BibTeX output to XML
11. März 2010 – 16:51Publishing online BibTeX references is not just matter of converting a .bib file to XML/HTML. If there is a print (PDF) edition, two very important items should be the same in both print and online versions: same entries same sorting Further editing of the online references includes for example abreviation of the author/editor names inclundig and formatting the needed fields The publisher's demands for the online references are often included in the DTD describing the XML tags for the online documents. In the worst case the online formatting differs from the print formatting. Nevertheless, if there is already a LaTeX/BibTeX workflow, and especially a BibTeX style file, it is better to use directliy BibTeX (the program) to produce the XML output instead of external converters. Using BibTeX guaranties automatically that the both items above are true. Further, if one is familiar with the BibTeX programming syntax and with the used style file, it is easy to modify the functions to produce the XML output, while keeping ...