A list of books, articles, and other sources that were used or cited for an academic paper or another work. Synonymous with a list of references.
example
Die vollständige Bibliographie finden Sie am Ende des Buches.
You can find the complete bibliography at the end of the book.
Usage tips
Word structure
The word has Greek roots: 'Biblio-' means 'book' and '-graphie' stands for 'writing' or 'description'. This structure helps you understand other loanwords such as 'Biografie' (biography) or 'Bibliothek' (library).
EXAMPLE
Die Endung „-graphie“ findet man in vielen wissenschaftlichen Begriffen.
The ending '-graphie' is found in many academic terms.
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'Bibliographie' (bibliography) is a technical term used almost exclusively in academic, scholarly, or library-related contexts. In everyday conversation, the word is very rare.
EXAMPLE
Für meine Masterarbeit muss ich eine ausführliche Bibliographie erstellen.
For my master's thesis, I have to create a detailed bibliography.
Typical collocations
As a list of references, 'Bibliographie' (bibliography) is often combined with verbs such as 'erstellen' (to create), 'anlegen' (to set up), or 'prüfen' (to check). Most often, it is found 'am Ende' (at the end) of an academic text.
EXAMPLE
Bitte prüfen Sie, ob alle Quellen in der Bibliographie korrekt aufgeführt sind.
Please check whether all sources are listed correctly in the bibliography.
Compare with
confusable
Bibliographie vs Quellenangabe
source reference
'die Bibliographie' and 'die Quellenangabe' both belong to texts in which you show where information comes from. The difference is in the size: a bibliography is usually a whole list of books, articles, or other sources at the end of a paper. A source reference is the individual mention of a source, for example directly next to a quotation or image. Learners confuse the words because both have to do with academic writing. In practical terms: many source references together can be part of a bibliography.
Bibliographie
Am Ende ihrer Hausarbeit ergänzt Lena eine Bibliographie mit allen gelesenen Büchern.
At the end of her term paper, Lena adds a bibliography with all the books she read.
Quellenangabe
Unter dem Foto fehlt noch die Quellenangabe, deshalb darf es nicht veröffentlicht werden.
The source reference is still missing under the photo, so it cannot be published.