How can I correct errors I encounter when running BibTeX on my bibliography file?
BibTeX has a 5000 character limit for each field. Most fields will not surpass this limit, but for a reference where the “note” field contains a large amount of information such as the entire table of contents, this limit may be breached. When this problem occurs, you will see an error message saying “Sorry–you’ve exceeded BibTeX’s buffer size 5000.” When you encounter this problem, use emacs or another text editor to open your bibliography file and shorten the field that contains too many characters.
