How to use BibTeX
Create your BibTex-File
Just create a plain text file and apply what has been explained in section BibTeX File Format.
Example:
@misc{ Nobody06,
author = "Nobody Jr",
title = "My Article",
year = "2006" }
Create your LaTeX-File
\documentclass[11pt]{article}
\usepackage{cite}
\begin{document}
\title{My Article}
\author{Nobody Jr.}
\date{Today}
\maketitle
Blablabla said Nobody ~\cite{Nobody06}.
\bibliography{mybib}{}
\bibliographystyle{plain}
\end{document}
Compile
Most LaTeX Editors make using BibTeX even easier than it already is. In case you want to process myarticle.tex on the command line just do this:
$ latex myarticle $ bibtex myarticle $ latex myarticle $ latex myarticle