Bibliographic
(adjective)
- Relating to books or literature, especially in regards to their creation, organization, or publication.
- Relating to a list or catalog of books or other written works.
Origin:
The word 'bibliographic' originated in the late 19th century and is derived from the greek words 'biblion' meaning book, and 'graphia' meaning writing or description.
Examples:
- The librarian was in charge of organizing the bibliographic information in the library's catalog system.
- The bibliographic details provided a complete history of the book, including the author, publisher, and date of publication.
- The bibliographic data was used to create an index of all the books in the collection.
- The bibliographic information was necessary for conducting research on a specific topic.
- The bibliographic search was used to find all the relevant books and articles for the paper.