To cite bigmemory in publications use:

Kane MJ, Emerson J, Weston S (2013). “Scalable Strategies for Computing with Massive Data.” Journal of Statistical Software, 55(14), 1–19. http://www.jstatsoft.org/v55/i14/.

Corresponding BibTeX entry:

  @Article{,
    title = {Scalable Strategies for Computing with Massive Data},
    author = {Michael J. Kane and John Emerson and Stephen Weston},
    journal = {Journal of Statistical Software},
    year = {2013},
    volume = {55},
    number = {14},
    pages = {1--19},
    url = {http://www.jstatsoft.org/v55/i14/},
  }