then output in a BibTeX format for addition to your BibTeX bibliography file.
How to Use BibTeX
Introductory BibTeX video This video introduces you to the basics of using BibTeX to add references to a paper being written in LaTeX.
Wikibook chapter on using BibTeX with LaTeX.
How to use BibTeX with other Citation Managers
UBC Guide to Mendeley & BibTeX
How does it Compare?
Want to know how BibTeX compares to other citation managers? Review our citation manager chart.