Export imported bibliographic data as .bib or .ris formats

Basic function to export bibliographic information for use in other programs. Work in progress. Very little error checking or advanced formatting in this version

write_bibliography(x, filename, format = "ris")

Arguments

x

An object of class 'bibliography', such as imported using read_bibliography

filename

Name of the exported file. Should ideally match 'format', but this is not enforced

format

Format of the exported file. Should be either "ris" (default) or "bib"

Value

exports results as a .ris or .bib file.

Examples

file_location <- system.file(
  "extdata",
  "avian_ecology_bibliography.ris",
  package = "revtools")
x <- read_bibliography(file_location, return_df = FALSE)

# export a subset of entries as a new file
write_bibliography(x[1:5],
  filename = paste0(tempdir(), "/x_out.ris"),
  format = "ris")