LaTeX and BibTeX Overview
Below on the left is a Latex markup document, with the formatted result on the right.
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- LaTeX ProjectDownload software and get support for TeX and LaTeX
BibTeX is an application of LateX that makes the job of creating footnotes, bibliographies, and reference lists more straightforward. You can build a database of citations for all the articles, websites, books, etc. that you are using for your research project, for easy formatting and inserting in a LaTeX document and more easily format citations with multlingual characters, formulas and equations. BibTex has a built-in style for AMS (American Mathematical Society) citations.
Use the BibTeX button in Scholar OneSearch or MathSciNet to get a bibTex-formatted citation. For example:
Lee, Kyungyong, Li Li, and Andrei Zelevinsky, Positivity and Tameness in Rank 2 Cluster Algebras, Journal of Algebraic Combinatorics 40 (2014), no. 3, 823-40, DOI: 10.1007/s10801-014-0509-6.
Will look like this in BibTex:
@article{myArticle1,
author = {Lee, Kyungyong and Li, Li and Zelevinsky, Andrei},
journal = {Journal of Algebraic Combinatorics},
pages = {823--840},
volume = {40},
number = {3},
year = {2014},
title = {Positivity and tameness in rank 2 cluster algebras},
DOI = {10.1016/j.aim.2016.03.022},
}
In Scholar OneSearch, click the "Export BibTex" button.
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In MathScinet, click Export BibTex dropdown
Citing with BibTeX and LaTeX
LaTeX is open source software that allows you to create professionally-rendered files that incorporate mathematical symbols, equations and formulas, which can be difficult to do with standard word processors such as Microsoft Word. BibTeX is an add-on to LaTeX that helps you manage your references. Here are some resources to help you get started with these tools:
- Webinar: Citation Management with BibTeXIn this 30-minute training webinar, learn why and when to use BibTeX, how BibTeX files work, and how to cite your sources and share references using BibTeX.
- How do I get started using BibTeX?This 20-minute Bite Size webinar includes an overview of why and why to use BibTex, the basics of how BibTeX files work, and a live demo of how to add references and cite sources using Overleaf.
- OverleafOverleaf is a free online authoring tool for LaTeX and BibTeX. You can set up a free account and access helpful how-to guides.
- Learn LaTeX in 30 minutesA concise, hands-on overview to help you get started with LaTeX.
- Bibliography Management in LaTeXThis Overleaf guide is a great starting point for learning how to build your bibliography, including the basics of BiblaTeX, the latest version of BibTeX.
- Bibliography Styles GuideExamples and code for common citation styles used in LaTeX.
NU BibTeX Presentations and Webinars
View the Library Calendar for training including webinars
- Getting started with BibTeX (PDF, opens in new window)Library webinar slide presentation
Books, videos, and support
More Math into LaTeX by ISBN: 9783319237961Publication Date: 2016-02-15The complete book online. (NU Login required)
- American Mathematical Society Style GuideEverything you need to know to create a document for publication according to AMS standards. Includes how to format AMS citations.
