Forms and Types of Bibliography By Dr Muhammad

Forms and Types of Bibliography By Dr. Muhammad Ismail

Forms

Forms of Bibliography • 1. 2. Having Two Forms Analytical Systematic

Analytical Bibliography • In which entries are analyzed physically • Contains criticism about the book • In it books are studied as physical object • In it we can study: 1. The process of the production of book 2. The material used in the production of book 3. Difference in various editions 4. History of book/books.

Analytical bibliography can be divided into: i. Critical Bibliographical ii. Historical Bibliographical iii. Textual Bibliographical iv. Pure Bibliographical/Evaluative v. vi. Bibliography Material Bibliography Descriptive/Complete/Comprehensive bibliography

i. Critical Bibliography • It is a set of individual entries, each of which identifies, briefly summarizes, and critically evaluates a study, article, or book. (P. N. Gour)

ii. Historical Bibliography • Historical bibliographical is the study of bibliography devoted to the study of the history and methods of book production, including hand-copying, illustration, publishing, printing, papermaking, binding and preservation. (Joan M. Reitz)

iii. Textual Bibliography • A bibliography based on the comparative study of texts and their changes through different printings and their editions. (P. N. Gour)

iv. Pure Bibliography • A bibliography which gives evaluative notes about the contents of a book, including textual criticism. (P. N. Gour)

v. Material Bibliography • A bibliography in which the study of the material used in making the book is carried out.

vi. Complete or Comprehinsive or Descriptive Bibliography • A bibliography that gives full information of a book; including price, size etc.

2. Systematic Bibliography • Systematic bibliography is the enumeration and classification ob books. (Encyclopedia of Library Science) • It is mainly concerned with the contents of the book and not with the physical makeup.

PARTS OF SYSTEMATIC BIBLIOGRAPHY • Can be divided into two parts I. Inner Form II. Outer Form

I. Inner Form • In it we study about the contents of the book. • Tells us about he inner information like author, Title, subject, price etc.

Parts of Inner Form of bibliography • i. ii. Having two parts Enumerative Annotated

i. Enumerative Bibliography • It is a simple list of books • Contain minimum bibliographical information • Give essential bibliographical information

Annotated bibliography • It gives annotations of each book with no criticism • It is just an abstract of an item/book • It is a brief description of a book • Usually annotations are of about 150 words

Outer Form • It shows the style of presentation and compilation • Deals with the arrangement of entries

Parts of outer form of bibliography • i. Alphabetical Order • ii. Chronological Order • iii. Classified Order • iv. Alphabetico Classed Order

i. Alphabetical Order • The arrangement of entries in one alphabetical order like a dictionary. • These may be by author, title, subject or else. • The access point will be the first word of the author, title or subject etc.

Classified Order • When entries are arranged according to the numbers of the classification scheme. • Example: 020 Library Science Khan, Jamil Ahmad. Library science the Modern World. Peshawar: Saeed Book Bank, 1999. 297 Islam Thanvi, Ashraf Ali. The history of Quran and hadith as described by the Prophet's companions. Lahore: Feroz Sons, 1998

Alphabetico Classed Order • In it the entries are arranged first by classification • number and then by alphabetical order. Example: 100 Library Science Ahmad………… Bajwa…………. Chaudhry……. 200 Religion Bashir………… Farid…………. Jamil………….

Types of Bibliography

Types of bibliography • 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. There are several types of bibliography. Some of the most important are: Universal Bibliography Selective Bibliography Trade Bibliography of Govt. Publications Author Bibliography Personal Bibliography of Bibliographies Bibliography of Theses and Dessertations Bibliography of Incunebulas Bibliography of Manuscripts

Universal Bibliography • A bibliography without any restriction as to author, subject, language, place etc. • Aims to list everything published in any region of the world • Almost impossible to compile

Selective Bibliography • A bibliography limited to either Time, Region, • • 1. 2. • • Form, or subject. Selection by Time: Covering a specific period Examples: Books Published in 1972 Books Published from 1947 to 1965 Selection by Region: List of books published in a particular place or region. National bibliographies are the best examples, like BNB, PNB, INB etc.

• Selection by Form: A list of books • i. iii. limited to a particular form. Examples: Bibliography of hardbound books Bibliography of NBM Bibliography of Periodicals

• Selection by Subject: A list of books • i. iii. about a particular subject. Examples: Bibliography of Chemistry Bibliography of Physics Bibliography of Psychology

Trade Bibliography • Trade bibliography is issued by booksellers, publishers, printers etc for business purposes. • Trade bibliography is national and sometimes international in scope. • It contain minimum bibliographical informations.

Bibliography of Govt. Publications • It is a list of books, reports, gazettes, notifications, etc of the government issued from time to time. • It may be local or national in scope or may be limited to a particular department or ministry, or office.

Author Bibliography • It is a list of books, articles etc written by or about an author. • Example: • Articles written by Lenin.

Personal Bibliography • A bibliography of an author qritten by himself or a bibliography compiled by a person who wrote them.

Bibliography of Bibliographies • An extensive list of bibliographies

Bibliography of Theses of Dissertations • It is a list of theses or dissertations of a college, Department, university, or universities either at local, national or international level. • It may be subjective of general in approach.

Bibliography of incunabulas • A bibliography covering books printed in the 15 th century or in the early printing press period. • Incunabula is a Latin word meaning cradle. • Also called cradle books.

Bibliography of Manuscripts • A list of manuscripts particularly handwritten