Allow auto-generation of bibliography using citation tags from a preprint server

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I'd like to use \cite{XXX} where XXX is a keyword used in preprint servers like 
SLAC spires or NASA 
ADS, then have latex lab automatically go to those servers to get the citation 
info in bibtex.

I already do something like this with slac spires, here's how:

% To cite something, use the standard \cite command and use as
% the argument either a SPIRES bibtex tag (\cite{Chang:2007xk})
% or simply the eprint number (new style: \cite{arXiv:1001.4811}
% or old style: \cite{astro-ph/0211637}).  

% To generate a bibliography paste the entire document into an 
% email and send it to slaclib2@slac.stanford.edu with subject
% "generate".  If you want bibTeX use subject line "generate bibtex".
% Spires will return your email in a few second with the bibliography
% which you can paste back in.  References will be in the proper order.

It'd be great if latex-labs could automate something like this - the academic 
types like me would 
love it.
   thanks!

Original issue reported on code.google.com by matt.a.d...@gmail.com on 13 Apr 2010 at 1:59

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I'm looking into the option of using external resources which may live anywhere 
on
the web, outside Google Docs. I think it's a powerful concept and only a step 
away.
The LaTeX server currently supports this, though it's not yet exposed as an 
option.
This may enable the automatic citing that you're referring to, though there 
would
need to be an SPIRES like HTTP based service, rather than email based.

Original comment by bobbysoa...@gmail.com on 20 Apr 2010 at 2:01