Why use BibTex?

From NMR Wiki

1. this wiki uses BibTeX extension
2. BibTeX format can be imported into EndNote for the EndNote users
3. Google Scholar provides citations in BibTeX format
4. BibTeX is easy to read - plain text
5. citations will have consistent look throughout the site
6. internet links to journal publications can be added (using url field)
7. uploaded pdf's and postscript files can also be linked (via pdf and ps fields)
8. BibTeX is a standard bibliography management system for publishing in LaTeX
9. BibTeX code is stable as a rock - hasn't changed since Bill Gates dropped out of college