A bibliography is a list of citations for books, periodical articles or other materials. Published bibliographies on specific subjects are often found in the Reference Collection. Often pages, volumes and other information will be included in a citation. Periodical Indexes and Abstracts Periodical indexes list articles which have appeared in journals, magazines, or newspapers. They list author, title, name of periodical, volume, pages and date of publication.
Abstracts are indexes that also contain summaries of the content of the article.
Both indexes and abstracts are found in reference departments. They may be in print form, on a CD-ROM terminal, or in an online database available via the Internet . A special department within a library where you can find librarians and a collection of reference materials to help you with your research needs. Reference Collection A selection of library materials used by reference librarians to help people find information or to do research. Reference collections contain many sources of information, such as encyclopedias, dictionaries, almanacs, directories, or statistical compilations.