Bibliography

Bibliography and its forms and Type

Bibliography is one of the important component which is frequently used by the researchers, scholars, faculty members and students. Printed and or E-format bibliography is prepared by the librarian in major bibliographical Databases have feature to created autmated bibliography of search items. In this article explore the answer of three important point of Bibliography.

  1. What is Bibliography?
  2. What are main type’s bibliography?
  3. What are the forms of bibliography?

What is Bibliography?

The Greek words biblio and graphia literally mean “the writing of/about books.” Basically Bibliography is the list of books, articles, conference paper or any another research items which researcher or scholars consults for the study.

What are main type’s bibliography?

There are three main types of bibliography

  1.  Analytical bibliography
  2. Annotated bibliography
  3. Enumerative bibliography

1. Analytical bibliography:

Analytical bibliographies include information concerning about the books, journals article presented analysis of publishing material.

2. Annotated bibliography:

Annotated bibliography List of Books, articles for any specific subject or author but having description of maximum 150 words.

3. Enumerative bibliography:

Enumerative bibliography the author lists all the references considering some specific arrangements. Students/Researchers/Scholars writing research papers commonly use enumerative bibliography.

3. What are the forms of bibliography?

There are different forms of bibliography

  1. Subject Bibliography

Subject Bibliography provides list of books and reading material about the any research topic. Subject Bibliography is highly demand bibliography which is used in research purpose.

  • Author Bibliography

Author Bibliography provides list any of books and reading stuff about a single author. These types of

  • Bio-Bibliography

Bio-Bibliography is the list of books and other reading material about the any renown public figure National Leader, sportsman, artist and etc. their life which is written by the different author(s)

  • Trade Bibliography

A trade bibliography is a list of books and other materials which are printed or electroincally available. Trade Bibliography usually used for the sale of Books at all around the world. It is a kind of marketing tool.

  • National Bibliography

National bibliography defined as a source that attempts to list, as comprehensively as possible, the publications of a particular country during a specific period. “Publications” can refer to most any kind of intellectual output, regardless of its format printed and electronic.

  • Universal Bibliography

Universal Bibliography is an attempt to prepare the list of all published material around the world. But ideal it is not possible however, union cataloguing can fulfill the idea of Universal Bibliography. 

  • Incunabula

Incunabula is a book list of books which was printed in the earliest stages of printing. Books list printed before up to the year 1500. Manuscripts printed before the 15th century also falls in Incunabula category.

How to Cite this Article

M. Y. Ali (2022). Bibliography : Its Type and format. https://profileusuf.wordpress.com/bibliography/