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.BIB File Extension 2 File Associations

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File Type 1 BibTeX Bibliography Database  (Most common)
Category Text Files
Common? No
File Description Text document containing a list of references formatted using BibTeX formatting; often used in combination with LaTeX (.TEX) document preparation; allows for bibliographies to be searched and published using standard commands.

BibTeX files may include bibliographies for books, articles, research papers, tech reports, etc; a sample BIB file entry may be formatted as follows:

@BOOK{citation key,
AUTHOR = "Author name",
TITLE = "Title of book",
PUBLISHER = {Name of publisher},
ADDRESS = {Location published}      }
BibTeX files can be viewed and managed on multiple computer systems, but the formatting is standard across all platforms.
Program(s) that open bib files
Mac OS Mac OS BibDesk
JabRef
Windows Windows BibEdit
WibTeX
JabRef
Linux Linux Pybliographer
RefTeX
JabRef
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File Type 2 Bibliography Document
Category Text Files
Common? No
File Description Bibliography saved in ASCII text format; contains a list of references cited within an article, book, or other publication.
Program(s) that open bib files
Mac OS Mac OS Any text editor
Windows Windows Any text editor
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Updated 2006
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