Ed, Although some programs may automatically generate keys, it is advisable (in my opinion) to create your own keys in order to easily remember what they refer to. I sometimes use Jabref and I have never been able to get the program to automatically generate keys for me. If Endnote is your primary reference manager (perhaps, because you use MS Word more often than Lyx), it only costs you 15 seconds to type in a key that will allow you to export to Bibtex format with whenever you want. When you first start, it may take time to add the missing labels in Endnote; however, after that, you just add a label when you enter in new references.
I am running Lyx in Windows and I use Endnote as my primary reference manager for a variety of reasons. Running Lyx in Windows means that it is impossible to push references from JabRef to Lyx. In other words, I must choose references through the native Bibtex support menu options. All I see are Bibtex keys in Lyx to make my reference citation selections. It seems that the way one chooses to organize things for export from Endnote to Bibtex format depends on your system configuration and how your have your materials organized. Respectfully, I do not believe there is one way to "economically" do it. I hope this helps. Sincerely, Jeremy M. Kritt Seoul National University of Technology Seoul, South Korea. On Wed, Jun 4, 2008 at 1:06 PM, Stefano Franchi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tuesday 03 June 2008 10:50:01 pm Jeremy M. Kritt wrote: > > Dear Ed: > > > > Your problem is easy to solve. Be not afraid! You need to add a label to > > each reference in Endnote; afterwards, export it to a Bibtex file. > > > > When you enter Endnote, open a reference in your Endnote library. Scroll > > down and you will see a field titled "Label." The label will become the > > Bibtex key in your .bib file when you export to the .bib file. The Bibtex > > key is important because it is the reference's unique identifier. Without > > it, the .bib entry for a particular reference is incomplete and > > unrecognizable for processing. > > > > For a reference like Nahm, A.C. (1996). Korea: Tradition & > Transformation, > > Seoul, Hollym International Corp. I would make the label Nahm1996 (no > > spaces). > > > > Unfortunately, you will have to make labels for the entire library you > want > > to export. This can be time consuming; however, you will get into the > habit > > of entering a label when you enter new references to Endnote in the > future. > > If you have many references stored in Endnote, a more economical solution > is > to rely on one of the many freely available BibTeX reference managers. Many > of them will import key-less references and then will give you the option > to generate keys automatically for the whole library. BibDesk (Macintosh > only) does it almost automatically. JabRef (written in Java) offers it as > an > option. > > Cheers, > > Stefano > > > -- > ______________________________________________________________ > Stefano Franchi > Department of Philosophy Ph: (979) 862-2211 > University of Texas A&M Fax: (979) 845-0458 > 305B Bolton Hall [EMAIL PROTECTED] > College Station, TX 77843-4237 >
