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'''Bibliography''' (from [[ancient Greek|Greek]]: βιβλιογραφία, ''bibliographia'', literally ''book writing''), as a practice, is the academic study of [[books]] as physical, cultural objects; in this sense, it is also known as ''bibliology''. On the whole, bibliography is not concerned with the [[literary]] content of books, but rather the "bookness" of books.
'''A bibliography''', the product of the practice of bibliography, is a systematic list of books and other works such as [[academic journal |journal]] [[article (publishing)|article]]s. Bibliographies range from "works [[citation|cited]]" lists at the end of books and articles to complete, independent publications. As separate works, they may be in bound volumes such as those shown on the right, or computerised [[bibliographic database]]s. A [[library catalog]], while not referred to as a ''bibliography'', is '''bibliographic''' in nature.
Bibliographic works differ in the amount of detail depending on the purpose, and can be generally divided into two categories: '''enumerative''' bibliography (also called compilative, reference or systematic), which results in an overview of [[publication]]s in a particular category, and '''analytical''', or critical, bibliography, which studies the production of books.<ref>Belanger, Terry. "[http://www.bibsocamer.org/bibdef.htm Descriptive Bibliography]" Bibliographical Society of America, 2003. Excerpted from Jean Peters, ed., ''Book Collecting: A Modern Guide'' (New York and London: R. R. Bowker, 1977), 97-101.</ref><ref>Harris, Neil. [http://ihl.enssib.fr/siteihl.php?page=56 Analytical bibliography: an alternative prospectus. Chapter 1. Definitions of bibliography, and in particular of the variety called analytical]. Institut d'histoire du livre, 2004.</ref> Bibliographical works are almost always considered to be [[tertiary source]]s.
== Enumerative bibliography ==
A '''bibliography''' is a list, either indicative or comprehensive, of writings sharing a common factor: this may be a topic, a language, a period, or some other theme. One particular instance of this is the list of sources used or considered in preparing a work, sometimes called a ''reference list''.
[[Citation]] formats vary, but an entry for a book in a bibliography usually contains the following information:
* author(s)
* title
* publisher
* date of publication
An entry for a journal or periodical article usually contains:
* author(s)
* article title
* journal title
* volume
* pages
* date of publication
A bibliography may be arranged by author, topic, or some other scheme. [[Annotated bibliography|Annotated bibliographies]] give descriptions about how each source is useful to an author in constructing a paper or argument. These descriptions, usually a few sentences long, provide a summary of the source and describe its relevance.
Bibliographies differ from [[library catalog]]s by including only relevant items rather than all items present in a particular library. However, the catalogs of some [[national library|national libraries]] effectively serve as national bibliographies, as the national libraries own almost all their countries' publications.
== Analytical bibliography ==
The critical study of bibliography can be subdivided into '''descriptive''' (or physical), '''historical''', and '''textual''' bibliography. Descriptive bibliography is the close examination of a book as a physical object, recording its size, format, [[bookbinding|binding]], and so on, while historical bibliography takes a broader view of the context in which a book is produced, in particular, printing, publishing and bookselling. Textual bibliography is another name for [[textual criticism]].
== Related terms in other media ==
A number of related terms have developed for listings of other media and artistic expression:
* Films - [[filmography]]
* Recorded music - [[discography]]
* Websites - [[webliography]] (the first use recorded in the [[Oxford English Dictionary]] is June 1995)
* Theatre credits - [[theatreography]]
== See also ==
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* [[Citation]]
* [[Ibid]] / [[Op cit]]
* [[Reference management software]] / [[Citation creator]]
* [[List of bibliographies]]
* [[Library catalog]]
== References ==
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==External links==
* "[http://www.bibsocamer.org/bibdef.htm Descriptive Bibliography]", Terry Belanger, Bibliographical Society of America, 2003. Excerpted from Jean Peters, ed., ''Book Collecting: A Modern Guide'' (New York and London: R. R. Bowker, 1977), 97-101.
*[http://www.problemistics.org/tools/references/bibliographies.html A bibliography of bibliographies]
*[http://www.bibsocamer.org/links/ Bibliography on the Web] (The Bibliographical Society of America)
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