% A reference list with some text first and \small items

\newenvironment{mybibliography}[2]
          {\section*{References
        \@mkboth{\MakeUppercase\bibname}{\MakeUppercase\bibname}}%
            \noindent #2
            \smallskip
      \list{\@biblabel{\@arabic\c@enumiv}}%
           {\settowidth\labelwidth{\@biblabel{#1}}%
            \leftmargin\labelwidth
            \advance\leftmargin\labelsep
            \@openbib@code
            \usecounter{enumiv}%
            \let\p@enumiv\@empty
            \renewcommand\theenumiv{\@arabic\c@enumiv}}%
      \sloppy
	\small
      \clubpenalty4000
      \@clubpenalty \clubpenalty
      \widowpenalty4000%
      \sfcode`\.\@m}
     {\def\@noitemerr
       {\@latex@warning{Empty `mybibliography' environment}}%
      \endlist}

