Blog post: CSL4LibreOffice

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 ruslan:
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 david:
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 teertinker:
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+subhramit:
+  name: Subhramit Basu
+  url: https://github.com/subhramit
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+ name: JabRef GSoC Mentee

_posts/2024-08-26-GSoC-CSL.md

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+---
+title: JabRef's new CSL Integration for LibreOffice
+tags: [gsoc, csl]
+author: subhramit
+---
+
+Hi, I am Subhramit. I am a [Google Summer of Code (GSoC) student at JabRef](https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/programs/2024/projects/MfPL66UW) this year, and I will be walking you through JabRef's new CSL Integration for LibreOffice.
+
+## Background
+
+As a student, I first came across pre-defined citation formats during my freshman year of college, when our professor instructed that the references in our project report must follow the "APA style".  
+I remember manually generating and copying citations in that style from a citation generation website, and oh was it tedious. Whether you are a student like me or a seasoned researcher in academia, you must have grappled with various citation styles throughout your academic journey.
+
+[Citation Style Language](https://citationstyles.org/) (CSL) is a popular open-source specification language that standardizes the formatting of citations and bibliographies. It supports thousands of standard citation styles used in academia, including *American Psychological Association* (APA), *Modern Language Association* (MLA), *Chicago Manual of Style* (CMS), *Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers* (IEEE), *Springer - Lecture Notes in Computer Science* and *Vancouver* to name a few. If you've ever cited a source in an academic paper, chances are you've used a style that is supported by CSL.
+
+For several years, JabRef users have been requesting support for CSL in JabRef's LibreOffice integration. Tackling this problem statement this summer as a part of my project, I am excited to announce that this highly anticipated feature is now available!
+
+## What's New?
+
+With this integration, JabRef users can now:
+
+- **Choose a CSL Style**: Select from a vast collection of CSL styles to match the requirements of your academic work.
+- **Cite with ease**: Insert citations directly into your LibreOffice document.
+- **Auto-generate Bibliographies**: Watch as your bibliography automatically populates based on your citations, with just a single click.
+- **Update Bibliographies**: Easily refresh your bibliography as you add new citations to your document.
+
+## Getting Started
+
+To start using this new feature:
+
+1. Download the [development version of JabRef](https://builds.jabref.org/main/).
+2. Connect to a running LibreOffice document instance by either clicking the "Connect" or the "Manual Connect" button in the [Libre/OpenOffice Panel](https://docs.jabref.org/cite/openofficeintegration) in the side pane.
+3. Click on "Select style".
+4. Choose your preferred CSL style from the list and click "OK".
+5. Select an entry (or a group of entries) and click the "Cite" button to insert citations into the document.
+6. Click the "Make/Sync bibliography" button to auto-generate a bibliography section in your document based on your citations and the selected CSL style.
+
+### Demo
+
+#### Selecting a style
+
+![Selecting a style](../img/selecting-a-style.gif)
+
+#### Inserting citations
+
+![Inserting citations](../img/cite.gif)
+
+#### Generating bibliography
+
+![Generating bibliography](../img/bibliography.gif)
+
+#### Updating bibliography
+
+![Updating bibliography](../img/refresh.gif)
+
+## Summary
+
+This CSL integration is a direct result of working on valuable user feedback, addressing long-standing feature requests ([#119](https://github.com/JabRef/jabref/issues/119) and [#2146](https://github.com/JabRef/jabref/issues/2146) on JabRef's GitHub page).
+
+If you are interested in the technical details of how this project was undertaken, do check out the [wiki](https://github.com/JabRef/jabref/wiki/GSoC-2024-%E2%80%90-Improved-CSL-Support-%28and-more-LibreOffice%E2%80%90JabRef-integration-enhancements%29).
+
+I hope this new feature enhances your research and writing process. As always, [feedback and suggestions for further improvements](https://discourse.jabref.org/c/feedback/3) are welcome.
+
+Happy citing!