Bibliografin

Bibliografin, or the bibliography, is a systematically organized list of sources related to a topic or to a specific work. It documents the sources consulted and/or cited, enabling readers to locate originals and to assess the scope and depth of the research. A bibliography may appear as a standalone section at the end of a scholarly work, as a reference list, or in the form of an annotated bibliography in which each entry is followed by a brief summary or evaluation.

Entries typically include author(s), title, publication information, and date, with additional details such as edition, volume, page numbers, and identifiers like DOI or URL. The precise format is governed by a citation style, with common examples including APA, MLA, and Chicago. Bibliographies can be comprehensive, listing all relevant sources, or selective, listing only sources directly cited. They can be organized alphabetically by author, by subject, or by date, depending on the purpose and style guide.

Historically, bibliographies developed with scholarly publishing and cataloging practices, drawing on the idea of recording all sources consulted. In modern practice, digital databases and reference management tools (such as Zotero, EndNote, and Mendeley) help researchers generate, store, and format bibliographic entries and integrate them with word processing workflows.