IMPORTANT NOTE: This release is intended for use only with the latest version of biblatex (0.9). There are a number of changes both in biblatex and in this style that break backward compatibility with older versions. Please be sure to read through Lehman's RELEASE file to see what has changed in general, then consult my RELEASE file to see what other alterations you'll need to make to your .bib files to bring them up to date. README: Biblatex-chicago-notes-df is a biblatex style whose aim is to implement the "notes + bibliography" specification of the Chicago Manual of Style, 15th edition, a specification intended primarily for writers in the humanities. Chicago's "author-date" system is not supported by this package. This is a beta release, but its feature set is already fairly extensive. If you have used the style before, you may want to start by looking at the "Obsolete and Deprecated" sections in the changelog of biblatex-chicago-notes-df.pdf, which detail 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. The package also contains an annotated .bib file (chicago-test.bib) which offers 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 (sample.tex) or my system (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. If the style doesn'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-notes-df.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-notes-df.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 seven files biblatex-chicago.sty, cms-american.lbx, cms-french.lbx, cms-german.lbx, cms-ngerman.lbx, chicago-notes-df.cbx, and chicago-notes-df.bbx can go in /tex/latex/biblatex-contrib/biblatex-chicago, where 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 five files biblatex-chicago-notes-df.tex, biblatex-chicago-notes-df.pdf, sample.tex, sample.pdf, and chicago-test.bib can go in /doc/latex/biblatex-contrib/biblatex-chicago. Changelog: See RELEASE file, and also the end of biblatex-chicago-notes-df.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.