Britain DB Austria DC France DD etc. Canada F 1201, etc. They are usually located in the reference area of a library. General or specific. Selective or comprehensive.
General bibliographies are by necessity selective.
Some bibliographies simply list publication information. Included in this group are encyclopedias, dictionaries, statistical compilations, biography collections, statistical data, atlases, famous quotes, pictorials, and other sources too numerous to mention. The general information reference aids are an excellent source for getting started and checking facts, dates, etc. The Paul Meek Library has, in addition to the single volume Encyclopedia of American History , single and multi-volume encyclopedias specializing in nearly any major chronological period or topic in American history. You will also find bibliographies mentioned in the online catalogs.