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[[Image:Library-shelves-bibliographies-Graz.jpg|thumb|250px|Bibliographies at the [[University Library of Graz]]]]

'''Bibliography''' (from [[ancient Greek|Greek]] βιβλιογραφία, lit. ''book writing'') in its most general sense is the study and description of [[books]]. It can be divided into '''enumerative''' or '''systematic''' bibliography, which results in an overview of [[publications]] in a particular category, and '''analytical''' or '''critical''' bibliography, which studies the production of books. Bibliographical works arearjkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkke almost always considered [[tertiary source]]s.

=== Enumerative bibliography ===

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relevance of each source prior to writing.