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{{dablink|This is a WikiProject page. For a listing of bibliographies on Wikipedia see, [[Wikipedia:List of bibliographies]]. For a list of books that have articles on Wikipedia see, [[Lists of books]]}}

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==Goals== miller

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)|articlearticles]]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,(they're not shown here) -->or computerised [[bibliographic database]]s. A [[library catalog]], while not referred to as a "bibliography,", is bibliographic in nature.

Bibliographies differ from library catalogs by including only relevant items rather than all items present in a particular library. Bibliographies are a primary tool in academic research for students, faculty and researchers.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://aboutobo.com/about-obo/ |title=About Oxford Bibliographies Online |accessdateaccess-date=2011-10-07}}</ref> Within Wikipedia, well crafted bibliographies provide editors with a readily available list of sources that can be used to support creation and expansion of articles on related topics.

Within Wikipedia, bibliographies are [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Lists#Types of lists|specialized lists]] of books, journals and other references important to the topic of the bibliography. For example: [[Bibliography of classical guitar]] is a list of works important to the study of [[Classical guitar]]. Bibliographies may also be a listing of published works of an author. For example: [[Jimmy Carter bibliography]] is a list of works about or authored by [[Jimmy Carter]].

The primary goal of this project is to improve bibliographies and expand their scope within Wikipedia by establishing a consistent article structure; by ensuring bibliographies follow Wikipedia policies, guidelines and manuals of style; and by identifying topics needing bibliographic coverage and encouraging editors to build those bibliographies.

{{Project page count|project=Bibliographies}}

<!--- This stats are automatically updated daily --->As of {{#formatdate:{{FULLDATE}}|dmy}}, there are '''{{nts|{{#expr:{{PAGESINCATEGORY:FA-Class Bibliographies articles|R}}+{{PAGESINCATEGORY:FL-Class Bibliographies articles|R}}+{{PAGESINCATEGORY:A-Class Bibliographies articles|R}}+{{PAGESINCATEGORY:GA-Class Bibliographies articles|R}}+{{PAGESINCATEGORY:B-Class Bibliographies articles|R}}+{{PAGESINCATEGORY:C-Class Bibliographies articles|R}}+{{PAGESINCATEGORY:Start-Class Bibliographies articles|R}}+{{PAGESINCATEGORY:Stub-Class Bibliographies articles|R}}+{{PAGESINCATEGORY:List-Class Bibliographies articles|R}}+{{PAGESINCATEGORY:Unassessed Bibliographies articles|R}}}}}}'''<!--The sum of all classes stub through FA, plus lists, plus unassessed--> articles within the scope of WikiProject Bibliographies, of which '''{{nts|{{#expr:{{PAGESINCATEGORY:FA-Class Bibliographies articles|R}}+{{PAGESINCATEGORY:FL-Class Bibliographies articles|R}}}}}}''' <!--FAs+FLs--> are [[Wikipedia:Featured content|featured]]. This makes up {{#expr:({{PAGESINCATEGORY:FA-Class Bibliographies articles|R}}+{{PAGESINCATEGORY:FL-Class Bibliographies articles|R}}+{{PAGESINCATEGORY:A-Class Bibliographies articles|R}}+{{PAGESINCATEGORY:GA-Class Bibliographies articles|R}}+{{PAGESINCATEGORY:B-Class Bibliographies articles|R}}+{{PAGESINCATEGORY:C-Class Bibliographies articles|R}}+{{PAGESINCATEGORY:Start-Class Bibliographies articles|R}}+{{PAGESINCATEGORY:Stub-Class Bibliographies articles|R}}+{{PAGESINCATEGORY:List-Class Bibliographies articles|R}}+{{PAGESINCATEGORY:Unassessed Bibliographies articles|R}})*100/{{NUMBEROFARTICLES:R}} round 2}}% of the articles on Wikipedia and {{#expr:({{PAGESINCATEGORY:FA-Class Bibliographies articles|R}}+{{PAGESINCATEGORY:FL-Class Bibliographies articles|R}})*100/({{PAGESINCATEGORY:Featured articles|R}}+{{PAGESINCATEGORY:Featured lists|R}}) round 2}}% of featured lists. Including non-article pages, such as talk pages, redirects, categories, etcetera, there are '''{{nts|{{#expr:({{PAGESINCATEGORY:FA-Class Bibliographies articles|R}}+{{PAGESINCATEGORY:FL-Class Bibliographies articles|R}}+{{PAGESINCATEGORY:A-Class Bibliographies articles|R}}+{{PAGESINCATEGORY:GA-Class Bibliographies articles|R}}+{{PAGESINCATEGORY:B-Class Bibliographies articles|R}}+{{PAGESINCATEGORY:C-Class Bibliographies articles|R}}+{{PAGESINCATEGORY:Start-Class Bibliographies articles|R}}+{{PAGESINCATEGORY:Stub-Class Bibliographies articles|R}}+{{PAGESINCATEGORY:List-Class Bibliographies articles|R}}+{{PAGESINCATEGORY:Unassessed Bibliographies articles|R}}+{{PAGESINCATEGORY:Book-Class Bibliographies articles|R}}+{{PAGESINCATEGORY:Category-Class Bibliographies articles|R}}+{{PAGESINCATEGORY:Disambig-Class Bibliographies articles|R}}+{{PAGESINCATEGORY:File-Class Bibliographies articles|R}}+{{PAGESINCATEGORY:Portal-Class Bibliographies articles|R}}+{{PAGESINCATEGORY:Project-Class Bibliographies articles|R}}+{{PAGESINCATEGORY:Redirect-Class Bibliographies articles|R}}+{{PAGESINCATEGORY:Template-Class Bibliographies articles|R}}+{{PAGESINCATEGORY:NA-Class Bibliographies articles|R}})*2}}}}''' <!--the total x2 because of the talk pages--> pages in the project.

==Relevant guidelines and manual of style==

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* {{cite book |last=Hampton |first=Jack |editor=Ken Callahan and Paul Morgan |title=Hampton's Angling Bibliography-Fishing Books 1881-1949 |publisher=Medlar Press |location=Ellesmere, UK |year=2008 |isbn=9781899600878}} – A published bibliography of angling literature, first published in 1947.

* {{cite book |last=Bark |first=Conrad Voss |title=A History of Fly Fishing |chapter=Bibliography |publisher=Melvin Unwin Books |location=Shropshire, UK |year=1992 |isbn=1873674031 |pages=175–181}} – Source contains a comprehensive bibliography of fly fishing related books.

* {{cite book |last=Gingrich |first=Arnold |authorlinkauthor-link=Arnold Gingrich |coauthors= |title=The Fishing In Print-A Guided Tour Through Five Centuries of Angling Literature |chapter=Annotated List of Some Choice Fishing in Print Since 1935 |year=1974 |publisher=Winchester Press |location=New York |pages=311–336 }} – Source contains an annotated list of recommended reading on fly fishing.

==Recommended structure==

{{WikiProject style advice|type=section|sort-by=Bibliographies}}

{{See also|Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Lists of works#Bibliographies |label 1=Manual of Style for bibliographies}}

The following subsections recommend a consistent naming convention for bibliographies and a preferred structure for both topical and author bibliographies. The structures recommended are designed to enhance the usefulness of bibliographies for Wikipedia users as well assist editors in ensuring bibliographies meet Wikipedia policies, guidelines and the manual of style.

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* {{cite book |last=Fifer |first=Barbara |title=Montana Mining Ghost Towns |publisher=Farcountry Press |location=Helena, Montana |year=2002 |isbn=1560371951 }}

* {{cite book |last=Miller |first=Don C. |title=Ghost Towns of Montana |publisher=Pruett Publishing |location=Boulder, Colorado |year=1982 |isbn=0871086069 }}

* {{cite book |last=Whitfield |first=William W. |title=Montana Ghost Towns and Gold Camps: A Pictorial Guide |publisher=Stoneydale Press Publishing Co |location=Stevensville, Montana |year=2007 |isbn=1931291381978-1931291385}}

Chronological bulleted list:

* {{cite book |last=Miller |first=Don C. |title=Ghost Towns of Montana |publisher=Pruett Publishing |location=Boulder, Colorado |year=1982 |isbn=0871086069 }}

* {{cite book |last=Baker |first=Don |title=Ghost Towns of the Montana Prairie |publisher=Fred Pruett Books |location=Boulder, CO |year=1997 |isbn=0871080508 }}

* {{cite book |last=Fifer |first=Barbara |title=Montana Mining Ghost Towns |publisher=Farcountry Press |location=Helena, Montana |year=2002 |isbn=1560371951 }}

* {{cite book |last=Whitfield |first=William W. |title=Montana Ghost Towns and Gold Camps: A Pictorial Guide |publisher=Stoneydale Press Publishing Co |location=Stevensville, Montana |year=2007 |isbn=1931291381978-1931291385}}

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====Summary style bibliographies====

The overall topic of some bibliographies maybemay be so broad as to require a [[WP:SS|summary style]] bibliography in which the topic is divided into logical sections, each with only a few entries. Each section should have a <nowiki>{{Main|Bibliography of sub-topic}}</nowiki> template directing the user to the bibliography of the sub-topic. The lead of a summary style bibliography needs to establish discriminate inclusion criteria for the topic and sub-topics just as in the single article bibliography.<!--- Is there an example of this? --->

====Sourcing bibliographic entries====

It should be possible to [[WP:V|verify]] that each entry in a bibliography meets the inclusion criteria. Here are some simple rules.

* If an entry has a Wikipedia article, merely wikilinking it to the article verifies it because the reader can navigate to the article and determine if the entry meets the inclusion criteria:

** {{cite book |last=Halford |first=F. M. |authorlinkauthor-link=Frederic M. Halford |coauthors= |title=[[Floating Flies and How to Dress Them]]|year=1886 |publisher=Sampson, Low, Marston, Searle, and Rivington |location=London}}

* If an entry does not have a Wikipedia article and there might be any doubt that it belongs in the bibliography, it should be cited with a reliable source that verifies its relevance:

** {{cite book |last=Gingrich |first=Arnold |authorlinkauthor-link=Arnold Gingrich |title=The Joys of Trout |year=1973 |publisher=Crown Publishers, Inc |location=New York |isbn=0517505843 }}<ref>University of New Hampshire Library, Milne Angling Collection Selected Highlights, [http://www.izaak.unh.edu/milne/guide.htm]</ref>

* If an entry includes annotations, even if there is a Wikipedia article on it, the annotations may be verified by citations:

** {{cite book |last=Venables |first=Colonel Robert |authorlinkauthor-link=Robert Venables |title=The Experienced Angler or Angling Improved |publisher=Richard Marriott |location=London |year=1662 |url=http://www.archive.org/details/experiencedangle00venarich}}, Extensively cited in Herd's ''The Fly'', Venables work provides great insight into the fly tackle and techniques being used in the 17th century<ref name=HerdFly>{{cite book |last=Herd |first=Andrew Dr |title=The Fly |publisher=Medlar Press |location=Ellesmere, Shropshire |year=2001 |isbn=1899600191 }}</ref>

* A quotation associated with an entry may be useful to show the relevance of the entry to the bibliography. All quotations should be cited according to: [[WP:Quotation|the guidelines on quotations]]:

** {{cite book |last=Gingrich |first=Arnold |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=The Fishing In Print-A Guided Tour Through Five Centuries of Angling Literature |year=1974 |publisher=Winchester Press |location=New York |isbn= }}, Gingrich, the well known founding editor of ''Esquire'' magazine surveys the major pieces of classic and modern fly fishing literature up through the 1950s. It is an excellent read to get a better understanding of the evolution of the various styles of fly fishing—wet, nymphs, dry, etc. as originally written about by the likes of Halford, Skues, Gordon and Jennings along with many others.

{{quotation|Arnold Gingrich, founding editor of ''Esquire'' magazine, is a tremendous part of the literary history of fly fishing. ''The Fishing In Print'', ''The Joys of Trout'', and ''The Well-Tempered Angler'' are indispensable titles to the well-read fly fisherman of today.|Glenn Law|A Concise History of Fly Fishing, 1995.<ref>{{cite book |last=Law |first=Glenn |title=A Concise History of Fly Fishing |year=1995 |publisher=Odysseus Editions |location=Birmingham, Alabama |pages=162 }}</ref>}}

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====Lead====

The [[WP:Lead|lead]] of an author bibliography may state something to the effect:

{{Quotation|The '''[[Umberto Eco bibliography]]''' contains a list of works published by [[Umberto Eco]].}}

Including a description of the various types and numbers of works published, their period of publication and highlights of the most prestigious works will make the lead more compelling. The [[William Faulkner bibliography]] is a good example of such a lead. Ensure that the lead for a living author follows [[WP:BLP|the guidelines for biographies of living persons]].

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Some bibliographies contain both works written by the author and works about the author written by others. Leads in these cases should be as explicit as possible on the inclusion criteria for works ''about'' the author.

{{Quotation|The '''[[Richard Nixon bibliography]]''' includes publications by Formerformer Presidentpresident [[Richard Nixon]] and books and articles about him and his policies.}}

====Infobox====

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When a [[WP:PAGELINKS|book is available online]] through a site such as [[Internet Archive]], [[Project Gutenberg]], or [[Google Books]], it may be useful to provide a link to the book so readers can view it. If the book, journal or report is available online, you may include the [[Template:Cite book#URL|<code>|"url"</code>]] parameter to link the entry to the online version of the work. There is no requirement either to add or remove such links. A link to a Google Book should only be added if the book is available for preview; such links will not work if the book is only available in snippet view.

{{Quotation|{{cite book|first=Phillip M|last=White|title=Bibliography of Native American bibliographies|url=httphttps://books.google.com/books?id=oan5GrAzIjAC&pg=PP1|date=October 2004|publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group|isbn=978-0-313-31941-9}}}}

===Using citation templates===

Citation templates are used to bring consistent formatting to bibliographic entries and help ensure all important bibliographic information is included in the entry. The [[Wikipedia:Citation templates|use of citation templates]] is neither encouraged nor discouraged. If the editors at a bibliography [[WP:CITEVAR|choose to use them]], then the following templates are the most commonly used in bibliographies:

*{{tl|cite book}} &ndash; the example below has a link to an online version:

{{Quotation|{{cite book|first=Fred |last=Anderson|title=Crucible of War: The Seven Years' War 1754-1766|url=httphttps://books.google.com/books?id=-vMxLslZopgC&pg=PR1|year=2000|publisher=Random House Digital, Inc|isbn=978-0-375-70636-3}}}}

For an entry in an author bibliography, use {{Para|authormaskauthor-mask}} to avoid repeating the author's name. For example, in the above book entry, {{Para|authormaskauthor-mask|1}} gives the result:

:{{Quotation|{{cite book|first=Fred |last=Anderson|title=Crucible of War: The Seven Years' War 1754-1766|url=httphttps://books.google.com/books?id=-vMxLslZopgC&pg=PR1|year=2000|publisher=Random House Digital, Inc|isbn=978-0-375-70636-3|authormaskauthor-mask=1}}}}

*{{tl|cite journal}} &ndash; cite journal with a link to an online version:

{{Quotation|{{cite journal |last=Hayden |first=F.V. |title=More about the Yellowstone |journal=Scribner's Monthly | date=February 1872 |volume=III |pages=388–396 |url=http://www.archive.org/details/centuryillustrat03newyuoft |issue=4}}}}

*{{tl|cite report}}:

{{Quotation|{{Cite report |title=The History of the Construction of the Road System of Yellowstone National Park 1872-1966 |url=http://www.nps.gov/history/history/online_books/yell_roads/hrst.htm |last=Culpin |first=Mary Shivers |coauthors= |year=1994 |publisher=National Park Service |accessdateaccess-date= |docket= }}}}

*{{tl|cite web}}:

{{Quotation|{{cite web|last=Ellis |first=Warren |url=httphttps://www.mulhollandbooks.com/2011/04/11mulholland-news/965/ |title=The Spaces Between Stars |publisher=Mulholland Books |date=2011-04-11 |accessdateaccess-date=2011-09-02}}}}

For a complete listing of available citation templates, see: [[:Category:Citation templates]]

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The [[MediaWiki]] software that powers Wikipedia has several parameters that [[Wikipedia:Template limits|limit the complexity of a page]], thus limiting the amount of templates that can be included. When a page reaches the template limit, the most common solution for a bibliography is to convert some "citation templates" to a [[WP:CITEFOOT| "manual style" citation]].

{{Quotation|<code><nowiki>Rawls, John (1971). [httphttps://books.google.com/books?id=kvpby7HtAe0C&pg=PA1 ''A Theory of Justice'']. Harvard University Press. ISBN 978-0-674-00078-0</nowiki></code>}}

===Annotations===

Bibliography entries may be [[Annotated bibliography|annotated]] to provide additional relevance and explanation of the work.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.writing.utoronto.ca/advice/specific-types-of-writing/annotated-bibliography |title=Writing an Annotated Bibliography |publisher=University of Toronto |accessdateaccess-date=2011-10-10}}</ref> Annotations should be indented (by adding aone colon following the asterisk in front) and cited with a reliable source.

==Categories==

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* [[User:McMormor|McMormor]] ([[User talk:McMormor|talk]]) – Interested in bibliographies being used by professors, students and anyone else engaged in research annotated bibliographies [[WP:USEDU]].

* [[User:Dirac66|Dirac66]] ([[User talk:Dirac66|talk]]) – Science, primarily chemistry and physics.

* <fontspan facestyle="font-family:Lucida Calligraphy;">[[User:LadyofShalott|<fontspan colorstyle="color:#ee3399;">Lady</fontspan>]]<fontspan colorstyle="color:#0095c6;">of</fontspan>[[User_Talk:LadyofShalott|<fontspan colorstyle="color:#442288;">Shalott</fontspan>]]</fontspan> – scientific bibliographies, selected author bibliographies, possible relationship with WikiProject Libraries (but not certain what that might be)

*[[User:Moxy|Moxy]] ([[User talk:Moxy|talk]]) 15:56, 6 December 2011 (UTC)

*[[User:Rjensen|Rjensen]] ([[User talk:Rjensen|talk]]) 18:05, 6 December 2011 (UTC)

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* [[User:Timothy.blue|Timothy]] ([[User talk:timothy.blue|talk]]) 19 November 2019 – Interested in History in general, particularly the History of the Americas, History of Colonialism/Imperialism, History of the United States, California History

* [[User:Shishuwiki|Shishuwiki]] ([[User talk:Shishuwiki|talk]]) 27 Jenuary 2020 - interested in general, particulary history, science and history of science with emphasis on wemon in science .

* [[User:TryKid|TryKid]] ([[User talk:TryKid|talk]]) 10:43, 16 April 2020 (UTC) — Interested in Bhutan and India

*[[User:CWH|ch]] ([[User talk:CWH|talk]]) [[User:CWH|ch]] ([[User talk:CWH|talk]]) 14:35, 8 September 2020 (UTC). China, American novels, History.

* [[User:Kommerz|Kommerz]] ([[User talk:Kommerz|talk]]) 16:15, 2 August 2021 (UTC), working on a bibliography with Wikidata ([https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q54007056 Q54007056])

* [[User:Иованъ|Ivan]] ([[User talk:Иованъ|talk]]) 16:32, 6 May 2024 (UTC)

==Further reading==

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* ''The Chicago Manual of Style'' (U. of Chicago Press, 16th ed. 2010) ch 14 [http://www.amazon.com/Chicago-Manual-Style-16th/dp/0226104206/ excerpt and text search]

* {{cite web |url=http://www.ioba.org/newsletter/archive/v1/bibliography0400.html |title=Bibliography for Beginners

|publisher=Independent Online Booksellers Association |accessdateaccess-date=2011-10-10}}

* {{cite web |url=http://olinuris.library.cornell.edu/ref/research/skill28.htm |title=How to Prepare an Annotated Bibliography|publisher=Cornell University Library |accessdateaccess-date=2011-10-10}}

==Notes==

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