bibliografica

Bibliografica is the feminine form of the adjective bibliografico in several Romance languages, used to describe things related to bibliography or bibliographic information. In practice it appears in phrases such as nota bibliografica or entrada bibliográfica, where the gender of the noun dictates the form of the adjective.

Etymology and forms: The term derives from the Greek roots biblion (book) and gráphein (to write). Its Romance-language variants include bibliográfica (Spanish, Portuguese), bibliografica (Italian), and bibliografica with diacritics depending on the language. The corresponding masculine form is bibliografico/bibliografico.

Usage in scholarship and libraries: Bibliografica is commonly employed in library science, bibliographic databases, academic writing, and cataloging to label information about sources, such as bibliographic entries, records, and references. It helps distinguish bibliographic details from other types of data, like content or physical description.

Relation to related terms: The term is closely related to bibliography (the list of sources) and bibliographic references. It should not be confused with biblioteca (library) or with the English term bibliographic, which serves as its direct translation in many contexts.

Notes on gender and variation: Because it is an adjective, bibliografica changes form to agree with the noun it modifies (e.g., entrada bibliográfica, referencias bibliográficas). In English contexts, the equivalent term is bibliographic or bibliographical, used without gender agreement.

See also: Bibliography, bibliographic entry, cataloging, library science.