def extractScholarItem(pub, item):
    """Extract item from Scholar bib object
    
    Parameters
    ----------
    pub : dict                          
      Scholar bib dictionary
    item : str                          
      Keyword to obtain value from
    
    Returns
    -------
    out : str or int
      Keyword value
    """
    try:
        out = pub['bib'][item]
    except:
        out = None
    return out