Using with

The following commands should be used in your document to successfully create and refer to your bibliography:

• specifies the style of the source list. This must be placed after the command. There are four standard bibliography styles:
  • unsrt Entries are sorted according to the order they appear in the document and numbered.
  • plain Entries are sorted alphabetically and numbered.
  • alpha Entries are sorted alphabetically and entry labels are formed from the author's name, e.g. `Lam' would be the entry label for the example above.
  • abbrv Entries are sorted alphabetically but the first names, month names and journal names are abbreviated.
• The command is used to specify one or more files containing the bibliographic database. For example, the command
  
  specifies that the source list is to be obtained from the files myrefs.bib and deptrefs.bib. This command is used where you want to place the bibliography.
• The command is used within the document text to refer to one or more entries in the bibliography. The note parameter is optional and if used gives additional information in the body of the text. For example to refer to the manual above, you could use the command . The entry label [1, Appendix B] will then appear in the text of the document. You can also make use of the command which puts references specified by the keys in the bibliography, but does not cite them in the document text. This should be used after the command.

When you run latex on a document containing citations and bibliography commands, the auxiliary file (.aux) will contain cross-referencing information. Note: this will produce warnings stating that citations have been undefined. Running bibtex on your document will read information from the auxiliary file and create a file with the extension .bbl. Any errors in the .bib file will be found at this stage and should be corrected before continuing. When latex is next run, the in your document reads the .bbl file and generates the bibliography. Running latex will probably produce the warning :
Label(s) may have changed. Rerun to get cross-references right.
You should then rerun latex.

If you have any problems with the .bib file or your document, it may be worth deleting the .aux and .bbl files (i.e. the files generated by latex and bibtex) and starting again. Also if you add or remove a citation from your document you must rerun latex followed by bibtex to generate your bibliography. If you are not satisfied in any way with the output of then you can edit the .bbl file.