# \[ANN\] DBLP query program and library

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Hi,

I am happy to announce the first realease of [ocaml-dblp](https://github.com/smimram/ocaml-dblp), which provides both a program and a library to query the [DBLP](https://dblp.org/) bibliographic database. In practice, it is mostly useful for retrieving bibtex entries with commands such as

```auto
dblp bibtex girard locus solum

```

which will spit out

```auto
@article{DBLP:journals/mscs/Girard01,
  author = {Jean{-}Yves Girard},
  title = {Locus Solum: From the rules of logic to the logic of rules},
  journal = {Math. Struct. Comput. Sci.},
  volume = {11},
  number = {3},
  pages = {301--506},
  year = {2001},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1017/S096012950100336X},
  doi = {10.1017/S096012950100336X},
  timestamp = {Wed, 01 Apr 2020 08:48:47 +0200},
  biburl = {https://dblp.org/rec/journals/mscs/Girard01.bib},
  bibsource = {dblp computer science bibliography, https://dblp.org}
}

```

(or, even better, use `dblp bib` to directly add this at the end of the `.bib` file in the current directory).

It might still need some polishing, feel free to reach out if you encounter some problems.

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