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+Description:
+Biblatex-mla provides Biblatex support for references and citations in the
+style defined by the Modern Language Association (MLA). The style is a common
+standard for writers in the humanities and is outlined in the MLA Style Manual
+and the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers. These files follow
+definitions for the 7th and 8th editions of the MLA Handbook. Before using
+biblatex-mla, you will need to install Biblatex. Biblatex is commonly
+included with most installations of LaTeX, but it can also be found at
+http://www.ctan.org/pkg/biblatex
+
+
+Manual Installation:
+1. Locate your latex installation folder
+ - In OS X, it can be found at
+ ~/Library/texmf/tex/latex/
+2. Create a new folder called "biblatex-mla" if there isn't already one there
+3. Place the biblatex-mla files into this folder
+
+
+Usage:
+1. Call the MLA style in your Latex document using the following four lines in
+your Latex preface:
+ \usepackage[american]{babel}
+ \usepackage{csquotes}
+ \usepackage[style=mla-new]{biblatex}
+ \addbibresource{<bibfile>}
+ - (replace "style=mla-new" with "style=mla" if you'd prefer to use the
+ style described in the old edition of the Handbook)
+ - (replace "<bibfile>" with the name of your .bib bibliography file)
+ - to use MLA-style footnotes, use the "autocite=footnote" package option
+2. Cite a text with \autocite{<key>}, cite a page with
+\autocite[<page>]{<key>}, and include a citational prenote---"'To be or not to
+be,' he wrote (Shakespeare qtd. in Brown 34)"---with
+\autocite[<prenote>][<page>]{<key>}.
+ - (replace <key>, <page>, and <prenote> with their respective elements)
+3. Before the end of your document, include the following line where you want
+your bibliography to appear:
+ \printbibliography
+
+
+This material is subject to the LaTeX Project Public License. See
+http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/licenses.lppl.html for the
+details of that license.