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-# latex-proposal-template
+# ISG LaTeX proposal template
 
+Getting started
+---------------
+
+1. Install an up-to-date LaTeX distribution (e.g. [TeX Live](https://www.tug.org/texlive/))
+2. Clone the repository `git clone https://git.cs.upb.de/ag-intelligentsystems/templates/latex-proposal-template.git`
+3. Build the document using `latexmk` or another build tool of your choice:
+```latexmk -pdf paper.tex```
+4. The finished document will be called `paper.pdf`
+
+Best practices
+------------------
+
+### References
+The proposal template uses the LaTeX package [BibLaTeX](https://www.ctan.org/pkg/biblatex?lang=de).
+
+A well curated source of BibTeX entries is the [dblp](http://dblp.uni-trier.de/). Search for your references here, export the record and download the file as `.bib` file. The contents you can paste into your `literature.bib` file.
+
+#### Useful BibLaTeX command:
+* `\cite{doe2015}`: Inserts the name(s) of the author(s) at the current position and 
+follows it with the reference.
+* For more commands check out the detailed [BibLaTeX documentation](https://ftp.uni-erlangen.de/ctan/macros/latex/contrib/biblatex/doc/biblatex.pdf)