BibTex, part 1

Generating a BibTex Bibliography in 4 steps on Scientific WorkPlace (SWP): Part I

Step 1: Make a file with .bib as an extension

(a) NotePad

Retrieve a reference from Google Scholar as a BibTex source, copy it, and paste it on NotePad.
Do it for a number of references. For instance, "Maureen O'Hara" on Google Scholar:
The BibTex source for her book is

@book{o1995market,

title={Market microstructure theory},
author={O'hara, Maureen},

publisher={Blackwell Cambridge, MA}
volume={108},
  year={1995},

}



The BibTex source for one of her published articles is:



@article{easley1987price,
  title={Price, trade size, and information in securities markets},
  author={Easley, David and O'hara, Maureen},
  journal={Journal of Financial economics},
  volume={19},
  number={1},
  pages={69--90},
  year={1987},
  publisher={Elsevier}
}

Save the database as name.bib (e.g., mybib.bib).
*****Do not save it as mybib.txt or mybib.bib.txt. ***********************************

Save the bib file in the folder where the tex-document is located. 

A better alternative to NotePad is JabRef (Download it if you do not have). It is free for a month.

(b) JabRef
Adding a reference manually:
Open JabRef. Add a new working sheet. Use (+) on the command line to add a row. Fill out the required fields.
With a BibTex source paste it under "BibTex source".

Adding automatically: Open JabRef, Retrieve a BibTex source from Google Scholar, Copy it, and Paste as such on JabRef.
************Save your database where you saved your tex-document.************************
Generate a key with JabRef: Select your entries, an click on the icon "autogenerated BibTex Key".

Step 2: Use the database on SWP

Add "Chicago" as a package if you do not have it already (typeset, options and packages, package options, add, Chicago, OK, OK).

Make a pagebreak after the conclusion of your research paper (Insert, spacing, break, pagebreak).

Typeset, Bibliography Choice, BibTex, OK.

Typeset and General settings. Change the BibTex database directory to where your bib-file is located. Do no change the BibTex style directory.

Insert, Typeset Objects, and Bibliography. Your bibliography should appear here. Scroll down to select "Chicago", and OK.

The following icon appear: BIBTEX

See my next post for the last steps.