Bibliographies

Prepared by:Jane L. Garay

What is a Bibliography?

Derived from two Greek words, “biblion” meaning book and “graphein” meaning to write or the writing of books.

The history, identification, or description of writings or publications.

A list of works written by an author or printed by a publishing house.

It is the name given to a list of books, manuscripts, and other publications, systematically described and arranged, which have some relationship to each other.

Three Basic Purposes

To Identify and verify information

To locate materials

To select materials for the collection

Types of Bibliography

A. Systematic Enumerative Bibliography

B. Current Selection Aids

C. Bibliography of Bibiliographies

A. Systematic Enumerative Bibliography

Type of bibliography which refers to a list of books, film or recordings.

1. Universal BibliographyIncludes everything, published, issued or printed in the fields of communication from the beginning, through the present to the future.

Conrad Gesner, known as the Father of Universal Bibliography.Biblioteca Universalis (1543)

Conrad Gesner, known as the Father of Universal Bibliography.

Biblioteca Universalis (1543)   It was the first truly comprehensive "universal" listing of all the books of the first century of printing. It was an alphabeticalbibliography that listed all the known books printed in Latin, Greek, or Hebrew.

2. National and Trade Bibliographies

a. National Bibliography -published by

government

Two basic requirements:

Legal Deposit System- law that requires a library to received a copy.

The record must be fromdirect examination of materials.

Examples:Canadiana- CANMAGeneral Catalogue of Printed Books(Published by the British Library)

Philippine National Library (PNB)

Published quarterly by TNL with annual cumulationIssued in two parts since 1985: I. Books, music scores, gov publications, periodicals, conference proceedings II These and dissertations.

b. National Library Catalog

A list of all the works cataloged by a national library and other member libraries and includes items not published in the country of origin.

Example:National Union Catalog (NUC) of the LC

Issued in microfiche in 1983Online version is MARC and

can be accessed through DIALOG.

c. Trade Bibliographies

List commercial publications to aid in the selection and acquisition recently published materials, specifically trade books.

Information is gathered rom the published materials, specifically trade books.

Examples:Book in Print ( R.R. Bowker of New York) 1948 to date

Can be accessed:PrintedOnline through database vendors e.g. DIALOGCD-ROM =Books in print with Book Reviews Plus (searchable by author, title, topic, publisher, ISBN, date of publication, and grade level)Microfiche

3. Subject BibliographyList materials that

relate to a particular topic. It is intended to research workers and other in special areas.

Examples:Blazek, Ron and Elizabeth Aversa. The Humanities: A Selective Guide to Information Sources.

4. Guide to Reference MaterialsIncludes the best works for a

given situation or audience.

Guides to a reference books, special reading, list by a library and items devoted to the best works of a particular group of people.

Examples:

Guide to Reference Books compiled by Eugene P. Sheehy (Chicago:ALA)Concentrates in American, Canadian, and some British titles divided into 5 major areas.

Guide to Reference Materials edited by Albert J. Walford (London:ALA)Strong in British and European titles.

5. Analytical and textual bibliography

Analytical- concerned with the physical description of books.

Textual- highlights certain textual variations between a manuscript and the printed book.

6. Daily Use

Directs the individual to an item and is primarily used to find a specific book or article.

B. Current Selection Aids

Examples:Choice. Chicago:ALA, 1964 to date. Issued monthly

Evaluates a number of reference titles of value to all libraries.

Reference and Research Book News.Portland, OR: Book News. 1985 to date. Monthly.

Provides full bibliographic information and a short descriptive annotation.

C. Bibliography of Bibliographies

A listing of bibliographies that were created as a means of bibliographic control.

Examples:Bibliographic Index: A Cumulative Bibliography of Bibliographies by H.W. Wilson, 1937 to date.

A World Bibliography of Bibliographies and of Bibliographical Catalogues, Calendars, Abstracts, Digests, Indexes, and the like or Besterman by Theodore Besterman. Laussanne: Societas Bibliographica, 1965-1966, 4v.

Bibliography of Philippine Bibliographies

Retana says that this is the most complete bibliography that has been compiled of printing in the Philippines

Written by:Gabriel Adriano Bernardo

Bibliographies for Non-Print Materials.

Video Source Book. Detroit:Gale Research. 1978 to date. Annual with two supplements.

A listing of about 60, 000 video programs on videotapes and disks.Arranged alphabetically by title

Guide to Microforms in Print. New York: Bowker-Saur, 1961 to date.

List alphabetically by author and title.

Considers sixteen diff. types of microform.

The subject guide uses the LCSH

Bibliographies for Periodicals and Newspapers

Ulrich’s International Periodicals Directory. R.R. Bowker, 1932 to date.

Ulrich’s International Periodicals Directory. R.R. Bowker, 1932 to date.A guide to currently available periodicals (about 120,000)

Arranged under 600 broad subject headings with a title index.

Since 1988, it incorporated the Irregular Serials and Annuals thus providing publication and ordering information for most directories, almanacs, and yearbooks.

The Standard Periodical Directory. New York: Oxbridge Communications. 1964 to date. Biannual.

The Standard Periodical Directory. New York: Oxbridge Communications. 1964 to date. Biannual.List about 75, 000 periodical titles in the US and Canada, inluding consumer and special interest magazine, newsletter, house organs, directories, gov. publication, bulletins, yearbooks, and religious association publications.

Current and Retrospective Bibliographies

Current BibliographyLists books or other items close to the time at which they are being published.

Examples:

Cumulative Book Index. New York: Wilson, 1898 to date. Monthly except August.

American Book Publishing Record (Bowker), 1961 to date. Monthly.

Retrospective Bibliography

Covers materials published during an earlier time period.

Examples:

Evans, Charles. American Bibliography. Chicago: Evans. 1903-1934. 14 volumes.

American Bibliography: A Preliminary Checklist covers the period 1801-1819.

Guides to Databases

Covers bibliographies available electronically.

Examples:Gale Directory of Databases. Detroit: Gale, 1993-. 2 volumes. Semi-annual.The CD-ROM Directory. London:TFPL, 1986-. Annual.

La Imprenta en Manila desde sus origines hasta 1810 (1896).Jose Toribio Medina, a Chilean bibliographer listed 565 titlesOf this number, 526 titles are dated, 15 have no dates and 24 are of doubtful origin.

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