validate-bib

Validate Bibliography

Cross-reference all citations in lecture files against bibliography entries.

Steps

1. Read the bibliography file and extract all citation keys

1. Scan all lecture files for citation keys:

• .tex files: look for \cite{, \citet{, \citep{, \citeauthor{, \citeyear{
• .qmd files: look for @key, [@key], [@key1; @key2]
• Extract all unique citation keys used

1. Cross-reference:

• Missing entries: Citations used in lectures but NOT in bibliography
• Unused entries: Entries in bibliography not cited anywhere
• Potential typos: Similar-but-not-matching keys

1. Check entry quality for each bib entry:

• Required fields present (author, title, year, journal/booktitle)
• Author field properly formatted
• Year is reasonable
• No malformed characters or encoding issues

1. Report findings:

• List of missing bibliography entries (CRITICAL)
• List of unused entries (informational)
• List of potential typos in citation keys
• List of quality issues

Files to scan:

Slides/*.tex
Quarto/*.qmd

Bibliography location:

Bibliography_base.bib  (repo root)