Research Project Quiz

Bibliography and Bibliometrics: An Overview

• Bibliography is a specialized aspect of library science and documentation science.
• The field of bibliography was established by Paul Otlet as a branch of the information sciences.
• There are claims that the bibliographical paradigm is obsolete, but it is still influential in LIS.
• Bibliometrics, a quantitative study of bibliographies, is an influential subfield in LIS.
• Bibliography is described as a twofold scholarly discipline - enumerative and descriptive bibliography.
• W. W. Greg, Fredson Bowers, Philip Gaskell, and G. Thomas Tanselle are innovators in the field.
• Analytical bibliography investigates the printing and physical features of a book, providing evidence of its history.
• Descriptive bibliographers follow specific conventions and associated classification in their description.
• Bibliographic study is composed of four interdependent approaches: enumerative, descriptive, analytical, and textual.
• There are two further subcategories of research: historical bibliography and aesthetic bibliography.
• Bibliographic works differ in the amount of detail and can be divided into enumerative and analytical/critical bibliography.
• Enumerative bibliography is a systematic list of books and other works based on a unifying principle such as creator, subject, date, topic, or other characteristic.

Bibliography: An Overview

• Bibliography is a branch of library science and documentation science, established by Paul Otlet, focusing on comparing versions of texts rather than interpreting their meaning.
• The quantitative study of bibliographies, known as bibliometrics, is influential in library and information science and is used for major collection decisions.
• Bibliography is described as a twofold scholarly discipline, involving the organized listing of books (enumerative bibliography) and the systematic description of books as physical objects (descriptive bibliography).
• Enumerative bibliography identifies books in specific collections or libraries, while descriptive bibliography systematically describes a book as a physical artifact.
• Analytical bibliography investigates the printing and physical features of a book to establish its history and transmission, providing the basis for descriptive bibliographers' practice.
• Descriptive bibliographers follow specific conventions and associated classification in their description, transcribing titles and title pages in a quasi-facsimile style.
• The study of bibliography is composed of four interdependent approaches: enumerative, descriptive, analytical, and textual, with two further subcategories of research: historical bibliography and aesthetic bibliography.
• D. F. McKenzie broadened the scope of bibliography to include non-book texts and their material form, production, and reception processes.
• Bibliographic works can generally be divided into two categories: enumerative bibliography, resulting in an overview of publications in a particular category, and analytical or critical bibliography, studying the production of books.
• Enumerative bibliographies are systematic lists of books and other works, ranging from "works cited" lists to complete and independent publications, often considered tertiary sources.
• Bibliographical works cover various media, including audio recordings, motion pictures, videos, graphic objects, databases, CD-ROMs, and websites.
• A library catalog, while not referred to as a "bibliography," is bibliographic in nature and based on a unifying principle such as creator, subject, date, topic, or other characteristic.

Bibliography: An Overview

• Bibliography is a branch of library science and documentation science, established by Paul Otlet, focusing on comparing versions of texts rather than interpreting their meaning.
• The quantitative study of bibliographies, known as bibliometrics, is influential in library and information science and is used for major collection decisions.
• Bibliography is described as a twofold scholarly discipline, involving the organized listing of books (enumerative bibliography) and the systematic description of books as physical objects (descriptive bibliography).
• Enumerative bibliography identifies books in specific collections or libraries, while descriptive bibliography systematically describes a book as a physical artifact.
• Analytical bibliography investigates the printing and physical features of a book to establish its history and transmission, providing the basis for descriptive bibliographers' practice.
• Descriptive bibliographers follow specific conventions and associated classification in their description, transcribing titles and title pages in a quasi-facsimile style.
• The study of bibliography is composed of four interdependent approaches: enumerative, descriptive, analytical, and textual, with two further subcategories of research: historical bibliography and aesthetic bibliography.
• D. F. McKenzie broadened the scope of bibliography to include non-book texts and their material form, production, and reception processes.
• Bibliographic works can generally be divided into two categories: enumerative bibliography, resulting in an overview of publications in a particular category, and analytical or critical bibliography, studying the production of books.
• Enumerative bibliographies are systematic lists of books and other works, ranging from "works cited" lists to complete and independent publications, often considered tertiary sources.
• Bibliographical works cover various media, including audio recordings, motion pictures, videos, graphic objects, databases, CD-ROMs, and websites.
• A library catalog, while not referred to as a "bibliography," is bibliographic in nature and based on a unifying principle such as creator, subject, date, topic, or other characteristic.