BibTeX, biblatex and biber ⇒ MMU-HARVARD BST CLASS

[mbbxkpg2]

Hi,

I have been trying to create a BST file to replicate the MMU Harvard style (http://libguides.mmu.ac.uk/mmuharvard).

Using makebst and some manual editing, I'm 95% of the way there

MMUHARVARD_rough.bst

rough BST file

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but I was wondering whether I could have some help perfecting my code so that it can be useful for other people.

The difficulty I'm having is at the end of the INBOOK, INCOLLECTION, and INPROCEEDINGS types. I can't seem to get the capitalisation or the commas in the right place.

test.pdf

PDF output

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I would be grateful for the help.

Parmesh

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\documentclass[12pt]{article}

\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\usepackage{url}
\usepackage{natbib}
\usepackage{har2nat}

\urlstyle{rm}

\begin{document}
AEF have been doing so and so \citep{aef2013org}. But \citet{aardvark2013china} have been etc. Also \citet{SampleInBook,SampleBook,Klein,Test}

\bibliographystyle{MMUHARVARD_rough.bst}
\bibliography{test2}

\end{document}
\documentclass[12pt]{article}

\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\usepackage{url}
\usepackage{natbib}
\usepackage{har2nat}

\urlstyle{rm}

\begin{document}
AEF have been doing so and so \citep{aef2013org}. But \citet{aardvark2013china} have been etc. Also \citet{SampleInBook,SampleBook,Klein,Test}

\bibliographystyle{vinay.bst}
\bibliography{vinay}

\end{document}

[Johannes_B]

Hi and welcome,

i don't have any experience hacking bst-files as it is cruel. I am using the modern LaTeX package biblatex in conjunction with biber. It is much more flexible and easier to modify, once you understand the basics of it.

[mbbxkpg2]

Hi Johannes,

Would you be able to explain how to do it with biblatex? I was overawed by all the material and do not know how to start designing a suitable file with biblatex.

Parmesh

[Johannes_B]

If you want the style to be of use to other people, biblatex is the way to go. A good introduction can be found over at our friends at TeX.SX: Guidelines for customizung biblatex styles.

Choose a style that fits best with the current bst-style and look at the syntax. It is very very verbose, checking for lots of stuff, i.e. if there is no publiser given, print a comma, else print publisher and a colon.

Having said that, you need to invest some time, but the result will be more maintainable for you.