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ETS meeting bib2php: convert BibTeX to PHP By Rob Young

• utline
• what is bib2php?
• why you should care
• what bib2php can do
• getting started
• advanced use
• customization
• future development
• how to get on board

what is bib2php?

• put your publications on the web
• converts a BibTeX file to PHP
• developed at LCV
• used at:

http://www.cns.nyu.edu/~lcv/publications.php

why you should care

• save time and effort
• Cut work in half if you update bibtex and HTML
• feature rich
• customizable

features

Let's take a test drive!

getting started

• basic features work with just your BibTeX
• sort documents by BibTeX types, date, and author
• exclude BibTex types
• abstract page

– Author links – Publication links

• also need configuration info in bib2php.conf

Bib2php.conf

advanced use

• advanced features require a bibaux file
• BibTeX format

@article{foo11,

SUPERSEDES = “foo10|foo09”, RELATED = “First attempt to apply foo to bar|baz08”, RELATED = “baz09”,

}

• Documented for easy reference

bibaux

• supplemental
• downloads
• related documents
• awards
• superseded papers
• cover pictures
• document types not defined by BibTeX
• conference abstract / paper distinction
• talks
• posters

customization

• CSS
• printSelf function
• Change printing style for existing document types
• Define style for new document types

What does the future hold?

• TOPICS!
• tag based
• sort and exclude by topics
• allows for automated topic pages
• GUI bibaux editor
• more generic BibTeX parser

how do you get a copy?

• still in beta release
• email me (ryoung@cns.nyu.edu) for a copy