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+IMPORTANT NOTE:
+
+This is the package formerly known as biblatex-chicago-notes-df. It
+is intended for use only with the latest version of biblatex -- you
+need at least version 0.9c, though 0.9d is current. If you have been
+using biblatex-chicago-notes-df, then you should be sure to consult
+the RELEASE file to find out what alterations you may need to make to
+your .bib files and document preambles to bring them up to date.
+
+README (version 0.9.5a):
+
+Biblatex-chicago contains two biblatex styles implementing the
+specifications of the Chicago Manual of Style, 15th edition. The
+"notes & bibliography" style was formerly available in the package
+biblatex-chicago-notes-df, and is intended primarily for writers in
+the humanities. The "author-date" style is new to this release, and
+is generally favored by writers in the sciences and social sciences.
+
+This is a beta release, but its feature set is already fairly
+extensive. If you have used the package before under its old name you
+may, after perusing the RELEASE file, want to look at the changelog at
+the end of biblatex-chicago.pdf, which contains cross-references to
+more detailed explanations about how this update will affect parts of
+your .bib file. If you are just getting started, the best way to
+learn the system is to read the documentation in that same pdf file,
+which contains both a Quickstart section and a complete reference
+guide to both styles (sections 4 and 5). The package also contains
+annotated .bib files (notes-test.bib and dates-test.bib) which each
+offer over 100 entries demonstrating how to present a wide range of
+sources, nearly all of them taken from the Chicago Manual of Style
+itself, so that you can compare the output of your system
+(cms-notes-sample.tex, cms-dates-sample.tex) or my system
+(cms-notes-sample.pdf, cms-dates-sample.pdf) with the actual examples
+in the Manual.
+
+I have, wherever possible, attempted to maintain backward
+compatibility with the standard biblatex styles, but there are a
+significant number of situations where I have been unable to do so,
+which means that switching among various styles while using the same
+bibliography database will not be as simple and painless as it could
+be. If you can see ways better to preserve this compatibility, or
+indeed to improve the package in any way whatsoever, please let me
+know, or better yet, send a patch. As the author-date style is
+relatively new, now is the time to suggest changes in field or
+entry-type usage there, before questions of backward compatibility
+become more pressing. If the styles don't behave as you expect or if
+you discover a bug, I'd be very happy to hear about it, but do please
+read biblatex-chicago.pdf first, as you may find that your question
+has already been answered there. If you do find a bug, please send me
+the .bib entry, your LaTeX preamble, and your output .log, so that I
+can try to reproduce it here. My email address is at the head of
+biblatex-chicago.pdf.
+
+Installation:
+
+If you wish to place these files in your TeX directory tree instead of
+in your working directory, I recommend the following for the moment,
+an arrangement which at least has the virtue of minimizing the
+footprint of the package in the main tree, allowing for easier
+updating:
+
+ - The nine files biblatex-chicago.sty, chicago-notes.cbx,
+ chicago-notes.bbx, chicago-authordate.cbx, chicago-authordate.bbx,
+ cms-american.lbx, cms-french.lbx, cms-german.lbx, and cms-ngerman.lbx
+ can go in <TEXMFLOCAL>/tex/latex/biblatex-contrib/biblatex-chicago,
+ where <TEXMFLOCAL> is the root of your local TeX installation --
+ for example, and depending on your system, /usr/share/texmf-local,
+ /usr/local/texmf, or C:\Local TeX Files\. You may need to create
+ this directory first, and after copying the files there please
+ remember to update your TeX file name database so that TeX can find
+ them.
+
+ - The eight files biblatex-chicago.tex, biblatex-chicago.pdf,
+ cms-notes-sample.tex, cms-dates-sample.tex, cms-notes-sample.pdf,
+ cms-dates.sample.pdf, notes-test.bib, and dates-test.bib can go in
+ <TEXMFLOCAL>/doc/latex/biblatex-contrib/biblatex-chicago.
+
+
+Changelog: See the RELEASE file, and also the end of
+biblatex-chicago.pdf.
+
+
+Copyright (c) 2008-2010 David Fussner. This package is
+author-maintained. This work may be copied, distributed and/or
+modified under the conditions of the LaTeX Project Public License,
+either version 1.3 of this license or (at your option) any later
+version. The latest version of this license is in
+http://www.latex-project.org/lppl.txt and version 1.3 or later is part
+of all distributions of LaTeX version 2005/12/01 or later. This
+software is provided "as is," without warranty of any kind, either
+expressed or implied, including, but not limited to, the implied
+warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose.