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| - | The various fields in the BibLaTeX-database are explained on the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BibTeX#Bibliographic_information_file|Wikipedia website]]. Before entering your references in the database, consult the guidelines set down in [[editorialconventions#bibliographic_data|Editorial Conventions • Bibliographical data]]. | + | The various fields in the BibLaTeX-database are explained on the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BibTeX#Bibliographic_information_file|Wikipedia website]]. Before entering your references in the database, consult the guidelines set down in [[editorialconventions#bibliographic_data|Editorial Conventions • Bibliographical data]]. |
| The **cite key**, which is used in the TeX documents in connection with the commands ''\EOAciteauthoryear'' and ''\EOAciteyear'', must be clearly defined (i.e. it cannot be duplicated). The cite key should not contain any blanks. BibDesk for instance will mark an incorrect or ambiguous cite key in red. Such entries should be corrected immediately. | The **cite key**, which is used in the TeX documents in connection with the commands ''\EOAciteauthoryear'' and ''\EOAciteyear'', must be clearly defined (i.e. it cannot be duplicated). The cite key should not contain any blanks. BibDesk for instance will mark an incorrect or ambiguous cite key in red. Such entries should be corrected immediately. | ||
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| Multiple authors or editors are separated by **and**. A multiple authored entry would thus be //Harald E. Paslewski and Theo Herkel and Martina Müller//. | Multiple authors or editors are separated by **and**. A multiple authored entry would thus be //Harald E. Paslewski and Theo Herkel and Martina Müller//. | ||
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| + | ☞ The solutions below partly require non-standard fields in the bibliographical entries. Check back at [[jabrefconfiguration|Configuration of JabRef]] and [[bibdeskconfiguration|Setup and use of BibDesk]] how to create and edit extra fields. | ||
| ===== Additional fields ===== | ===== Additional fields ===== | ||
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| In order to work properly, the **Year** field in the bibliography must only be filled with a year number, e.g. 1980. You will get warnings like | In order to work properly, the **Year** field in the bibliography must only be filled with a year number, e.g. 1980. You will get warnings like | ||
| - | year field '1898-1903' in entry 'Ptolemaeus_1898-1903' is not an integer - this will probably not sort properly. | + | year field '1898–1903' in entry 'Ptolemaeus_1898–1903' is not an integer |
| + | - this will probably not sort properly. | ||
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| If you want to record approximate dates or time spans, the field **Date** has to be used. Below, the most frequent cases are described. | If you want to record approximate dates or time spans, the field **Date** has to be used. Below, the most frequent cases are described. | ||
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| ==== Months and Days ==== | ==== Months and Days ==== | ||
| If you want to document the date of a publication more exactly and use the **Month** and **Day** field, make sure to enter only numerals into these fields. For example, for a publication in March, simply write ''3'' in the **Month** Field. This will be rendered according to the main language of the document. | If you want to document the date of a publication more exactly and use the **Month** and **Day** field, make sure to enter only numerals into these fields. For example, for a publication in March, simply write ''3'' in the **Month** Field. This will be rendered according to the main language of the document. | ||
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| + | ==== Correcting entries in a BibDesk file ==== | ||
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| + | To correct entries, open a BibLaTeX file in in BibDesk, then click on an entry you want to change. The whole bibliographic reference can now be found in the **Comments** field. Enter the information into the correct fields: Name into the *Author* field, the title into the **Title** field, page numbers into the **Pages** field, etc. Sometimes the entry type will also be incorrect. To change it click on the dropdown menu in the upper right corner (where it says ''article'' in the Screenshot) and select the correct type for the entry. | ||
| + | After you’re done the **Comments** field should be empty. Don’t forget to save the corrected entry! | ||
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