BibTeX, biblatex and biber ⇒ Bibliography Issue with custom Class

[AshLike]

Has anyone used the following thesis template called "uconnthesis.cls"? The files pertaining to this template can be found here. If yes, did you have any issues with BibTeX?

I am having issues with implementing a bib style and using "myrefs.bib" file to create the respective .bbl file. Suppose I have "myref.bib" and "chicago.bst" files, then where in the world should I include the following the commands?

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\bibliographystyle{chicago}
\bibliography{myrefs}

I have tried the above two commands in the "thesis.tex" (found in the above ZIP) right before \end{document} and I kept getting error messages. BTW, I am using commands \citet and \citep for in-text citations. Can this be issue?

Any help is very much appreciated

- Ash

[kaiserkarl13]

If you want to use the chicago style, you need to use the natbib package; ditto for \citet and \citep, though with chicago even plain \cite generates an error.

By the way, you should include either a manual bibliography (with \begin{thebibliography}...\end{thebibliography}, as is done in your bibliography.tex file) or you should include the bibliography that BibTeX creates, using \bibliography{...}. Doing both is a recipe for headaches.

Also, why are you setting the page counter manually (also in bibliography.tex)? The beauty of using LaTeX is that you don't have to keep track of page numbers manually. Let the computer do the work for you!