Thanks. This helps - I am seeking answers in the wrong forum.
Sam
On Jul 9, 2010, at 3:58 PM, Christiaan Hofman wrote:
> This is not really a BibDesk question, it's about bibtex styles (BibDesk only
> manages the data).
>
> And to change the bibtex output you need to change the bibtex style file,
> which is not a simple thing to do.
>
> "Notes" is a standard additional bibtex field that is basically valid (and in
> most styles added) for any type, even though it's not included in the
> required/optional fields of the types. But also that is a bibtex issue, not
> BibDesk.
>
> Christiaan
>
> On Jul 9, 2010, at 21:19, Sam Cox wrote:
>
>> As part of a project with several colleagues, I got a large Endnote data
>> base. I exported it and now have access to it via bibdesk, but I am having
>> trouble using it.
>>
>> I am writing an article (with TeXShop) using Chicago style references. I
>> downloaded chicago.bst and chicago.sty from CTAN. It seems to work OK,
>> except for the bibliography list. The article bibliography has the Chicago
>> fields, but also shows two fields the team created in Endnotes, `notes` and
>> `research notes`. I do not want these to appear, just the Chicago fields.
>>
>> I will want to use these fields in a subsequent article, as well as, the
>> `abstract` field. `abstract` as well as `notes` and `research notes`
>> survive in the exported data base, just as they are in the Endnote data
>> base. But `abstract` does not show up in the article bibliography, just
>> `notes' and `research notes`.
>>
>> I looked in bibdesk Default Fields->Advanced->Custom BibTeX Types and
>> Fields->Edit
>> and found `article' with required fields `Author, Title, Journal, Year` and
>> optional fields `Volume, Number, Pages, Month'. There is no mention of
>> fields `notes`, `research notes`, `abstract`. I don't know what to do, so
>> did nothing with these settings.
>>
>> How do I make the unwanted fields `notes` and `research notes` disappear
>> from the article bibliography?
>>
>> And how do I get `abstract' to appear when I want it?
>>
>> Sam
>>
>>
>> Asper School of Business
>> University of Manitoba
>> 181 Freedman Crescent
>> Winnipeg, Manitoba R3T 5V4
>> CANADA
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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