Re: changing from \cite{1} to \cite{MacRae,2002}

[Sharon Kimble]

Rasmus <rasmus@gmx.us> writes:

> Sharon Kimble <boudiccas@skimble.plus.com> writes:
>
> 2> Rasmus <rasmus@gmx.us> writes:
>>
>>> Sharon Kimble <boudiccas@skimble.plus.com> writes:
>>>
>>>> Emanuel Berg <embe8573@student.uu.se> writes:
>>>>
>>>>> Sharon Kimble <boudiccas@skimble.plus.com> writes:
>>>>>
>>>>>> I am using latex and working on a document all in
>>>>>> emacs. I have been using the biblatex citation system
>>>>>> with the style "numerical", but now want to use
>>>>>> "authoryear".
>>>>>
>>>>> First, your post looks a complete mess! I don't know if
>>>>> it is my Gnus but I doubt it as I haven't seen anything
>>>>> that plain chaos (since my last birthday party at
>>>>> least) - just type, man!
>>>>
>>>> Wrong! I don't know of any "man" called Sharon! :)
>>>>>
>>>>> Here is how to do it - the trick is to not have any
>>>>> "operational" data in the biblatex file - just the
>>>>> sources.
>>>>>
>>>>> For example, if you have the poor taste of taking an
>>>>> interest in databases - in db.bib:
>>>>>
>>>>> @Book{mcfadden,
>>>>> author = {McFadden and Hoffer and Prescott},
>>>>> title = {Modern Database Management},
>>>>> publisher = {Addison-Wesley},
>>>>> year = 1998,
>>>>> ISBN = {0-8053-6054-9},
>>>>> edition = {5th edition}}
>>>>>
>>>>> Then, in db.tex, you keep everything to it that relates
>>>>> to *your* activity (the pages in this example):
>>>>>
>>>>> \cite[pp. 233, 237]{mcfadden}
>>>>>
>>>>> You can see how it works in context here [1] - perhaps
>>>>> there are a couple of settings in the .tex file that
>>>>> prepare it all to work. Don't forget the Makefile so
>>>>> you can invoke it all in one stroke.
>>>>
>>>> Yes, but! Your references appear in the text as numbers, i.e. [1]
>>>> which is not what I'm after. I'm looking for "author/editor, year". 
>>>
>>> So pass the option "natbib" or "author-year" or whatever you prefer to
>>> biblatex.  See "texdoc biblatex", section "3.3.1 Citation Styles".
>>>
>>> Or use biblatex-chicago. I use it like this:
>>>
>>> \usepackage[authordate, natbib, backend=biber,citetracker=true,
>>>   uniquename=mininit, ibidtracker=false,
>>>   maxcitenames=2]{biblatex-chicago}

Thank you very much for your excellent and very informative reply,
and it all works! I have only created one reference ATM, but I'll
spend more time on it today. However, when I've created the
reference and look at it in the PDF, it shows as "(MacRae and
Pattison 2002)" but only 2002 is hyperlinked. How can I get the
whole reference be hyperlinked please?

And in the references section it displays as
--8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
MacRae, K., and J. Pattison. 2002. “Home chemotherapy.” Nursing Times 98 (35): 
34–
35.
--8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---
Is there anyway in which the "(MacRae and Pattison 2002)" could be
shown at the beginning of the reference so its easier to look it up
when the book is printed please?

Thanks
Sharon.
>>
>> Thanks for this, using your "\usepackage" above, but which do I use
>> for the bib database? I've tried both but I'm not sure which is
>> working. 
>> \addbibresource{uh2014.bib}
>> \bibliography{uh2014}
>
> Use \addbibressource{·} where · is the path to your bib-file.
>
>> This is part of "uh2014.bib"
>> @Article{MacRae2002,
>>   author = {MacRae K. Pattison J.},
>
> this should be
>
>      {K. MacRae and J. Pattison}
>      
> or
>         
>     {MacRae, K. and Pattison, J.},
>
>>   title = {Home chemotherapy.},
>>   journaltitle = {Nursing Times},
>
> journal = {·} is also OK.
>
>>   year = {2002},
>>   key = {MacRae2002},
>
> you probably don't need key. 
>
>>   volume = {98},
>>   number = {35},
>>   pages = {34-35},
>
> use -- for separating numbers.
>
>> }
>>
>> and in the text it is cited as
>> ╭────
>> │\cite{MacRae2002}
>> ╰────
>>
>> but it shows in the pdf as "M. K. P. J. 2002."
>>
>> How can I get it to show as"[MacRae2002]" please?
>
> \parencite{MacRae2002} → (MacRae, 2002)
> \textcite{MacRae2002}  → MacRae (2002).
>
> If you truly want the KEY to show up and not a combination of the
> author and the year you'd need some other style.
>
> With the option natbib you can also use natbib commands.  See
>
>      texdoc natnotes
>
> —Rasmus

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