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Citation with initals of authors
I use biblatex with biber and as style alphabetic
\usepackage[backend = biber, style=alphabetic ,maxnames=4,minnames=3,maxbibnames=99]%
{biblatex}
At the moment, I get for all bibliography ...
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Biblatex-Chicago and Biber not compiling
For some time, I have been trying to get the biblatex-chicago style working but have failed miserably. I have made substantial efforts to examine the forums and other people's biblatex-chicago and ...
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How to convert LaTeX to HTML using biber backend and footnotes
My LaTeX file specifies the biber backend and I'm using \footcite throughout the article.
I'd like to produce a single HTML page in a way that puts all the footnotes at the bottom of the output. How ...
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biblatex/biber: using strings macros from one file in multiple refsections
I have a @string definition stored in a file abrv.bib. I would like to combine this abbreviations file with a bib file 'entry.bib' containing an entry to create a list of references for a particular ...
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print “author author author (short: author1 et al)” first time using \citeauthor
is it possible to change this solution (for printing all authors, when \citeauthor is used the first time) that it prints
Author1, Author2, Author3 (short Author1 et. al)
?
changing the source to
...
3
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Bibliographic entries contained in second file not found
For the following:
\usepackage[notes,isbn=false,url=false,backend=biber]{biblatex-chicago}
\addbibresource{main.bib}
\addbibresource{secondary.bib}
There are four entries in the first file and two ...
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2answers
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A follow-up question on managing bibliography workflow
I felt this should be a follow-up question. If not, please remove it. The original question was Workflow for managing references?. I am using TeXStudio 2.5.2 in Windows 7, biber and biblatex for the ...
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pdflatex+ biblatex + biber and special characters produce error
EDIT: The Post has been updated considering the first 19 comments
In my LaTeX document
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1answer
125 views
friggeri CV biblatex problem? [closed]
I am trying to compile the cv template given here
I am using ubuntu 13.04, TeXStudio 2.5.2 and TeXLive 2012.
I set up texstudio to use biber to compile the biblatex entries and also modified the code ...
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! Undefined control sequence. \bibrangedash ->\bibendash [closed]
This code exemplifies the problem:
\documentclass[a4paper,12pt,catalan]{book}
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\usepackage[catalan]{babel}
\usepackage[backend=biber]{biblatex}
...
3
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1answer
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“yearmonthday” added to bibliography when using apa6 with biblatex and biber backend
I am trying to use the apa6 package with a more extensive version of this document:
\documentclass[man,a4paper, english]{apa6}
\usepackage{babel}
\usepackage{csquotes}
...
5
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1answer
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biblatex-apa: Author's first name is repeated in brackets
I am using the biblatex-apa package together with the latest biber and biblatex versions (... I think). The issue is, that sometimes the author's first name, or its abbreviation, is repeated in square ...
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Converting from biblatex to BibTeX format using biber
I wish to use biblatex+biber, in large part because of its data format (xdata!), but often need to use .bst-based bibliography styles. I am aware that biber --tool allows conversion of .bib-files. ...
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Some biblatex labels do not appear depending on their position [closed]
I'm using BibLaTex with Biber to generate my bibliography.
Unfortunatelly, I'm struggling with a very strange behaviour concerning the displaying of the blibliography labels: Some labels are not ...
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Running BibLatex (Backend=Biber) in Texmaker
I have quite an interesting problem. After backup of my system (Windwos 7 x86) I have troubles running biblatex in general. I solved the problem partially.
I have MikTex 2.9 installed and using ...
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Including an asterisk in a reference item number [duplicate]
How do I add a mark (asterisk/dagger) to a particular bib entry, based on a keyword? For example consider the bib file:
@article{Doe2012a,
author = {J. Doe},
title = {Lorem Ipsum -- Part ...
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2answers
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Biblatex: 2 custom fields, only one is working
Following this question BibLaTeX/BibTeX custom field to show file link and Notes after bibliography entry with Biber and biblatex I get it to work (well, more or less). In the code below I defined a ...
4
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1answer
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Exclude \fullcite{…} citation from bibliography
Is there a way to excluded a citation specified in the text by \fullcite{Doe2013} from the bibliography? (I'm using biblatex+biber.)
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1answer
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biblatex: filter out publications from a specific author without biber with many authors
this is follow-up to a recent question:
On my system with TexLive 2012 (biblatex 1.7-1), I am trying to separate the publications of a specific author from all other references (e.g. in case you want ...
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4answers
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Non-ASCII characters in Biblatex
I am using biblatex with backend=biber and the following .bib file:
@article{concellon_synthesis_2006,
title = {Synthesis of Enantiopure ({αS,βS)-} or ({αR,βS)-β-Amino} Alcohols by Complete ...
3
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1answer
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Multilingual bibliographies with biblatex-chicago babel hyphenation
Don't know what I did (if I did anything) but seems multilingual libraries don't work for me anymore... I have some german and english references in an english document and so I want that english ...
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0answers
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biblatex and biber problems [closed]
Okay, so I try to figure out how to use Biber to cite things instead of BibTeX.
I'm using the MiKTeX package manager with Texmaker. I've downloaded the biber.exe file, and put it in the folder
...
5
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0answers
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Journal abbreviation mapping mystery [closed]
Here is my tex document:
\documentclass{report}
\usepackage[bibstyle=authoryear-icomp,
citestyle=authoryear-icomp,
uniquename=false,
uniquelist=false,
firstinits=true,
maxbibnames=5,
...
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1answer
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maxnames in biber
I'm trying to set maxnames in my biber option, but it doesn't work.
I don't really understand what I'm doing wrong.
My MWE is:
\documentclass[12pt,a4paper,german]{scrartcl}
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3
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1answer
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How to set prenote for \cite globally using biblatex?
How can I set prenote for \cite globally with the possibility to pass an individual option via optional parameter to a single \cite command?
It should work like this:
\cite{key} --> ...
7
votes
2answers
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TeXcount and biblatex
I have recently switched from BibTeX to the biblatex package (using the Biber back-end) and I can only subscribe what others have already said about its many virtues. This question is not so much ...
2
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2answers
570 views
ShareLaTeX and biblatex
I'm writing my thesis with my friend but I'm having serious problems getting biblatex to work with ShareLaTeX, it apparently has support (according to this blog: http://www.clarusft.com/sharelatex/).
...
0
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1answer
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biber/bilatex: article journal field not printed/displayed [closed]
\documentclass[10pt,a4paper]{report}
\usepackage[english]{babel}
\usepackage[backend=biber,citestyle=numeric,natbib=true]{biblatex}
\addbibresource{bibliography.bib}
\begin{document}
\cite{lin1973}
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5
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2answers
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Biblatex/biber keep cycling and not settle when using custom sort
I'm trying to do a custom sort: citation order -> year/month -> author -> title
I think I got it in the style in the code below. However, when I run it: pdflatex -> biber -> pdflatex -> pdflatex. ...
2
votes
1answer
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Citation not shown in pdf [closed]
I have some troubles with citations and biber. I'm citing a paper several times and point to different sections in that paper. But sometimes the citation is not shown in the pdf. I can't comprehend ...
3
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1answer
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Biblatex/biber non-consecutive numbering references by type when using multiple bibliographies
I'm trying to have two bibliographies in one document. The first on is the normal references. And the later is intended to be a publication list and should be separated by type.
I managed to split ...
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2answers
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How to use a particular field in a specific entry type for sorting in biblatex
In answering this question: Creating Entry in Bibtex for Executive Orders I gave a biblatex solution which used a new entry type for Executive Orders. This particular entry type has no author, but ...
4
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1answer
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Unicode characters do not appear in IEEE style bibliography
I cannot get Unicode characters to appear in the IEEE style bibliography with biblatex and biber. Shown below are minimal working examples.
\documentclass[journal]{IEEEtran}
\usepackage[style=ieee, ...
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Missing “Vol.” and “No.” in biblatex/biber
I'd like to cite an article with biblatex, but I'm failing to add "Vol." and "No." in front of the corresponding number.
Here is the entry, of type @article, in the .bib file:
...
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1answer
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Using BibTeX keys containing parentheses with Biber
I am trying to move to using biblatex with Biber rather than BibTeX. unfortunately, nearly all of my BibTeX entries have keys that include colons and parentheses. like,
@BOOK{Chambers+Hastie:(92),
...
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1answer
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BibLaTeX not settling down when using multiple styles
I use BibLaTeX with two different bibliography styles, one with author-year style (for publications) and the other one with simple numeric style for online references, but pdfLaTeX never really ...
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Suddenly I cannot compile my bibTex files anymore (Biber, TeXmaker, MacTeX) [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Engines of Tex-Editors and Biber/Biblatex
I am currently working on a bunch of little assignments for university. Everything was fine until yesterday:
All of a sudden ...
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2answers
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Comment out sections of text in bib file
What's the correct way to comment out sections of explanatory text (included for humans to read) in a .bib file? I would like biber/biblatex to simply ignore this text.
When I put in text like
...
3
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1answer
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Quotes missing around title of arXiv papers (biblatex + biber)
I am using biblatex and biber. Here is a sample LaTeX file.
\documentclass[11pt]{article}
\usepackage[backend=biber,firstinits,style=numeric-comp,maxnames=99]{biblatex}
...
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How to remove month from bibliography using biber? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Disable month in biblatex bibliography?
How to print only year (no day/month) with Biblatex
I use (Author Year) as citation style and want to create a bibliography ...
6
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2answers
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How to move the note field out and away from the main reference using biblatex?
I'm using biblatex to created a list of publications in an academic CV. I'd like to list my publications and outline my contribution to each publication after each listed publication.
My current idea ...
0
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1answer
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Literature with Biber generates strange citations: firstnames appear erratically
I had been using bibtex and then biblatex for quite some time. For the newest edition of my book I moved to biber. I happened t notice that firstnames are sometimes generated and sometimes not. Has ...
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Biblatex biblography not showing [closed]
I'm compiling the following repository, without being able to successfully display the bibliography.
https://github.com/emovies-pfc/memoria
To run it, in TexWorks, I'm first running pdfLaTeX, then ...
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Biber not producing any output file [closed]
Biber is said to have many advantages for those writing in languages other than English but I have been unable to get the results I used to have with bibtex. I have Lyx 2.0.5.1, biblatex 1.7, and ...
2
votes
2answers
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Colon in bibliography keys incompatible with babel, biblatex and tex4ht
Keys are labeled as author:year in my BibTeX file. For example, @article{John:2000, author={John}, year={2000}, ...}. This scheme works well with pdftex, biblatex and mk4ht oolatex.
But if in ...
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1answer
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BibTeX or biblatex/Biber 'private communication' entry
What is the correct way to cite "private communications" and similar sources that seem not to belong into the .bib database.
I am using biber and biblatex with TL2012
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biblatex \printbibliography [closed]
The biblatex helped me to fix problems with the utf8 encoding but: I can not get a bibliography and the citations are not formated.
I am using windows 7 (64bit) with
MiTeX 2.9 and
Texmaker.
I use a ...
5
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Biber typesetting fails [closed]
On MacOs X running updated mactex packages, when I compile my biber file I get this error:
data source /var/folders/yf/y69gwrx12kj2jtzrs78vg2vm0000gn/T/par-67696f6e61/cache- ...
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How to use biber and biblatex with Latexila? [closed]
I want to follow some recent advice and switch from jurabib to biber (1, 2).
My favourite LaTeX IDE is Latexila on Ubuntu 12.10.
If I follow the examples given in the links above, I just an error ...
2
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2answers
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Biber backend and Vim-Latex
I'm trying to make biblatex work with Vim-Latex (a.k.a Latex-Suite). Using bibtex as a backend works fine but using biber doesn't. I'm using Miktex 2.9 and have the following in my .vimrc file:
" ...
