20 Citing in LaTeX

In LaTeX you cite using BibTeX. Bibliography entries are kept in a separate .bib file and then imported into the main LaTeX document.

You can either create your .bib file manually or use a citation manager to create one.

Using Zotero With LaTeX

Once you have all of the citation you need in Zotero, you can export them as a .bib file to use in LaTeX.

Simple method

In the simple method you export your chosen resources to a BibTeX file. With this method you .bib will not automatically update. If you make any changes to items in Zotero or add new resources, you will need to re-export your BibTeX file

Export whole library

• Under the File menu, select “Export library…“
• On the next screen, choose format BibTex and click OK
• Navigate to the folder where you want to save your file, save it as filename.bib

Export selected items

• Select the items/resources you want to export in your Zotero library
• Right click and select “Export items“
• Select format BibTex and click OK
• Navigate to the folder where you want to save your file, save it as filename.bib

Better BibTeX method

With the alternate method, you download the Better BibTeX for Zotero extension. Better BibTeX can automatically create citation key for Zotero items and will synchonize you BibTeX files with the Zotero Library.

ven more compatible with BibTeX, by automatically creating citation keys for the documents, or synchronizing the BibTeX files with the Zotero library.