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@STRING{TUGBOAT = {TUGboat}}
@STRING{PRACTEX = {The Prac\TeX\ Journal}}
@ARTICLE{Flom2005,
 author = {Peter Flom and Hans Hagen and Joe Hogg and Nicola Talbot and Philip Taylor and Christina Thiele and David Walden},
 title = {What is {\TeX}?},
 journal = PRACTEX,
 year = 2005,
 volume = 3,
 url = {http://tug.org/pracjourn/2005-3/walden-whatis}
}
@ARTICLE{tugboat2016,
 title = "Localisation of {\TeX} documents: tracklang",
 author = "Nicola Talbot",
 month = NOV,
 year = 2016,
 volume = 37,
 number = 3,
 journal = TUGBOAT,
 url = "http://www.tug.org/TUGboat/tb37-3/tb117talbot.pdf"
}
@ARTICLE{tugboat2022,
 title = "bib2gls: Standalone entries and repeated lists (a little book of poisons)",
 author = "Nicola Talbot",
 month = APR,
 year = 2022,
 volume = 43,
 number = 1,
 journal = TUGBOAT,
 doi = {10.47397/tb/43-1/tb133talbot-bib2gls-reorder},
 url = "https://tug.org/TUGboat/tb43-1/tb133talbot-bib2gls-reorder.pdf"
}
@BOOK{Talbot2012a,
 title = {{\LaTeX} for Complete Novices},
 publisher = {Dickimaw Books},
 year = 2012,
 month = SEP,
 author = {Nicola L C Talbot},
 volume = 1,
 series = {Dickimaw {\LaTeX} Series},
 isbn = {978-1-909440-00-5},
 url = {https://www.dickimaw-books.com/latex/novices/}
}
@INPROCEEDINGS{Talbot2020,
 author = {Nicola L C Talbot},
 title = {Sorting Glossaries with bib2gls},
 booktitle = {{LaTeX}.net},
 year = 2020,
 month = JUL,
 url = {https://latex.net/sorting-glossaries-with-bib2gls/}
}
@BOOK{Talbot2013a,
 title = {Using {\LaTeX} to Write a {PhD} Thesis},
 publisher = {Dickimaw Books},
 year = 2013,
 month = MAR,
 author = {Nicola L C Talbot},
 volume = 2,
 series = {Dickimaw {\LaTeX} Series},
 isbn = {978-1-909440-02-9},
 url = {http://www.dickimaw-books.com/latex/thesis/}
}
@INPROCEEDINGS{Talbot2012c,
 author = {Nicola L C Talbot},
 title = {Creating a glossary without using an external indexing application},
 booktitle = {{LaTeX}.net},
 year = 2012,
 month = SEP,
 url = {https://latex.net/glossary-without-external-app/},
 note={Originally posted on the {\LaTeX} Community's Know How Section}
}
@BOOK{Talbot2014a,
 title = {{\LaTeX} for Administrative Work},
 publisher = {Dickimaw Books},
 month = SEP,
 year = 2014,
 author = {Nicola L C Talbot},
 volume = 3,
 series = {Dickimaw {\LaTeX} Series},
 isbn = {978-1-909440-07-4},
 url = {https://www.dickimaw-books.com/latex/admin/}
}
@BOOK{Talbot2013b,
 title = {Quack, Quack, Quack. Give My Hat Back!},
 publisher = {Dickimaw Books},
 year = 2013,
 month = MAY,
 author = {Nicola L C Talbot and Magdalene Pritchett},
 isbn = {978-1-909440-03-6},
 url = {https://www.dickimaw-books.com/fiction/kids/duck/}
}
@BOOK{Talbot2012b,
 title = {The Foolish Hedgehog},
 publisher = {Dickimaw Books},
 year = 2012,
 month = NOV,
 author = {Nicola L C Talbot and Magdalene Pritchett},
 isbn = {978-1-909440-01-2},
 url = {https://www.dickimaw-books.com/fiction/kids/hedgehog/}
} 
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\begin{filecontents}[noheader,overwrite]{sample2.bib}
@Article{duck2018,
 Author = {Dickie Duck and José Arara and Polly Parrot},
 Title = {Avian Friendship},
 Journal = {Fowl Times},
 Year = 2018,
 Volume = 7,
 Number = 5,
 Pages = "1032--5"
}
@BOOK{duck2016,
 AUTHOR = {Dickie Duck},
 TITLE = {Feathered stunt doubles: \emph{The Birds} and other films},
 PUBLISHER = {Duck Duck Goose},
 YEAR = 2016
}
@book{macaw,
 author = {Prof Macaw},
 title = {Annotated notes on the \emph{Duck and Goose} chronicles},
 publisher = {Duck Duck Goose},
 year = 2012
 }
@inproceedings{parrot2021a,
 author = {Polly Parrot},
 title = {Who's a Pretty Polly? {T}he surge of avian chatbots},
 booktitle = {Avian Intelligence},
 month = jan,
 year = 2021
}
@inproceedings{parrot2021b,
 author = {Polly Parrot},
 title = {Pollybot: the next generation in avian translators},
 booktitle = {Avian Advances},
 month = apr,
 year = 2021
}
@phdthesis{ing2020,
 author = {Bor Ing},
 title = {\emph{Duck and Goose}: an allegory for modern times?},
 school = {Department of Literature, University of Somewhere},
 month = mar,
 year = 2010
}
@booklet{parrots2013,
 author = {Polly Parrot and Dickie Duck},
 title = {\emph{Duck and Goose} Cheat Sheet},
 howpublished = {Limited print run},
 address = {Dubious Student Resources},
 year = 2013
}
@book{parrot2012,
 author = {von Parrot, Jr, Ann},
 title = {My Friend is a Duck},
 publisher = {Duck Duck Goose},
 year = 2012,
}
@book{quackalot,
 author = {Sir Quackalot},
 title = {The Adventures of Duck and Goose},
 publisher = {Duck Duck Goose},
 year = 2011
}
@techreport{zebra2022,
 author = {Zoë Zebra and Mabel Canary},
 title = {Health and Safety when Handling Mind-Controlling Cookies},
 institution = {Secret Lab of Experimental Stuff},
 month = {22 } # MAR,
 year = 2014
}
@manual{canary2015,
 author = {Mabel Canary},
 title = {Ray Gun User Guide},
 organization = {Secret Lab of Experimental Stuff},
 edition = "2nd",
 year = 2015
}
@book{fan1992,
 author = {Éli-Fant, Nellie},
 title = {The Duckinator},
 publisher = {Duck Duck Goose},
 year = 1992,
 note = {A cyborg from the future travels to the past to scramble some eggs.}
}
@misc{henpecked,
 title = {Henpecked: Time for a Coup in the Coop!},
 howpublished = {Flyer}
} 
\end{filecontents}
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