part of latex logfile *************************************** [4] [5] (g:/lyxdocs//writeup.bbl ! Misplaced alignment tab character &. l.11 \newblock {\em Information Processing &
Management}, 17(6):305--216, 1981.
I can't figure out why you would want to use a tab mark here. If you just want an ampersand, the remedy is simple: Just type `I\&' now. But if some right brace up above has ended a previous alignment prematurely, you're probably due for more error messages, and you might try typing `S' now just to see what is salvageable.
I have solved this problem, the & in "Information Processing & Management" needs to be escaped with a \ (im using jabref to generate my .bib file, so i'll report that error to them)
now all i need to know is how to get lyx to find my bibtex executable, and what to use to convert to dvi
