Implementing \bibhang in multibib

Question

I have been using moderncv as a template for several years, but I am now trying to solve a problem that has long bothered me: being able to use \bibhang in my list of publications. The moderncv template seems to favor using multibib, which is great, but as far as I can tell multibib does not support anything related to \bibhang. As is often done, I strongly prefer indenting subsequent lines of citations within the bibliography.

I was trying to use natbib, but it doesn't allow for multiple bibliographies and I would like to separate my journal publications from my poster presentations, etc.

Does anyone know how to indent subsequent lines while using multibib?

Here is example code:

\newcommand{\resitem}[1]{\item #1 \vspace{-0pt}} % 0 does not modify vspace

\documentclass[11pt,a4paper]{moderncv}

% moderncv themes
\moderncvtheme[blue]{classic}                 % optional argument are 'blue' (default), 'orange', 'red', 'green', 'grey'
%\moderncvtheme[green]{classic}                % idem

% character encoding
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}                   % replace by the encoding you are using

% adjust the page margins
\usepackage[scale=0.8]{geometry}
%\setlength{\hintscolumnwidth}{3cm}                     % if you want to change the width    of the column with the dates
%\AtBeginDocument{\setlength{\maketitlenamewidth}{6cm}}  % only for the classic theme, if you want to change the width o
%\AtBeginDocument{\recomputelengths}                     % required when changes are made to page layout lengths


% personal data
\firstname{\textsc{Me}}
\familyname{\textsc{Myself}}
\title{Really Awesome}               % optional, remove the line if not wanted
\address{500 Way}{UT 84108}    % optional, remove the line if not wanted
\phone{801.555.5555}                      % optional, remove the line if not wanted
\mobile{801.222.2222}                    % optional, remove the line if not wanted
\fax{Upon Request}                          % optional, remove the line if not wanted
\email{email@email.com}                      % optional, remove the line if not wanted

% bibliography with mutiple entries
%\usepackage{natbib}
%\setlength{\bibhang}{3em}
\usepackage{multibib}
\newcites{journal,oral,poster,submitted,indraft}{{Journal Publications},{Oral Presentations},   {Poster Presentations},{Sub

\begin{document}
\maketitle

\section{Education}
\cventry{2012 -- Present}{Student}{University}{UT}{}
    {\textit{GPA: NA}}
\section{Skills and Qualifications}
\subsection{Programming Languages:}
\cvitem{}{  \begin{itemize}
        \setlength{\itemindent}{1em} \vspace{-12pt}
        \resitem{Java/JNI}
    \end{itemize}
    }   
\section{Publications}
% Specify the bibtex style that you want for each paper type
\bibliographystyle{unsrt}
\bibliographystylejournal{unsrt}
\bibliographystyleposter{unsrt}
\bibliographystyleoral{unsrt}

\nocitejournal{myarticle:2012fk}
\bibliographyjournal{my_publications}

\vspace{25pt}
\nociteoral{mypresentation:2011fk}
\bibliographyoral{my_publications}

\vspace{25pt}
\nociteposter{myposter:2011uz}
\bibliographyposter{my_publications}
\end{document}

Answer 1

Loading natbib plus multibib seems to mangle moderncvs thebibliography environment, namely, to ignore the lengths \hintscolumnwidth and \separatorcolumnwidth. I suggest to do without natbib. Instead, I define the new length \bibhang and use this length to modify thebibliography.

\documentclass{moderncv}

\moderncvtheme{classic}

\firstname{Me}
\familyname{Myself}

\newlength{\bibhang}
\setlength{\bibhang}{2em}

\usepackage{etoolbox}
\patchcmd{\thebibliography}{%
  \advance\leftmargin\labelsep
}{%
  \advance\leftmargin\labelsep
  \advance\leftmargin\bibhang
  \itemindent-\bibhang
}{}{}

\usepackage{multibib}
\newcites{journal,oral}{{Journal Publications},{Oral Presentations}}

\newcommand*{\sometext}{%
    A subtitle that is long enough to cause a line break in the bibliography}

\usepackage{filecontents}

\begin{filecontents}{journal.bib}
@misc{A01,
  author = {Author, A.},
  year = {2001},
  title = {Alpha: \sometext},
}
\end{filecontents}

\begin{filecontents}{oral.bib}
@misc{B02,
  author = {Buthor, B.},
  year = {2002},
  title = {Bravo: \sometext},
}
\end{filecontents}

\begin{document}

\section{Publications}

\nocitejournal{A01}
\bibliographystylejournal{unsrt}
\bibliographyjournal{\jobname}

\nociteoral{B02}
\bibliographystyleoral{unsrt}
\bibliographyoral{\jobname}

\end{document}