v2.1a submitted to CTAN

This new version updates Biblatex-mla for better compliance with the 9th edition of the MLA Handbook (2021). The documentation is substantially updated, with more than 200 examples from the Handbook converted into BibTeX format. Additionally, support has been added for @dataset, @performance, and @software entry types, and the @movie type has been differentiated from @video. New entry options "containerized", "datebrackets", "uniquenamea", "uniquenameb", "uniquenamec" allow for easier customization of individual entries. Finally, localizations have been updated in English, Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese, and other various errors have been fixed. Version 2.1a corrects language settings in the documentation from 2.1.

CHANGES

@@ -1,4 +1,12 @@
-Changelog for version 2.1 (Oct 31)
+Changelog for version 2.1a
+- Fix an error in documentation, which was mistakenly typeset with Italian
+  localizations. 
+- Correct the discrepency in license references between README and manual.
+
+Changelog for version 2.1
+- Improved documentation, recreating more than 200 examples from an appendix 
+  of the ninth edition of the MLA Handbook (2021).
+- Added support for @dataset, @performance, and @software entrytypes.
 - Added internal counter for delaying certain elements of multivolume books, 
   along with a three-way option toggle (auto, true, false) for bibliography and 
   entry. The MLA allows for a few different ways to display the information for 
@@ -13,43 +21,49 @@ Changelog for version 2.1 (Oct 31)
   individual work, rather than to a larger collection in which it is included. 
   This option makes it possible to show, for instance, that the director of a 
   single episode of a TV show is not responsible for the whole series.
-- Changed the display of page ranges to match MLA guidelines, compressing them 
-  accordingly: 250-258 now displays as 250-58, dropping the redundant hundreds 
-  digit; additionally, 101-108 displays as 101-08, deliberately retaining 
-  leading zeroes. FIXME: This feature is not yet correctly applied to date 
-  ranges, as for the eventdate field.
-- Add pluralization to number marker, showing "nos. 3-4" instead of "no. 3-4."
+- Changed the display of numeric ranges in pages and some dates to match MLA 
+  guidelines, compressing them accordingly: 250-258 now displays as 250-58, 
+  dropping the redundant hundreds digit; additionally, 101-108 displays as 
+  101-08, deliberately retaining leading zeroes. FIXME: This feature is not yet 
+  correctly applied to some date ranges, as for the eventdate field.
+- Added pluralization to number marker, showing "nos. 3-4" instead of "no. 3-4."
+- Added missing support for subtitles in some entry types.
 - Added "website" entrysubtype to @online entries to display a title in 
   italics.
+- Added datebrackets entry option to support showing date as something added.
+- Fixed some repeating fields.
+- Fixed the format of some titles presented with \citetitle differing from how 
+  they're shown in citations.
+- Fixed the ordering of name suffixes like "Jr" in the bibliography.
 - In citations, support the "totalnames" entry option to allow citations to 
   match bibliography entries beyond the typical maximum number.
-- Print only the last name of book editor / book translator who is also the 
-  author of the entry.
+- In the bibliography, print only the last name of book editor / book translator 
+  who is also the author of the entry (e.g., an editor's foreword).
 - Added support for named issues of periodicals that aren't special issues 
-  (i.e., for comic books).
+  (e.g., for comic books).
 - Added support for automatic combining of editor and translator without needing 
   to call the editor before the translator and without needing to set 
   "editortype = {editortr}".
 - Defined revsdnamedelim as comma and improved spacing around slash when 
-  multiple publishers.
+  crediting multiple publishers.
 - Added context shifting for comma before et al: When names are "Last, First" 
   the phrase should now be preceded by a comma, and when names are "First Last" 
   it should not be.
 - Added support for including a url in a book entry.
 - Fixed placement of named series.
-- Defined and edited various bibstrings: Defined "editor", "editors", 
-  "byeditor", "translator", "translators", and "numbers" in language file; 
-  defined "compiled by" in language file; changed "newseries" from "ns" to "new 
-  series" in the language files; corrected "screenplay" and added "byscreenplay" 
-  in language file; added "tvseason" and "tvepisode" to language file. FIXME: 
-  These strings have yet to be added or modified for for non-English languages.
+- Uodated the bibstrings for English, Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese. (The 
+  non-English strings should still be verified by someone with knowledge of these 
+  languages.) By default, Biblatex-mla adopts the unabbreviated bibstrings 
+  provided by Biblatex. A number of bibstrings have been newly added or modified 
+  in this release where needed. See the english-mla.lbx file for details of 
+  additions and changes.
 - BREAKING: @video and @movie are no longer aliases for each other. The first of 
   these is now reserved for shorter videos with titles that should be placed in 
   quotation marks (e.g., a YouTube video or a TV episode), while the latter is 
   reserved for works with titles that belong in italics (e.g., a feature-length 
   film).
-- BREAKING: Dropped styling for proceedings titles; bib files should use 
-  "booktitle" field for proceedings published as books.
+- BREAKING: Dropped styling for @proceedings titles. Define the "booktitle" 
+  field for @proceedings published as books.
 
 Changelog for version 2.0
 - changes for compatibility with the 9th edition of the MLA handbook, which is 

README

@@ -9,6 +9,11 @@ included with most installations of LaTeX, but it can also be found at
 http://www.ctan.org/pkg/biblatex
 
 
+Managed Installation (recommended):
+1. Use whatever provided installer is packaged with your installation of Latex.
+	- For instance, use the TeX Live Utility program or tlmgr from the command line.
+
+
 Manual Installation:
 1. Locate your latex installation folder
 	- In OS X, it can probably be found at 
@@ -41,6 +46,5 @@ your bibliography to appear:
 		\printbibliography
 
 
-This material is subject to the LaTeX Project Public License. See
-http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/licenses.lppl.html for the
-details of that license.
+This material is subject to the LaTeX Project Public License, version 1.3. See
+<https://ctan.org/license/lppl1.3> for the details of that license.

american-mla.lbx

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-% american-mla.lbx v2.1 2021/10/31
-\ProvidesFile{american-mla.lbx}[2021/10/31 v2.1 biblatex style localization]
+% american-mla.lbx v2.1a 2022/02/22
+\ProvidesFile{american-mla.lbx}[2022/02/22 v2.1a biblatex style localization]
 \InheritBibliographyExtras{american}
 
 \DeclareBibliographyExtras{%
@@ -37,4 +37,4 @@
   inherit          = {english},
 }%
 
-\endinput
+\endinput