installing bibtex style

duzty_ · 06-06-2005, 07:20 AM

hi.

can anyone tell me how to install bibtex styles under mandriva 10.2.

i know this might not be the right place to ask, but i can't find anything and i'm getting desperate.

i would be greatfull for all replies, including urls

cheers

Duzty

mjrich · 06-07-2005, 04:42 PM

Are you using .sty or .bst BibTeX styles ? I am not familiar with Mandriva's TeX installation, but under Debian I simply put harvard.sty (for example) in the working directory for the document, and insert a \RequirePackage{harvard} in the master .cls file (or beginning of the document, if appropriate).

Then, at the beginning of the bibliography, the style is called:

Code:

%% The bibliography.

\addcontentsline{toc}{chapter}{Bibliography} 
\bibliographystyle{my_agsm}               % One of the Harvard styles
\bibliography{myreferences}

\end{document}

Hope this helps a bit.

Cheers,

mj

duzty_ · 06-07-2005, 05:19 PM

Cheers

just what i needed, and you even answered another one of my questions: how got the biblo to show up in the table of contents

so again cheers alot

Mads/duzty

professional1983 · 06-07-2005, 05:39 PM

just wondering why dont you try latex...i guess thats more popular...btw whats the diff bet bibtex and latex??

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mjrich · 06-07-2005, 05:59 PM

No worries -- great to hear you're using the venerable TeX

Quote:

Originally posted by professional1983
just wondering why dont you try latex...i guess thats more popular...btw whats the diff bet bibtex and latex??

BibTeX is a bibliographical style formatting engine that is used in conjunction with TeX/LaTeX (rather than instead of) to automatically compile citations and enter them into a document, much like Endnote (but free as in nearly every sense, and not half as bloated).

Cheers,

mj

professional1983 · 06-07-2005, 08:43 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by mjrich
No worries -- great to hear you're using the venerable TeX

BibTeX is a bibliographical style formatting engine that is used in conjunction with TeX/LaTeX (rather than instead of) to automatically compile citations and enter them into a document, much like Endnote (but free as in nearly every sense, and not half as bloated).

Cheers,

mj

thanks for the info.