How to expand first names of an entry

Search…

Sometimes, one has a BibTeX/biblatex entry with abbreviated short names:
1
@Article{Eshuis_2015,
2
  author    = {R. Eshuis and A. Norta and O. Kopp and E. Pitkanen},
3
  journal   = {{IEEE} Transactions on Services Computing},
4
  title     = {Service Outsourcing with Process Views},
5
  year      = {2015},
6
  month     = {jan},
7
  number    = {1},
8
  pages     = {136--154},
9
  volume    = {8},
10
  publisher = {Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers ({IEEE})},
11
}
Copied!
Now, one wants to have the full first names. In case, there is a DOI available, this is as simple as the following steps:
1.
Determine the DOI: Switch to the "General" tab and click on "Look up DOI"
​
​
2.
Fetch BibTeX data from the DOI: Click on "Get BibTeX data from DOI"
​
​
3.
A popup appears. Select which data you want to merge into the existing entry
​
​
4.
Now the first names are expanded:
​
​

New subdatabase based on AUX file

Resources

Last modified 13d ago

Export as PDF

Copy link