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I need a simple tool to make and cite subitems in {thebibliography}, something like:

\begin{thebibliography}{9}
\bibitem{foo} foo
    \subitem{fooa} bar
    \subitem{foob} lorem
\end{thebibliography}

And after compiling I want it too look like:

[1] foo
    a) bar
    b) lorem

And when citing like

\cite{foo}
\cite{foob}
\cite{fooa, foob}

It'll produce something like:

[1]
[1b]
[1a, b]

How can I do it and what packages I'd need to achieve this?

Tymoteusz Basak
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1 Answers1

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Here is a small exampleof how one can use entry sets of biblatex in order to get the following output:

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\documentclass{article}

\usepackage[sortcites=true,
            citestyle=numeric-comp,
            subentry=true,
            ]{biblatex}


\addbibresource{\jobname.bib}


\begin{filecontents}{\jobname.bib}
@article{First,
author = {First, A.},
journal = {Journal},
pages = {1762--1776},
volume = {27},
year = {2017}
}
@article{Second,
author = {Second, B.},
journal = {Journal},
pages = {1762--1776},
volume = {27},
year = {2017}
}
@article{Third,
author = {Third, C.},
journal = {Journal},
pages = {1762--1776},
volume = {27},
year = {2017}
}
@article{Fourth,
author = {Fourth, D.},
journal = {Journal},
pages = {1762--1776},
volume = {27},
year = {2017}
}
\end{filecontents}


\defbibentryset{set}{First,Second, Third}


\begin{document}


Full entry set: \cite{set}


Individual entries of the set: \cite{First} \cite{Second} \cite{Third}


multiple entries of the entry set: \cite{First,Second}


Entry that is not part of the set: \cite{Fourth}


\printbibliography
\end{document}
leandriis
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  • Looks nice, thanks. But is there a possibility to include a "main" item in a set, like [1] book a) chapter 1 b) chapter 6? – Tymoteusz Basak Aug 09 '20 at 14:01
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    @TymoteuszBasak Yes, but it is ... complicated, see for example https://tex.stackexchange.com/q/459759/35864 – moewe Aug 09 '20 at 16:13
  • @moewe, indeed, quite complex. Maybe I'll eventually dive into it, but for now, I'll stick with the easier, though less neat solution. Thanks a lot! – Tymoteusz Basak Aug 09 '20 at 17:18