Bibliography, Descriptive
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Definition
The area of bibliography which makes known precisely the material conditions of books, i.e., the full name of the author, the exact title of the work, the date and place of publication, the publisher's and printer's names, the format, the pagination, typographical particulars, illustrations, and the price, and for old books, other characteristics such as the kind of paper, binding, etc. It is also called analytical bibliography and physical bibliography. (Harrod's Librarians' Glossary, 7th ed)
MeSH classification
- L01.462.750.183.190
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Altmetrics
Non-traditional journal impact measures that include tracking of downloads; mentions in SOCIAL MEDIA, NEWS reports, BLOGS, and online ENCYCL…
Bibliographies as Topic
Works about lists of books, articles, and other publications.
Bibliography of Medicine
A list of works, documents, and other publications on medical subjects and topics of interest to the field of medicine.
Bibliometrics
The use of statistical methods in the analysis of a body of literature to reveal the historical development of subject fields and patterns o…
Journal Impact Factor
A quantitative measure of the frequency on average with which articles in a journal have been cited in a given period of time.
Source: NIH MeSH 2026 (D001636) — National Library of Medicine, public domain. View official MeSH record ↗