title: BibTeX format query
body: <p>Hi I am trying to write a parser at the moment for BibTeX records in order to store all of the relevant information on a database and to generate formatted references based on the records in question.</p>
  
  <p>I was hoping to find out if somebody here actually knew what each format in Bibdesk was and what it stood for because there appears to be some ambiguity on that front. Are Bibdesk formats consistent across platforms also?</p>