How can I include a bibliography at the end of each part of a book?

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I'm trying to write a book divided into two parts. I'd like to insert a bibliography at the end of each part (several chapters each) but, since it will be one volume, I want the page number to keep growing. Is there a way to do it? I'm currently arguing with chapterbib, but I had no luck up to now. Any suggestion?

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Welcome. I think you should look at this solution to a similar question. — Andrew Swann, Dec 16 '12 at 19:01
My problem is a bit different: I have inserted citation throughout all the chapters but I need bibliography just at the end of the last. Furthermore I tried using \usepackage[gather]{chapterbib} but it makes me a page of reference for every chapter. I'm just looking for an environment like \thebibliography but where page number keeps growing after it. — Lorenzo, Dec 16 '12 at 19:15
Would you be willing to use biblatex to create your bibliographies? — Gonzalo Medina, Dec 16 '12 at 20:02
@egreg The solution in Multiple bibliographies does not work if one has multiple \includes (e.g., one for each chapter) but not the same number of bibliographies. — Guido, Dec 16 '12 at 20:47

Guido · Answer 1 · 2012-12-16T21:26:56.113

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bibunits (use texdoc bibunits for the manual) provides an alternative to chapterbib.

Here is a possible template for your use

\documentclass{book}
\usepackage{bibunits}
\begin{document}
\defaultbibliographystyle{plain}

\begin{bibunit}
\include{chapter1}
...
\include{chapterN}
\putbib[bibliography1]
\end{bibunit}

\begin{bibunit}
\include{chapterN}
...
\include{chapterN+M}
\putbib[bibliography2]
\end{bibunit}
\end{document}

Then run

latex file
bibtex bu1
bibtex bu2
latex file
latex file

where file is the name of your master .tex file

edited Dec 16 '12 at 21:26

answered Dec 16 '12 at 21:01

Guido

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I was trying exactly your solution but as soon as I latex the file the second time (I tried with just 1 bu) I get the error: "Can only be used in the preamble" making reference to \bibcite{citation}{1}. Any idea? – Lorenzo Dec 16 '12 at 21:25
@Lorenzo No, I don't get errors. – Guido Dec 16 '12 at 21:40
The example works fine to me but in my file i get the error. I'm using both babel and hyperref do you know any issue? – Lorenzo Dec 16 '12 at 21:54
babel and hyperref work for me (they might be problems with hyperref if a citation appears in both bibliography. Otherwise, no problems. Have you removed existing auxiliary files? – Guido Dec 16 '12 at 22:04
Ok, I tried to load bibunits as the last package and now it give me no errors BUT where there should be the bibliography there are just [1] ... [6] (I have 18 references). I'm getting out for the blue... – Lorenzo Dec 16 '12 at 23:01
Have you again removed all auxiliary files and run again bibtex bu1 and bibtex bu2? Alternatively you can try with biblatex. – Guido Dec 16 '12 at 23:24
Ok now it works, I found an error in my .bib file! =) One last thing do you know if there is any incompatibility with \boldmath and bibubits? I get the error (which I can skip, is not a big problem...) "Math version 'BOLD' is not defined. – Lorenzo Dec 17 '12 at 07:57
@Lorenzo Id doubt there are incompatibility between bibunits and \boldmath. – Guido Dec 17 '12 at 08:25

How can I include a bibliography at the end of each part of a book?

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