Bibliographies

Bibliographies contain

• lists of sources about a specific topic (Revolutionary War) or more general subject area (American Literature).

• annotations (summaries) of the sources which help you to determine whether or not to pursue the actual source

 Bibliographies can save you a lot of time in that

• someone else has done the work of gathering many sources about your topic in one place

• some bibliographies are very selective, that is the bibliographers believe the items included are the very best sources on the topic

• some bibliographies are written with the goal that sources included will be owned by a lot of libraries

 When using a bibliography, remember that you must

• determine whether a listed source is a book or a periodical article

  • if it’s a book, check Felix Online Catalog to see if the Library owns it

  • if it’s a periodical article, check the periodical name in APSU Periodical Titles to see if the Library owns it

 Bibliographies can be identified through

• searching Felix G. Cat Online Catalog by typing in your subject along with "bibliography" as a subject search (e.g. crime bibliography)

• searching Bibliography Index located in the Level 2 Index Area

 If you have trouble identifying a bibliography on your specific topic,

• try broadening your search topic (e.g. crime to criminology)

• ask a librarian at the Information Desk for assistance