Bibliography 190988 226025839 2008-07-16T14:24:32Z WBOSITG 5019622 Reverted edits by [[Special:Contributions/Decalan|Decalan]] to last version by Bradley0110 (using [[WP:HG|Huggle]]) {{For|"Works Cited" lists|Citation}} {{Redirect|Bibliology|the theological study of the nature of the Bible|Biblical theology}} [[Image:Library-shelves-bibliographies-Graz.jpg|thumb|250px|Bibliographies at the [[University Library of Graz]]]] '''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 == {{wiktionary}} <!-- * [[Bibliology]] --> * [[Citation]] * [[Ibid]] / [[Op cit]] * [[Reference management software]] / [[Citation creator]] * [[List of bibliographies]] * [[Library catalog]] == References == <references/> ==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) [[Category:Bibliography|*]] [[Category:Book design]] [[Category:Book terminology]] [[Category:Library and information science]] [[ar:ببليوجرافيا]] [[br:Levrlennadur]] [[bg:Библиография]] [[ca:Bibliografia]] [[da:Bibliografi]] [[de:Bibliografie]] [[es:Bibliografía]] [[eo:Bibliografio]] [[fr:Bibliographie]] [[ko:서지학]] [[hr:Bibliografija]] [[it:Bibliografia]] [[he:ביבליוגרפיה]] [[kk:Кітапнама]] [[lb:Bibliographie]] [[hu:Bibliográfia]] [[nl:Bibliografie]] [[ja:書誌学]] [[no:Bibliografi]] [[pl:Bibliografia]] [[pt:Bibliografia]] [[ru:Библиография]] [[simple:Bibliography]] [[sk:Bibliografia]] [[sr:Библиографија]] [[fi:Bibliografia]] [[sv:Bibliografi]] [[th:บรรณานุกรม]] [[tr:Bibliyografya]] [[uk:Бібліографія]] [[yi:ביבליאגראפיע]] [[zh:目录学]]