BibTeX Basics

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1. Create a BibTeX file (.bib):

Start by creating a separate BibTeX file, using CiteDrive. As a reminder, you will find all the information you need:
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Each entry in the file represents a bibliographic reference.
BibTeX supports various entry types like @article, @book, @inproceedings, etc.
Each entry type has specific fields (e.g., author, title, year) that you need to fill.
You need a unique citationkey, in you example key, key1, key2, anotherkey.

Example:

@article{key,
  author = {Author},
  title = {Title},
  journal = {Journal},
  year = {Year},
}

2. Cite in LaTeX Document:

To cite a reference in your LaTeX document, use \cite{key}.
Multiple citations can be separated by commas: \cite{key1, key2}.

\documentclass{article}

\begin{document}
Some text \cite{key}. Another reference \cite{anotherkey}.
\bibliographystyle{plain}
\bibliography{filename} % filename without extension
\end{document}

3. Compile LaTeX Document with BibTeX:

Run the following sequence of commands:

pdflatex yourfile.tex (or latex for DVI output)
bibtex yourfile (without file extension)
pdflatex yourfile.tex
pdflatex yourfile.tex

Replace yourfile with the name of your LaTeX file.

4. Choose Bibliography Style:

\bibliographystyle{plain}: Orders citations by appearance, which we have used in our example above.
Other styles like unsrt, alpha, or abbrv are available.

BibTeX Style	Description
plain	Standard style with complete information
alpha	Alphanumeric style
abbrv	Abbreviated style
unsrt	Unsorted style (order of citations)
apalike	American Psychological Association (APA) style
IEEEtran	IEEE Transactions style for technical documents

5. Handling Multiple Bibliographies:

For multiple bibliographies, use \nocite{key} to include references without citation.

\nocite{*} % Include all references
\bibliography{file1,file2} % List of BibTeX files