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diff --git a/macros/latex/contrib/biblatex-contrib/biblatex-mla/README b/macros/latex/contrib/biblatex-contrib/biblatex-mla/README index 1020e057c6..25d2a52bcc 100644 --- a/macros/latex/contrib/biblatex-contrib/biblatex-mla/README +++ b/macros/latex/contrib/biblatex-contrib/biblatex-mla/README @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ 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 +definitions for the 9th, 8th, and 7th 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 @@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ http://www.ctan.org/pkg/biblatex Manual Installation: 1. Locate your latex installation folder - - In OS X, it can be found at + - In OS X, it can probably 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 @@ -22,12 +22,15 @@ Usage: your Latex preface: \usepackage[american]{babel} \usepackage{csquotes} - \usepackage[style=mla-new]{biblatex} + \usepackage[style=mla]{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 "style=mla" with "style=mla7" if you'd prefer to use the + style described in the older 7th edition of the handbook) + - (replace "style=mla" with "style=mla-strict" if you'd prefer to avoid some + attempted cleverness to apply transformations to entries, including + publishers, URLs and eprint fields) - (replace "<bibfile>" with the name of your .bib bibliography file) - - to use MLA-style footnotes, use the "autocite=footnote" package option + - to use MLA-style footnotes (no longer well supported), 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 |