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\chapter{Reference management}
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\label{sec:literature}
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For typesetting our first thesis in \LaTeX{}, the last core functionality to learn is citing literature.
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Our references are gathered in a bibliography file.
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Once we reference one of its entries from our \LaTeX{} document, Bib\TeX{} (a
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program similar to the standard \sh{pdflatex} compiler)
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can insert automatically generated citations.
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It will format them in a bibliography style of our choice.
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\section{The bibliography file}
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Our \textbf{bibliography collection} consists of multiple literature entries in a pre-defined format, such that they can be processed by Bib\TeX{}.
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An exemplary item can be seen in \cref{lst:bibfile-sample-entry}.
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\begin{figure}[H]
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\codeblock{bibtex}{listings/literature/bibliography-entry.bib}
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\caption{Exemplary bibliography entry}
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\label{lst:bibfile-sample-entry}
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\end{figure}
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The type of the bibliography entry is specified after the opening \mono{@} sign (article, book, proceedings, …).
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What follows is a list of important attributes like title and author.
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Whether they are required or not depends on the type of the entry.
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In any case, we will need the first entry after the opening braces: the Bib\TeX{} key.
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This is the identifier that we will use to reference the entry in our \LaTeX{} document.
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Bib\TeX{} keys can be chosen freely, but have to be unique.
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Typically, they will consist of a combination of authors, publication dates, and topics.\newpage
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\textbf{Bibliography files} can be compiled manually, yet it is more common to use programs like JabRef\footnote{Cf. \url{https://www.jabref.org/}.} or Zotero\footnote{Cf. \url{https://www.zotero.org/}.}.
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While JabRef operates directly on your bibliography file, Zotero projects\footnote{Vgl. \url{https://guides.library.iit.edu/c.php?g=720120&p=6296986}.} can be exported to bibliography files to use them in \LaTeX{} documents.
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\textbf{Bibliography entries} are provided by many academic search engines, including Google Scholar (cf. \cref{fig:google-scholar-bibtex}).
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When using them, make sure that the entries are cohesive across your reference collection and complete with regard to their attributes.
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A high-quality (although, unfortunately, incomplete) source for Bib\TeX{} entries is the dblp computer science bibliography.\footnote{Available at \url{https://dblp.org/search}.}
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\begin{figure}[H]
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\includegraphics[width=\textwidth]{graphics/google_bibtex1.jpg}
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\includegraphics[width=\textwidth]{graphics/google_bibtex2.jpg}
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\caption{Loading Bib\TeX{} entries from Google Scholar}
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\label{fig:google-scholar-bibtex}
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\end{figure}
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\section{Citing}
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Bib\TeX{} extends \LaTeX{} by several commands (cf. \cref{tbl:bibtex-commands}).
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Make sure to include the \pkg{natbib} package for this purpose.
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\begin{table}[H]
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\centering
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\begin{tabular}{ll}
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\toprule
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Function & Command \\ \midrule
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Citing authors & \code{latex}{\textbackslash citeauthor\{<source>\}} \\
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Citing sources & \code{latex}{\textbackslash cite\{<source>\}} \\
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Citing pages & \code{latex}{\textbackslash cite[p. 15]\{<source>\}} \\
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Custom citations & \code{latex}{\textbackslash cite[<prefix>][<suffix>]\{<source>\}} \\
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Including the bibliography & \code{latex}{\textbackslash bibliography\{<bibliographyfile>\}} \\
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Setting the bibliography style & \code{latex}{\textbackslash bibliographystyle\{<style>\}} \\ \bottomrule
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\end{tabular}
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\caption{Commands for citations}
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\label{tbl:bibtex-commands}
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\end{table}
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The \code{latex}{<source>} of a citation is always a Bib\TeX key.
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The list of available citation styles\footnote{Head to Overleaf for a rather complete list: \url{https://www.overleaf.com/learn/latex/Biblatex_citation_styles}} includes \mono{alpha}, \mono{natdin}, and \mono{apa}.
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The table of references will always appear where the \code{latex}{\textbackslash bibliography\{…\}} command was put.
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The \code{latex}{\textbackslash cite} command comes with many variants.\footnote{cf. \url{https://www.economics.utoronto.ca/osborne/latex/BIBTEX.HTM}}
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\Example{lst:natdin-example}{literature/natdin-example}{literature/natdin-example_bib}{Exemplary citations in the \mono{natdin} style.}
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